Author: StrangeAgo
Sew Pattern 1950s Pleated Purse
Here is a sewing pattern for a pleated purse that was originally published in The Daily Telegraph, November 15, 1951. If you are only new…
Kids Craft 1970s Toy Farm
This craft project for making a toy farm is similar to something I did with poster board for my kids. If your kids like playing…
Sew Pattern 1940s Shoulder Bag
The following pattern and sewing instructors are for a stylish shoulder bag made out of leather. The original pattern was published in Western Mail, May…
Haunted Cemetery of Sedalia Missouri
Imagine visiting an old cemetery where victims of smallpox were dumped into one large grave. In 1890, in the northeast part of Sedalia, Missouri, there…
Strange Light Sightings From a Hundred Years Ago
A mysterious light seen in the dead of night is disturbing to anyone who catches sight of it. It’s creepy, frightening, and curious. And that…
Wishbone Magic and Superstition
For over 2400 years, the wishbone from a hen has been used to make wishes. In fact, the wishing bone tradition probably began with the…
Gruesome Things That Happened on the Delaware River Long Ago
Gruesome things have happened along, inside, and over the Delaware River. Plenty of bodies were fishes out of the waters and it was a common…
The Tragic Murder of Marie Wick in Fargo 1921
Murder in the early 1900s was just as brutal as it is today, as in the case of Marie Wick, a young woman murdered in…
The Cannibal Crew of the Whale Ship Essex
On August 12, 1819, the whale ship Essex left port in Nantucket, Massachusetts with plans to hunt down whales for their valuable oil, but the…
5 Early Methods of The Third Degree
In the early 1900s, The Third Degree came to be known as the method used by the police to extract a confession from a suspect….
