'Disturbing' 19th Century German toys sell for £192k
More than 400 German toys dating from the 19th Century have sold at auction for almost £200,000. The collection of toys made ...
The lost holiday where everyone in the same town took the week off work
Entire towns would be left virtually deserted as workers and their families packed their bags for a week away at the same ...
Historic high-altitude cross-country ski trail follows 19th-century rail line
Only three miles from Main Street in downtown Breckenridge there is a backcountry trailhead that follows the colorful town’s ...
Collection of 'quirky' 19th century German toys sell for nearly £200k at auction
A man's lifetime collection of 'risqué' antique toys from 19th century Germany has sold at auction, fetching nearly £200k ...
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RITTNER: Happy Birthday, Emma Willard, Part 3
Last week, we talked about the importance of Emma Willard as an author and her relatively unknown sister, Almira, who also ...
Queer theatre in the 19th century was a place of codes, cross-dressing and blackmail
The theatre offered queer Victorian men a space to express their identities, at a time when homosexuality was criminalised.
Cyclone reveals wooden shipwreck — likely from 19th century — in Australia, photos show
A storm has dredged up the past in Australia, revealing a historic shipwreck buried on a New South Wales beach. The wreck — ...
Copley Township farm that stayed in family since 19th century to become 87-acre metro park
Boughton Farm was known to generations of Copley Township residents. It will become a Summit Metro Park, nearly doubling park ...
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How 19th-Century Guidebooks Shaped the Way Visitors Saw New York
"Wish You Were Here" at the Grolier Club explores two centuries of NYC tourism using guidebooks, postcards, and other ...