It Happened in Concord
Fox Shot - Concord Raid A fox was shot at Concord this morning. It had a weather-worn collar around its neck and apparently had once been a pet. For several…
A Brief History of Christmas
Bringing home the Yule log
Christmas is celebrated as the birthday of Jesus although there is no evidence he was born on that day. It was declared his birthday in 440 AD. In England Christmas…
Trial Marriages for a Year and a Day
Prior to the Reformation in the sixteenth century, when Scotland was a Catholic country rather than a Protestant one, trial marriages were very common. At annual fairs the unmarried of…
Back in the Day (1) . . . Everyday Life and How it was Lived a Hundred Years Ago
Here’s an idyllic, family scene, isn’t it? A little boy or a little girl crawling into his or her’s grandparents laps, cuddling them while the old folks whisper sweet things…
Australia’s Emu War
Australia cannot lay claim to any great empires or epic conquests, but we do have one distinction that no other nation on Earth can boast: we are the only country…
Princess Mary’s Christmas Gift, 1914
These decorative brass tins were sent by Princess Mary to members of the British, Colonial and Indian Armed Forces for Christmas 1914. Over 426,000 of them were distributed to those…