People
Alexander W. Livingston
A pioneering seedsman best known as a developer of tomato varieties in the United States.
Edith Jemima Simcox - Victorian Scholar and Reformer
A biography and bibliography, and includes pictures, reprinted articles, and information on movements/reform efforts.
Edward St John Daniel, VC
Detailed biography of the first man and only officer to forfeit the Victoria Cross, includes genealogy information.
First-Person Narratives of the American South
Diaries, autobiographies, memoirs, travel accounts, and ex-slave narratives of relatively inaccessible populations, including women, African Americans, enlisted men, laborers, and …
John Edgerley - Pioneer, Plant Collector, Botanist, Nurseryman
Biography with links and images.
Johnson Chesnut Whittaker
Brief narrative of one of the first three African-Americans to attend West Point.
Sir Richard F. Burton Discussion
Discussion board on a victorian explorer, writer and translator.
Story of the Hutchinsons
The classic history of the family of social reformers and philanthropists.
The Orestes Brownson Society
Devoted to the transcription and dissemination of the Quarterly Review, his works, and other writings, and includes articles and links.
The Penniman House - A Whaling Story
A lesson plan on teaching historic people and places.
Village Life in America, 1852—1872
Diary of the young Caroline Richards published as a book in 1913.
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