This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Diverse 19th Century News Snippets Across Americas and Europe
A collage of notes from the era covers oddities and events: prices and purchases such as a $3,000 coffin for James Gordon Bennett. local curiosities in Vermont Iowa and Minnesota. rail and postal insights. earthquakes in Georgia. storms and animal anecdotes. notable names like Bismarck Motley Warner and Gladstone. and quirky facts about cats, dogs, and two headed births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marco Bozzaris
James Gordon Bennett
Germany
Bennett Jr
Bradlaugh
England
Karl Russell
Montreal
Vermont
New York
Washington
Des Moines
Little Lakes
Iowa
Troy
Richmond
Argentine Republic
Miss Fuss
Baltimore
Dubuque
Mason City
Dolly Varden
Miss Rye
Canada
Bismarck
Motley
Victor Iugo
Mount Katahdin
Maine
Crabbe
Burlington
Cuba
San Diego
Eatonville
Milledgville
Georgia
Utah
First National Bank
Marshalltown
Manilla
Boston
Topeka
Mr. Jones
Oglethorpe County
Chicago
Danville
Vincennes
Minnesota
Savannah River
New Boston
Long Branch
Boss
Bull
Charles Dudley Warner
Shakspeare
Tromer
Isaiah
David
John Mark
Davenport
Beecher
New Orleans
Markwain
Franklin
Catawba County
North Carolina
Columbus
Grenadier Band
Mount Pleasant
Power
Thiera
Napoleon
Broadway
France
Don Carlos
Miss Hatton
Polk County
Canary Islands
Guatemala
London
Kaw River
Missouri
Arkansas
Wichita
Kansas
Boston Post
Pittsburgh
Fitchburg
Mass
Waterloo
Congress
Minnesota River
New Baptist Church
Bay City
Michigan
Calvin Cutter
Trempeleau
Mobile
Joseph
Pharaoh
Isamburg
Bremen
Dallas
Texas
Travers Twiss
Justin McCarthy
Mr. Greeley