Tag: history
member name: Rhonda *TheTightwad* S.
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October 15, 2006 11:54 AM EDT --
In Colonial times children had to follow some very strict rules such as, not making noises while eating, and were not allowed to speak. Children stood while eating.
There was not . . .
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November 25, 2006 11:33 AM EST --
All About Tea
History of Tea
There are various legends surrounding the origins of tea. Perhaps the most famous is the Chinese story of Shen Nung, the emperor and renowned herbalist, who was boiling . . .
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April 28, 2007 11:24 AM EDT --
Charleston Daily News
April 3 1955
Restoration for 90 Year Anniversary at Appomattox Complete:
Appomattox, Virginia April 3, 1955:
On the 90 year anniversary of General Lee's . . .
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December 30, 2006 10:16 AM EST --
I do a lot of research for my family history. This is from one of the internet sites I have bookmarked
http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/RecipesHome.htm
BLACKFORD'S PORK . . .
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February 25, 2007 10:17 AM EST --
While researching my family tree, here is a skeleton I found. John Wesley Hardin is my 5th cousin 4 times removed,
John was an outlaw and gunslinger in the Old West. He was born May 26, 1853, in . . .
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October 22, 2006 08:54 AM EDT --
I found this while doing research.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medicine_in_the_middle_ages.htm
Diagnosis was influenced by astrology. Medical charts informed physicians . . .
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October 22, 2006 09:52 AM EDT --
In the midst of research, I have found this list from various sources. Thought they were fun and may help a historical writer or two in the process. I am going to go search out an acorn today, but . . .
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December 16, 2006 02:35 PM EST --
One of the best kept secrets during World War II, was the Concentration Camps. Even the German people thought that Jews were being moved to camps to help the Nazi’s with the war effort. When the . . .
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December 30, 2006 11:15 AM EST --
Here is a challenging recipe for you recipe collectors. It is from the website
http://www.civilwarinteractive.com
1/2 calf's head, boiled
1 qt. water in which meat was boiled
Bacon
Bunch . . .
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September 26, 2009 12:05 PM EDT --
If you like Civil War history, or if you like ghost hunting, this is a place to check into.
Region: Shenandoah Valley
Locality: Rockingham County
310 East Rockingham Street
Elkton . . .
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November 25, 2006 10:06 AM EST --
Jan 30 1864 Stewart Lemon enlisted at Fort Snell Minnesota in the 7th Regiment of Minnesota Infantry Volunteers. On Feb 2 1864 he was paid his $300 bounty and sent to Rochester, Minn. where he was mustered . . .
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September 26, 2009 01:34 PM EDT --
Narrative of Captain John Lee from the Alexandria, Va newspaper
The following is an abstract of the narrative of Capt. John LEE, who was executed for piracy on the 20th of March, 1820 , relating the . . .
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March 28, 2007 08:55 AM EDT --
Yes, he was....to animals. He loved dogs. While fighting in WWI, he had a dog named Fuschl, who was trained to run up and down ladders. The dog was stolen from him. During WWII, he had a dog named Blondi. . . .
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September 27, 2009 11:40 AM EDT --
Not too far from my home is the quaint and historical town of New Market, Virginia. It is a large part of our Civil War history in the Shenandoah Valley, and is an interesting place to visit. There is . . .
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November 18, 2006 08:51 AM EST --
<center>"Cathay Williams Story"</center>
Source:St. Louis Daily Times, January 2, 1876
"My Father a was a freeman, but my mother a slave, belonging to William . . .
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April 12, 2007 06:41 AM EDT --
Dallas Morning News
October 27 1889
Considerable excitement prevails in the vicinity of Screamerville, Spottsylvania county, at the adventists' camp-meeting in that place. Those gathered there predict . . .
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May 26, 2007 07:16 AM EDT --
Democrat & Chronicle
May 31 1902
Rochester, NY
Memorial Day was most appropriately observed at Pittsford yesterday afternoon, beginning at 1 o?clock when the E. J. Tyler Post, G. A. R., members . . .
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June 30, 2007 07:31 AM EDT --
The Adams Sentinel
July 21 1863
Gettysburg, Penna., July 21, 1863
Whilst a newspaper reporter was on tour of inspection of the wounded at the late battle of Gettysburg he had his attention drawn . . .
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July 29, 2007 06:28 PM EDT --
I have been married for 22 years. In this time, my husband has become a workaholic. Maybe it's to avoid me. Maybe he is just money hungry, maybe it is both. He has given up his interests and hobbies . . .
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January 13, 2007 11:25 AM EST --
From all the research I could find, it seems that Valentine’s Day started in during the Roman Empire. February 14th was set aside for a holiday to honor the god Juno. Juno was the Queen of . . .
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