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Point Lookout POW Prison Camp of the Civil War
None of the prisons during the Civil War were pleasant places to be kept in, but some may argue that the POW prison at Point…
Russian Insane Asylum Inmates Become Cannibals
The title of this 1922 newspaper article hints at the cannibalism that took place during one of Russia’s famines, but does not mention it elsewhere….
Pincushion and Safety Pin Holder
If you ever need to store safety pins and needles in the same place, here is a handy pincushion craft that was originally published in…
Counterfeiting Confederate Money During the Civil War
Counterfeiting Confederate one during the Civil War was big business for the Northern pressmen. Printers made their fortunes by robbing the South, rich and poor,…
Insane Asylum Patients Tear Up Blankets
In the Louisiana State Insane Asylum, patients were ripping apart a minimum of 15 blankets a night in 1909. Why or how is not mentioned,…
Playing Card Pincushion Craft
Mattress shaped pincushions were apparently fashionable in 1898, and according to a few newspaper accounts, the playing card pincushion was the thing for women to…
Absolutely Everything You Want to Know About France’s Guillotine
Does the guillotine fascinate or horrify you? What was it like to witness a guillotine execution, and when was the last public guillotine execution in…
Bandit’s Dying Curse Fulfilled
It is not the story of the curse, but the wild flavor of old Colorado that makes me love this story of the posse who…
How to Make a Pincushion From a Baby Sock
Baby socks are the easiest thing to lose and you will probably ponder what on earth you could do with just one perfect baby sock….
How to Make a Life-size Medieval Knight in Armor (or Game of Thrones?)
Being one who enjoys Game of Thrones as well as historical fiction, when I saw this 1939 craft project for making a life sized knight…
