In the English Countryside, a Cozy Cottage With Worldly Influences

In the sitting room of the interior designers Scarlett Supple and James Thurstan Waterworth’s house in the English county of ...
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How this New York restaurant changed dining for women in the 19th century

In the 1800s, women were unable to eat alone as solo diners in restaurants; however, a reception of Charles Dickens at this ...
KNAU Arizona Public Radio

What new research shows about a 19th-century voyage gone wrong

New research shines a light on the lost Franklin Expedition, a 19th-century voyage to the Canadian Arctic gone awry. NPR’s Henry Larson reports. Editor’s note: An updated version of this story ...
The Conversation

The 19th‑century tumult over climate change – and why it matters today

Back in the 19th century, when tractors were still pulled by horses and the word “computer” meant a person hired to carry out tedious calculations, climate science made front-page news. One European ...
WHYY

Library Company displays patient memoirs from 19th-century asylums

Patient memoirs of 19th-century asylums tell the good, the bad, and the ugly from the early days of institutional mental health treatment. Before and after photos show women who were given the rest ...
Politico

How a 19th-Century Town Became a New Millennium Marvel

When Hunter S. Thompson came to New Hampshire’s largest city to cover the 1972 presidential campaign, he described it as “a broken down mill town with an aggressive Chamber of Commerce and America’s ...
WBNG

Owego celebrates return of the 19th-century fire steam engine

OWEGO, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The Village of Owego is welcoming back one of its heroes. The 1866 Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine is back ...
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The city cottage: A 19th-century home in New Orleans keeps its cool

A cottage has a soul, a sense of history: So say Nell Card and Rachel Vere in their new book, Life Inside a Cottage, and it’s ...
Bustle

7 Weirdest Murders Of 19th Century England

I have what is probably a not-very-healthy fascination with 19th century crime. In addition to what are generally regarded as the first serial murders (the Whitechapel killings of 1888), the century ...

Learn 19th-century hoof care at Historic Washington State Park

Historic Washington State Park invites guests to learn how to care for horses at “Hooves through History.” The event will ...