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Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935) Women in Gardens in France & America
Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Reading in the Garden at Villers le Be 1889Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935). After Breakfast. 1887Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Lilies.Frederick Childe...
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19C US Women Flower Sellers
Flowers are the mementoes of an earthly paradise. They are said to be “the alphabet of angels, whereby they write mysterious things”- the mysteries of God's love & goodness. Earth would be a...
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1830 A Few Home Remedies for Ailments from the American Frugal Housewife
.Lydia Maria Francis ChildThe Frugal Housewife - Dedicated to Those Who Are Not Ashamed of Economy 2nd Edition To Which is Added Hints to Persons of Moderate FortuneBoston: Carter and Hendee....
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Why is June 19th celebrated as Juneteenth?
.Celebrating Juneteenth in Austin, Texas on June 19, 1900 (Austin Public Library)June 19th marks 2 anniversaries. On June 19, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law a bill that was passed by...
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On Quilts & Uncle Tom - Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811-1896
Harriet Beecher Stowe; 1853 portrait by Alanson FisherHarriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly was the most popular American book of the 19th century. First published...
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1830 On Frugality and Economy in Housekeeping
.Lydia Maria Francis ChildThe Frugal Housewife - Dedicated to Those Who Are Not Ashamed of Economy 2nd Edition To Which is Added Hints to Persons of Moderate FortuneBoston: Carter and Hendee....
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The Dreaded Dentist
.I had a tooth pulled Monday, and I am still regretting it. Today Accessible Archives posted this 1859 notice.June 18, 1859, Vincennes Indiana GazetteNotice. - A couple of men whom I believe to be...
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1803 Washington DC - History of 19C Capitol Hill
.On this day in 1802, Washington DC was incorporated as a city. And it is a great opportunity to look at the development of the gardens around the White House and the United States Capitol.Classical...
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Diary of a Civil War Nurse - Amanda Aiken 1827-1911
.Nurse Amanda AikenIn commemoration of the Civil War’s 150 anniversary, the National Museum of American History recently opened a special display exhibition entitled,“‘So Much Need of Service’—The...
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History of 19th-Century White House Gardens
On this day in 1802, Washington DC was incorporated as a city. And it is a great opportunity to look at the development of the gardens around the White House and the United States Capitol.Initially...
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1827 On Going to Market to buy Meat, Poultry, & Fish
.Robert Roberts 1777-1860The House Servant's Directory, or A Monitor for Private Families: Comprising Hints on the Arrangement and Performance of Servants' Work Boston. Munroe and Francis; New York:...
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"Old School" 1834 Rules for Children
In 1834, the Massachusettes Sabbath School Society borrowed from a book called The School of Good Manners, which had been around for over a century, to publish a few rules of behavior for their...
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