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No holding the horses... Caleche by Hermes The Perfumed Dandy's Scented Letter14 comments

theperfumeddandy wrote 1 day ago: The other women of the court no matter how grand, or close to the King, had always to call for their … more →

Tags: Caleche, Courtesans, guillotine, Hermes, horse and carriage, Iris, july monarchy, Paris

"The Last Governor of Canada"10 comments

tkmorin wrote 3 weeks ago: On April 25, 1849, Lord Elgin signed the Rebellion Losses Bill. Thomas Raddall wrote in The Path of … more →

Tags: On this day, Longer Entries, Politics 2, Fact of the Day, April, Canada, History, Canadian Trivia, united states

At The Drop Of A Hat

Elyse Bruce wrote 3 weeks ago: Nothing says urgency quite like doing something at the drop of a hat. When someone does this, it mea … more →

Tags: Idioms from the 19th Century, 1800's, Adolfo Alessandrini, at the drop of a hat, Cripple Creek, Easton Free Press, John Beauchamp Jones, Manown, New Hampshire Business Review

Her Majesty The Queen, Welcomes You

londonhotspots wrote 4 weeks ago: Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of the British monarch since 1837 and … more →

Tags: central London, Jubilee Line, district line, circle line, Can't Miss Visiting, Piccadilly Line, Zone 1, victoria line, Jubilee Line

Document 27 Item: A one-page handwritten letter dated Barrie, 11 December 1837, from J. Mott to Mrs.Paul Darling, Elmwood, Orillia.

William J. Gibson wrote 4 weeks ago: Document 27 Item: A one-page handwritten letter dated Barrie, 11 December 1837, from J. Mott to Mrs. … more →

Tags: letter, orillia, Barrie, J. Mott, Mrs.Paul Darling, 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion, william lyon mackenzie, Lount, Kavannah Shoemaker

Document 20 Item: A handwritten list of documents provided by T. G. Anderson to George Coventry

William J. Gibson wrote 4 weeks ago: Document 20 Item: A handwritten list of documents provided by T. G. Anderson to George Coventry      … more →

Tags: TGA, 1788, Inventory, George Coventry

New York Since 1837

dessertery wrote 1 month ago: The most famous “Blue box” is the present that all girls desire to receive from someone … more →

Tags: Fashion, CakeDecorating, fondant, DIY, Dessert, Sugar, Sweet, tiffany&co, bluebox

Algunos Datos de la Historia de Illinois

yusvaniap wrote 2 months ago: Illinois Simon François Daumont de Saint-Lusson en Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, el 4 de junio de 1671 … more →

Tags: Americas, USA, 1893, 1839, 1844, 1973, Santiago de Chile, Abraham Lincoln, Jacques Marquette

"Lover of the World"4 comments

tkmorin wrote 3 months ago: Amor de Cosmos (Photo credit: Wikipedia) _ “To the native of the prairies, Alberta is the far … more →

Tags: On this day, Canadian-related Links, Longer Entries, February, Nova Scotia, Canada, History, Canadian Trivia, united states

A fashionable beauty 1837

bengwalchmai wrote 3 months ago: In folds. Where you hide isn’t where you finish. Where does a fashionable beauty keep her secr … more →

Tags: advertising, Purefinder, Books, Beauty, History, Fashion, Literature, Victorian, Horror

January 5 in San Antonio history...

sapltexana wrote 4 months ago: 1837 Bexar County is created by order of the Republic of Texas Congress. It was originally much, muc … more →

Tags: texana, 1978, 1941

To the Canary Bird by Jones Very

flusteredduck wrote 4 months ago: I cannot hear thy voice with other’s ears, Who make of thy lost liberty a gain; And in thy tal … more →

Tags: General, Poetry, to the canary birds, i cannot hear thy voice with other's ears, Jones Very

Winkle on the Ice by Charles Dickens1 comment

fathertheo wrote 5 months ago: I read Oliver Twist in 1962, half a century ago, but my first introduction to Dickens was in my grad … more →

Tags: Fiction Writing, 1958, Charles Dickens, English Literature, Grade Three Readers, Port Essington, Sam Weller, Skating, The Pickwick Papers

December 14 in San Antonio history...

sapltexana wrote 5 months ago: 1837 The Texas Legislature approved the incorporation of the city of San Antonio.  The city had prev … more →

Tags: texana, 1891, 1889

He Met His "Waterloo" in Toronto4 comments

tkmorin wrote 5 months ago: 1837 Proclamation for the arrest of William Lyon Mackenzie (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Battle of M … more →

Tags: On this day, Canadian-related Links, Longer Entries, Notable Canadians, Crime, Politics 2, military, December, Canada

A Regency Era Timeline 1837 in Progress

dwwilkin wrote 7 months ago: Timeline Each time I start a year, I have already compiled a list, months ago with about 6000 entere … more →

Tags: writing, Regency, Editing, Historical Novel, regencies, Regency Assembly Press, two peas in a pod, Jane Austen, English Historical Fiction Authors

How to collide

bjg wrote 7 months ago: Cases, however, occasionally arise in river navigation, wherein it is not possible to avoid collisio … more →

Tags: Engineering and Construction, Industrial heritage, Irish inland waterways vessels, Operations, Sources, steamers, waterways, Boats, engine

Praise for Kilrush

bjg wrote 8 months ago: Kilrush across the creek It was highly gratifying to witness the animation that prevailed in Kilrush … more →

Tags: Forgotten navigations, Extant waterways, The fishing trade, The turf trade, steamers, scenery, Industrial heritage, Sources, Shannon Estuary

September 18 in San Antonio history...

sapltexana wrote 8 months ago: 1837 The first city election takes place (19 votes cast for Mayor: 15 for John W. Smith, 2 for Anton … more →

Tags: texana, 1884, 1986


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