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William Wordsworth - death, Apr. 23, 1850
“Wycliffe” Wycliffe is disinhumed, Yea, his dry bones to ashes are consumed, And flung into the brook that travels near; Forthwith that ancient Voice which streams can hear Thus speaks (that Voice w… more →
Separate-Holy
California: Do you know what happened 159 years ago this fall... back in 1850?
volubrjotr wrote 1 week ago: California became a state The people had no electricity. The state had no money. Almost everyone sp … more →
January 6 1850
amandafisler wrote 4 weeks ago: Dear Diary, Today is the 6th of January 1850. Its cold here and we are locked inside because of the … more →
Paintings of Everyday Life
whu wrote 4 weeks ago: via::curated Club Night::George Bellows, 1907. Now on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, americ … more →
Yesssss.
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collinharvey wrote 1 month ago: I totally forgot that we have early dismissal today. Well, the kids do, at least. Plus, they have a … more →
Fashion Show!
Liv wrote 2 months ago: Just got back from a long night of work. Came home to a slice of cherry pie and an apple. Yum. I hav … more →
Littleton Riggins and Descendants-Generation 3
weavercat wrote 3 months ago: [possible kin: Riggins/Dunlap, my maternal relatives in Al, Ga, Tx, Ar] ——– 9. Eli … more →
Folder 20: Bill of Sale for one girl slave, sold to B.J. Brockman by W.C. Kilgore, n.p., 1858 September 13 D.S. 1p.
slaverytoabolition wrote 4 months ago: W. C. Kilgore Bill of Sale $825- [$825] Recd S[?] 13th 1850 of BJ Brockman Eight hundred and twenty … more →
Fourth of July Circa 1850
mrstkdsd wrote 4 months ago: Image from http://vintageholidaycrafts.com FOURTH OF JULY. No paper will be issued from the office o … more →
Samuel Hineman, Who Are You?
mrstkdsd wrote 5 months ago: SAMUEL HINEMAN born about 1837-1838 Indiana I have been trying to identify this Samuel Hineman for a … more →
The Vampire Plagues (Book 1, London 1850)
iamthesarah3 wrote 5 months ago: Vampire Plagues I by Sebastian Rook Title: The Vampire Plagues: Book 1, London 1850 Author: Se … more →
Flag Day
mrstkdsd wrote 5 months ago: Flag Day. The fourteenth of June of every year has been set apart by Congress as a National holiday … more →
Brauerei D (Germany)
telefunker wrote 5 months ago: The brewery started in the 1840-50’s, but the impressive building was the result of a big expa … more →
William Waldo Writes about Starvation and Death Among Overland Emigrants
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mrstkdsd wrote 6 months ago: Image from http://emints4.purdy.k12.mo.us/westward.htm From the Osceola Independent, 14th inst. STAR … more →
Can you imagine an India of 1850?
Pavan Gupta wrote 6 months ago: Just THINK about it! There were no aeroplanes in 1850. The automobile was not yet invented and there … more →
Wicked Murderer: Joel Wilson
mrstkdsd wrote 6 months ago: Image from www.theinvisibleedge.co.uk HORRIBLE AFFAIR — MURDER AND SUICIDE. A Philadelphia pap … more →
San Francisco Fire: June 14, 1850
mrstkdsd wrote 6 months ago: San Francisco Fire (Image from /bancroft.library.ca.gov) *Fire image is actually from the 1851 fire, … more →
Murders in the Land of Gold
mrstkdsd wrote 6 months ago: Image from bancroft.library.ca.gov **image NOT related to any of the murders mentioned below. … more →
"A Pocket Full of Rocks Bring Home"
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mrstkdsd wrote 7 months ago: From the Daily Sanduskian Our readers will perceive that we publish a letter from California, for wh … more →
The Ohio 49'ers: Some Stay, Some Return
mrstkdsd wrote 7 months ago: Placer Times August 18, 1849 From the Sandusky Mirror. Capt. Dibble has handed us a number of the Pl … more →
