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!
Odds and Ends from the Nation and Elsewhere
A miscellany of curiosities and notes ranging from hay burning stoves in Minnesota to tyrant hats in San Francisco, widespread ague in the country, a 600 pound turtle in Long Island Sound, and various cultural tidbits. Mentions include Gen Sherman’s book profits, translations of Bret Harte, Moody, Sankey, Lincoln era legacies, and a mix of odd observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Gen. Sherman
Sassafras
Mr. Greeley
Europe
Bret Harte
Iowa
Bloomington
Josh Hart
M. Graillemin
Long Island Sound
Milton
Westminster
Albany
Moody
Brooklyn
Brothertown
Wisconsin
Miss Braddon
Pacific Coast
New York Graphic
Sankey
Mooody
Beecher
Fort William Sbeary Hotel
Lake George
Rip van Winkle Jefferson
Washington Irving
Nevada
Ben Butler
Mr. Telmage
Brother Moody
Washington
Maine
Iansas
Fort Scott
Glasgow
Julia Ward Trewe
Missouri
Lexington
Smithsonian Institute
Valcour Island
Prenchman
Prince Bismarck
Seneca County
New York