Blogs about: 1856
Featured Blog
The 28th of September, 1857 William Pritchard appointed Consul only 30-40 Europeans in Fiji
IN December, 1856, my father sailed from Samoa for England, leaving me as Acting Consul. On the 28th of September, 1857, I was appointed H. M. Consul at Fiji, though I still served in Samoa until the … more →
Levuka History and Timeline
End of the Year Letter- 2009
Adam Taylor wrote 2 days ago: Its been a busy year this year. With the year coming to a close and the holidays here I thought I wo … more →
Poetry in Advertising
mrstkdsd wrote 1 month ago: Image from www.danleysart.com Hark! hark! ’tis SOZODONT I cry Haste youths, and maidens … more →
Whitman to Emerson: whoever you are
Sean Meehan wrote 1 month ago: In the poem that emerges in the 1856 edition, “Poem of You, Whoever You Are,” I hear Eme … more →
The Imperial Yacht Reine Hortense
— 2 comments
planetcity1 wrote 1 month ago: The Imperial Yacht Reine Hortense, Le Havre 1856 (photograph by Gustave Le Gray) … more →
Folder 18: Bill of Sale for a girl slave, Sarah, sold to B.J. Brockman by Z.T. Smith, Laurens District, S.C., 1856 May 3 D.S. 1p.
slaverytoabolition wrote 5 months ago: Z. T. Smith Bill of Sale Negro Girl Sarah $1000 South Carolina Laurens District Receiving May 3d 185 … more →
Lieut. Slaughter, Slaughtered
mrstkdsd wrote 6 months ago: Lieut. Slaughter and Wife (Image from www.historylink.org) DEATH OF LIEUT. SLAUGHTER. From a copy of … more →
"Greeks" Make Good Grownups: How Fraternities and Sororities Can Prepare You for the "Real World"
— 2 comments
Matthew Gilbert wrote 8 months ago: April 10, 2009 marked the 153rd anniversary of the founding of my college fraternity: Theta Chi. I w … more →
Booker T Washington - birth, Apr. 5, 1856
separateholy wrote 8 months ago: “Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.” “Nothing ever comes to … more →
Interview with Julian Payne, General Manager of The Threadneedles Hotel
theringhotel wrote 10 months ago: 1. Tell us about yourself? Julian Payne, General Manager of Threadneedles Hotel, 69 bedroom 5 star b … more →
Hineman Related: Hancock Co., West Virginia
mrstkdsd wrote 10 months ago: I found the following listed on the Hancock Co., WV GENWEB site. Marriage Date: Alexander HINDERMAN … more →
Judge Not, Poem, 1856
newsman777 wrote 11 months ago: Review and Herald, January 3, 1856 http://www.adventistarchives.org/docs/RH/RH1856-V07-14/index.djvu … more →
Mr and Mrs Barney Williams
— 1 comment
tellinghistory wrote 1 year ago: We have several earlier posts on Civil War Gazette related to Irish songster Barney Williams, and hi … more →
Fabulous.
k. wrote 1 year ago: ca. 1856 I really love the two dresses on the left and the girl in the middle is fierce! … more →
the 28th of September, 1857 William Pritchard appointed Consul only 30-40 Europeans in Fiji
levuka wrote 1 year ago: IN December, 1856, my father sailed from Samoa for England, leaving me as Acting Consul. On the 28th … more →
Number of voters in the Shenandoah Valley, 1856-1861
Robert Moore wrote 1 year ago: The following table specifies the number of votes cast in the three elections from 1856-1860 and the … more →
1856: English trader, William Fox, murdered on Savaii, Samoa
levuka wrote 2 years ago: “Late in 1856 an English trader, by name William Fox, was murdered by a young chief on Savaii. … more →
