Wednesday, November 5, 2014

And You Thought Halloween Was Scary? How About Historians Giving in to the Ghosts?

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Halloween brings its share of inanity and insanity, ranging from offensive costumes to drunkenness and vandalism . Still, my pet peeve is ...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Women in Massachusetts Elections Then and Now: What a Difference a Century Makes

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Women's votes: from our house to the State House If you don't keep up with the Massachusetts past, you at least learned this at th...
Sunday, October 26, 2014

October anniversaries: Happy Birthday, USS "Constitution"

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October 21 is the anniversary of the launching of the USS "Constitution," which earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" duri...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

Happy Dictionary Day

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Dictionary Day is the anniversary of Noah Webster's birthday, for good reason. I am remiss in not having gotten my full-fledged post u...
Monday, October 13, 2014

Removing Columbus from the Calendar

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Ironically, as I noted in an old post, the cancellation on this stamp honoring Christopher Columbus and the "discovery" of ...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Un-bombs (2)

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Ever since Isaiah had a vision of men beating their swords into ploughshares, it has been pleasant to imagine or witness other examples of t...

Un-bombs (1)

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Ever since Isaiah had a vision of men beating their swords into ploughshares, it has been pleasant to imagine or witness other examples of t...

Going Postal in Gaza

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Artifact of the Moment: Not necessarily what you think. An arcane and quotidian piece of history. Over on the Tumblr :

Would You Wear Jewelry Commemorating a War or Battle? (The Somme of All Fears)

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A pretty pin marking the proverbial bloodiest day in British military history. Would you consider it strange to wear jewelry commemorating ...

Franz Ferdinand, unloved bulldog

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With the World War I centenary now upon us, there will be plenty of cause for blogging. To start things off: over on the Tumblr: ...