From the joints to the fasteners to the finish, every piece of furniture offers clues about its age. Here’s how to read them.

Tombstone’s Bird Cage opened in 1881 in what was then a young, remote boomtown. Today, the historic variety theater is ...

The remains of Sandy Bay Pier, in Lake Michigan waters off the Town of Carlton, represent how commercial port complexes grew ...

This piece explores what everyday life looked like at the end of the 19th century. The 1890s were a turning point between two eras. Many communities still relied on familiar traditions from earlier ...

Those immersed in social media who find it can become less than friendly might learn from 19th century techniques that used memorization to keep conversations more upbeat. Kevin Sheets, a SUNY ...

The thickness, colour and texture of facial and head hair showed character traits about men and women, it was believed in ...

A bitter election. Social unrest and violence at home and abroad that seem to augur ruinous times. A gaping political divide fed in part by new technology and ways to communicate. Sound familiar?

It wasn't just cakes. According to the New England Historical Society, Hemenway was said to have roasted a pig on the ...

As their numbers grew, the women made a bold decision: they would no longer live under the authority of “unsanctified” ...

The old light fixtures we see so often in Brooklyn townhouses that we think are original to the building are quite often early electric lights or mid 20th century chandeliers. “It is rare to find ...

The Victorian Era corset is a heavy duty clothing apparatus, capable of constricting a person's waist down to a dainty 17 inches. A slim midsection and an hourglass figure were all the rage in 19th ...

In the Spring/Summer 2024 Maison Margiela artisanal show during Paris fashion week in January, British designer John Galliano stunned the fashion world with a collection that featured innovative ...