The 1890 Census: the Black Hole of US History
"The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent...
The Torture Post of Delaware County
In the center of a 30-foot circle stood the torture post, where victims died in agony best unimagined.
The Bell that Almost Broke Cincinnati
This monstrous bell rang only once.
The Little Calumet River: from Explorers to Industry
The health of the Little Calumet has much to do with Chicago’s pattern of settlement
Indiana’s Own Wine Country
By Mary Giorgio
Located along the Ohio River in Southeastern Indiana, the sleepy town of Vevay has an intriguing past. In 1802, the area became...
Myth or Menace? Bull Sharks in the Mississippi
Bull sharks can, and do, live in freshwater.
The Prairie Traveler: the 1800s Pioneer Guide to NOT Dying
Before GPS and Google Maps, there was The Prairie Traveler...
Oak Hill Cemetery’s Dead Still Speak
In 1915, a writer named Edgar Lee Masters decided to ‘spill the beans,’ so to speak, on the secrets he knew, secrets involving affairs, illegitimate children, and other sinful deeds.
Get Ready for the Quarantine Baby Boom
Get ready Baby Boomers, Gen X, Y, and Millennials.
Remembering Three Thousand Years of the Handshake
Has this near-universal symbol of trust, agreement, and greeting met its end?
The Empty Grave of Candy Queen Helen Brach
In 1977, the Brach candy heiress vanished into thin air
Old and the New: Indiana Artist Marie Goth
One of the most famous female portrait artists in America
History Repeats: The Sugar Hoarding of 1917
In 1917, mass hysteria caused thousands to fight for torn sacks of sugar.
