Slip Into Something Victorian Blog

After doing Tuesday ten for lo these many years, we have decided to cut ourselves a little slack. Mostly because it's darned hard to com...

This past weekend, my family and I took a little day trip back in time. Not far from where I live in Rochester , NY , there is a jewel kno...

What makes Dame Judie Dench or Sir Paul McCarthy worthy of being knighted and er…damed? I have no idea. Sure, I like some of her movies and ...

From Random House Dictionary of American Slang, by J. E. Lighter. I have the first two editions, up to the letter O. The last one was neve...

Commonly known for its vast interests world-wide, and for being richer than many monarchs, the EIC was formed by English Royal Charter by ...

Today is July 2nd. In the year 1863, one of the bloodiest battles lasting three days was happening in the little town of Gettysburg, Pennsyl...

I really debated which way to go with this week's Tuesday Ten; I thought about doing a blog on the time line of events leading up to the...

“Queen Victoria was crowned at Westminster Abbey about a year after her accession, -- June the 28th, 1838. It would be easy to fill many of ...

10 Events (of dozens) in Qing China that led to the 1911 Revolution: 1. First Opium War 1839 : For decades the Chinese desperately tried to ...

Tonight I’ll be giving another public reading at my library. Let’s recap prior experiences, shall we? Reading number one: Although practic...

Welcome to the Victorian era, my Muse whispers, while I draft scenes about a 19th Century submarine for my anthology story with other co-blo...

Today I thought I’d talk about famous women in the 19th century. Many of the names on the list you’ll know; I hope to add some information y...

With the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg just a couple of weeks away, as I’m working on polishing up the final draft of Northern Tem...

I could do my Tuesday 10 from now through next year on scientific discoveries, but these are all on communication. 1. Fax Machine 1843 (Fi...

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 ...