Author: StrangeAgo

Aunt Polly is described as a broken woman, with plenty of money in the bank, a 1,000 acre farm, and chickens. To me, however, it…

In the early 19th century, Arctic expeditions were fraught with peril, as evidenced by tales like those of the crew of the Jeannette and the…

Here are instructions published in 1906 on how to make wooden stilts. After covering the Landes stilts, I felt that it was only appropriate to…

William Franklin, the son of Benjamin Franklin, took a contrasting path to his father’s during the American Revolutionary War. While Benjamin Franklin was a key…

The shepherds of Les Landes, France, navigated their challenging landscape on stilts, using the height to manage flocks and perform everyday tasks with remarkable skill….

The British steamer Roddam narrowly escaped the catastrophic volcanic eruption in Martinique on May 8, 1902. Covered in volcanic ash, the ship and its crew…

While searching for fish worms in his cellar, Captain Suiter struck upon an iron pot filled with gold coins valued between $200 and $300, alongside…

Frederick N. Sage, who claimed to be a former judge from Hartford, said he was unlawfully held in a Chicago detention hospital and denied communication…

In folklore and religion, the Devil has taken on many names, each one offering a glimpse into how different cultures view the nature of evil….

While mining at Dirty Buzzard Bar along the Rogue River in Oregon in 1932, miner Rollie Alexander uncovered two ancient Spanish coins, dated 1780 and…