Call me strange, but I love to do research. It’s like a scavenger hunt: one source leads you to another, which leads you to…a dead end. Then you have to pick a different trail to follow. Like you other researching folks out there, I have a ton of bookmarks and tags, but only directly(…)
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Flashback Friday: 19th century Police
Ever wonder what it was like to be a policeman in the 19th century, where your best weapons were your fists and your wits? Sometimes the best way to look at a historical period is to take a close look at their challenges, and how they were addressed. How about crime? Be the first(…)
hartford trolleys – 1890s
Hartford switched all of its trolleys from horse-drawn to electric in 1893. It was the primary way the residents got around, and operated daily from 5am-1am. It was a nickel fare, with free transfers. This photo is of a closed car, but there were also open cars between May and October, much like SF’s cable(…)