Learn about the history of Halloween in the United States.

In a previous blog entry we looked at the revolution in communication technology that was the typewriter. After the invention of the printing press (c. 1430), the typewriter (invented in 1868) was the next great leap in mass communication. The next major development in this evolutionary chain came in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the form of radio. History of the Radio The inception of radio began in the 1890's, as great physicists such as Guglielmo Marconi and Ni

It was a route that I took many times while living in Chicago. To get to Midway Airport from the Northwest side of the city, I would hop...

History of the Trunk One of the oldest and most universal pieces of furniture, the trunk (or chest) has a history going back thousands of years. Since the 18th dynasty in Ancient Egypt (c. 1539-1292 BCE), the trunk remained a staple for household storage and safekeeping up until recent decades (Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011). From simple and plain, to grand and ornate, trunks have helped humanity keep and carry their history since ancient times. While we may not know the nam

"Click, clack, click click, clack, ding!" Whatever your age may be, it's a series of sounds you've likely heard before and recognize. Whether you've heard it in person, in the movies, or simply as a media sound effect, the classic sounds of a typewriter have secured themselves a place in the social consciousness of our working culture. And it is a place well earned. History of the Typewriter Patented by American inventor Christopher Lathom Sholes in 1868, the typewriter w

At a recent local estate sale, a group of Plainsman Museum supporters pitched in to purchase this beautiful piece of Hamilton County...

The Plainsman Museum has been selected to participate in a Smithsonian pilot project to develop a unique humanities-based exhibition...

Coming to America is a 10-part series following two women as they traveled to Scotland to re-create the journey to America made by early...

How did we finally get there? Plan D, of course: Hired a Driver. ROBIN’S NOTES September 15, 2018 - Today was my best day yet. We left...

“My parents were both Scotch, having been born and raised in the lowlands — my mother at Newton Stewart and my father at Wigtown. Mother...