In 2012, strong winds unearthed long-forgotten headstones on Ocean Beach in San Francisco. But who was Delia Oliver, and why was her headstone on the
Over the decades, unsuspecting homeowners and renovation teams have discovered all sorts of things inside walls—from the weird to the wonderful. Here’s a list of
In the 1880s, Richard W. Sears and Alvah C. Roebuck formed Sears, Roebuck and Co. Sears became a behemoth mail-order company and department store. They
We’ve got “Extra, Extra” exciting news! We’ve reached a major milestone and now have ONE BILLION newspaper pages for you to explore on Newspapers.com™, the
September 9th is Emergency Services Day in the UK, an opportunity to honour the work of emergency services and NHS staff. The emergency services provide
On September 27, 1957, an underwater volcano began erupting near the Capelinhos lighthouse off Faial Island in the Azores. The volcanic event continued intermittently for
As part of our ongoing partnership with the University of Kentucky in Lexington, we’ve added more than 300 new Kentucky newspapers to our archives. These
No-bake desserts are perfect for hot days, and one classic example is the icebox cake! We’ve gathered a selection of authentic Depression-era icebox cake recipes
A picture speaks a thousand words, and to a family historian, photos of ancestors can mean so much. Whether it’s the first time you’ve seen
We’ve all felt the pinch of rising costs, and the dollar doesn’t seem to go as far as it used to. We searched our archives