Slip Into Something Victorian Blog

Went to see the new Indiana Jones movie last night, and LOVED it! OK, nothing compares to Raiders of the Lost Arc , and it’s hard to compare...

The best seat inside a stage is the one next to the driver. Even if you have a tendency to sea-sickness when riding backwards...you’ll get ...

Generally our blog is about what we know and what we’ve learned about the Victorian Era. Today’s Tuesday Ten is about things I want to lear...

This will just be a short blog. I'm having major problems with my computer, so I'm forced to share my husband's for the duration...

In recent weeks my Old West research has taken me right where I like to be. In town. And as much as I love the general stores, hot...

In May 1849 New York City finally established a hospital for cholera victims. Before the epidemic ended, more than 5,000 died. The rapidly ...

I’ve done this before, a list of things I want to read/watch, but since I’m sick and have had no sleep this past weekend, here’s a list of V...

Social life in the 19th Century was inseparable from most areas of a Victorian’s lifestyle. And so the calling card evolved into a key item...

the interest of blogging about research I'm doing--one of the main reasons we all started this blog--I decided to do my Tuesday Ten on 1...

Why do you write historical? For me, a story is not escapism - it’s not even romance – unless it’s historical! Why not escape high gas price...

I spent last weekend in the 1860s in a Civil War camp. In reality, it was the 28th Pennsylvania's annual Civil War reenactment at Nesham...

Sitting on a bar stool on the very spot over 1,000 hangings took place in the 1800’s might spook the average person, but for the hearty cust...

I thought I’d go for a total change of pace this time around and post a Tuesday Ten about my second favorite subject… the Civil War. I kn...

Release day! The day I've long been waiting for ... The Wild Rose Press released my short vampire romance story, Eternity Waits . Here...

10 Key Russian Events 1839-1901 The Victorian Era was a time of expansion. With expansion inevitably comes war. Russia was no exception. Her...

Shoot! It’s my turn for Tuesday Ten. I totally forgot until this morning. So I’m pulling stuff out of my bag and came up with food. Foo...

During the Gold Rush days the American River Inn, built in 1853, was known as the American Hotel. This historical landmark, located in Ge...

I'm completing research on a new short vampire story set during the Civil War and bought a book on the origins of vampire lore. Although...

It's interview day! I keep forgetting! Here she is, Caroline Clemmons . Why do you write historical? I love history. When I was a child,...

With The Model Man released and my work load gradually easing up, I’m finally able to get back to the historical research I’ve started—and ...