The fear of being buried alive was common before the advent of modern medicine. In 1817, it was estimated one out of every 1,000 people …
The Safety Coffin
The Panic of 1873
The Panic of 1873 was the worst economic depression of the 19th century. It lasted from September 1873 until late 1878 or early 1879. Because …
Fashion in the 1880s
The 1880s marks the Second Bustle Era. A bustle is a cage or padding worn over the buttocks to make the rear of a dress …
Life in the 1880s
Life for Lucretia in The Unmarriable Kind is modern beyond her mother and grandmother’s imaginations in their youth. Railways connect many of Canada’s major cities …