Historic Hubbell House Celebrates Progress
On Halloween 2010, several dozen people got a special treat as the 160-year old Hubbell House at 6029 Isleta Blvd. in the South Valley...
Fruitlands: A Transcendentalist “New Eden”
Concord, Massachusetts, in the mid-1800’s, was a hot-bed of Transcendentalism. Borrowing ideas from Immanuel Kant, Samuel Coleridge, and even Eastern philosophies, transcendentalists believed that...
Historic Milford, Delaware – Vinyard House and Shipyard
Milford, the largest town south of the Delaware state capital, Dover, was originally famous for the shipbuilders who settled the area. The town still...
Vietnam: A War to Remember
Before the major outbreak of war, much of Vietnamese territory was under French rule. The basis for France ruling over Vietnam was that the...
Sugar and Slaves
Slavery as a feature of the human condition was transformed from a pre-modern to a chattel state by the demand for sugar. This transformation...
History of Social Security in America: The Early Years
The concept of Social Security did not begin in the United States. The history of Social Security in America began after other European countries...
Old West Female Outlaws – Stage Coach Robbers and Cattle Rustlers
Pearl Hart and Cattle Kate were two women who broke new ground. But neither feat is anything to boast about. Pearl Hart is the...
Old West Female Outlaws – The Wild Bunch Women
The Wild Bunch Gang – A Brief History
The Wild Bunch, also called the Hole in the Wall Gang, stole cattle and horses, robbed banks...
Old West Female Outlaws – Renegade Women
Wild Women of the West
In this lesson, we will take a look at the extraordinary lives of Calamity Jane, Poker Alice, Charlie Parkhurst and...
Old West Female Outlaws – Loyal Lovers and Shady Ladies
The Rose of Cimarron
In this article, we’ll explore the lives of Rose Dunn, also called the Rose of the Cimarron; Kate Elder, or Big...