Category Archives: History

Hottest Tourist Destination for 2011

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Planning your next vacation trip? having trouble deciding where to go? How about visiting the site of the world’s worst civilian nuclear disaster? Beginning early Spring 2011, the area surrounding the ruined Chernobyl nuclear power plant and nearby towns and … Continue reading →

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Imagine

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Brian D. Butler
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Always Something Interesting…

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

There’s always something interesting at Shorpy.com the vintage photo blog featuring thousands of images from the 1850s to 1950s.

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Do you believe in retronautics ?

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Chris Wild’s amazing website, How to be a Retronaut, is a virtual time machine with astonishing retro-posts that will transport you in time . A recent series by Dutch historian Jo Teeuwisse chronicals World War II  and contemporay Amsterdam with … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Miracle (Almost)

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

The Guardian newspaper has reported a holiday story with a “twist” in “true Dickensian style”. While the staff of the Dickens House Museum in Clerkenwell, London, were preparing their Christmas decorations, news arrived of a minor Christmas miracle. No, Ebenezer … Continue reading →

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Just Your Typical NYC Station

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

The old City Hall Station, built in 1904 and decommissioned in 1945, is unlike any other New York City subway station. Filled with beautifully tiled vaults and arches, skylights, brass fittings and stained glass, it was once the terminus of … Continue reading →

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Help Save The Pages

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

London’s The Victoria and Albert Museum  has sent out a public plea for funds to preserve the original manuscripts of three novels by Charles Dickens. It’s seeking a total of £25,000, of which half has already been raised, to properly … Continue reading →

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A Prairie Home Celebration

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

This guest post and the accompanying photographs were provided by the acclaimed Minnesota photographer Valérie Jardin. For more information on Valerie’s marvelous work, visit her website and blog on our links list. St Paul, Minnesota: The Fitzgerald Theater is celebrating … Continue reading →

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The Great Wall (You Never Heard Of)

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Everyone knows all about the Great Wall of China, but who has heard of Croatia’s Great Wall of Ston ? Although it’s just 35 miles from Dubrovnik, the medieval fortress-wall complex is one of Europe’s least visited historic sites. The … Continue reading →

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Before Kodachrome There Was Photochrom

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

While doing research at the Library of Congress, I stumbled upon this extraordinary collection of richly colored photographs taken in Europe, the Middle East and in North America between 1890 and 1910. The 6000 amazing photolithographs in the catalog come … Continue reading →

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