suzannenorquistApr 22, 20203 minResponses to the 1918 Epidemic—Some Things Don’t ChangeWhen the Spanish Flu swept the nation in 1918, people responded much as they are responding to today’s pandemic. Here is a fun look at...
suzannenorquistJan 22, 20202 minLet Me Tell You How Beautiful I Am. . . or rich. And I am looking for someone equally beautiful and rich to marry. This seems to be the theme of many ads in Matrimonial...
suzannenorquistSep 25, 20192 minAnatomy of a Mining Town—So Many LawyersIn 1876, Lake City, Colorado boasted a population of eight hundred to a thousand people—a metropolis, as the Silver World newspaper...
suzannenorquistAug 7, 20192 minIf You Happen Upon A Dead Body – Amateur SleuthingHere is a quote from the original 1908 edition of “Scouting for Boys.” “It may happen to some of you that one day, you will be the first...