Category: History

A 50-year-old German native was discovered dead inside his hut in 1895 after his neighbors started to smell him. The state of his remains and…

In 1911, the remains of a child were found in a wooden box buried in the foundation of a building. An old penny from 1817…

Ernest Lindholm, while installing posts under the sidewalk in front of Harry Levoy’s establishment, uncovered a hidden stash of gold coins dating back to 1887….

William Mecklingberg, a young IWW organizer, tragically died after falling from a freight car near Willmar, suffering severe injuries that led to his death an…

Here is a 1918 newspaper article about a man who tried to leave the U.S. with $500 in gold. He hid the gold in a…

“I promised to marry a mountain girl from Kentucky, and then I stole her dowry and ditched her in Pittsburgh. AITAH?” Oof. What a story!…

I just love reading stories about lost and found gold. The following was reported in 1919 and tells how a man, knowing he was about…

My son would sleepwalk when he was little. I remember seeing him step into the hallway and jumping up to quickly guide him back to…

Bay leaves, known scientifically as Laurus nobilis, have been cherished for their symbolic and practical uses for over two thousand years. Originating from the Mediterranean…

World War I began on July 28, 1914. By September of that same year, the streets were already thick with bodies of the dead. Below…