It’s an ancient practice with roots so far back, no singular origin is known. It was practiced...
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Lord William Soulis (d. 1320 or 1321) is remembered as a cruel Scottish landowner. History states he...
The unhealthy and obsessive craze for thinness has bridged both the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries and currently...
There is a wealth of fascinating lore surrounding something as simple as an intersection, or “crossroads.” This...
As many genealogists can tell you, death certificate research is relatively modern. You can only go back...
Alexandria was a bustling harbor for shipping and trading after the Revolutionary War. One day a large...
Crows have long been feared and maligned throughout history. A distant cousin of the raven, the crow...
One of the most popular legends to come out of San Antonio is the story of the...
Odds and ends about life in the Appalachian coal mines. In 1897, miners in Appalachian regions earned...