The Original Lists, and More First-Hand Accounts from the American Colonies
Primary sources from the American Colonies…
Indigenous Resources
It’s November, and in the United States that means the start of the holiday season with Thanksgiving. It is impossible to celebrate Thanksgiving without acknowledging the role of the Native Americans in that first feast.
Turtle Soup and Pickled Pigs Feet: Dining Out in the Archives
I have long been fascinated by ephemera as a window into the past. And with Thanksgiving coming up, I thought it would be fun to look at food-related ephemera. To that end, I’ve found some digitized collections of menus, pamphlets, and other culinary items.
The Beginnings of Commercial Halloween
How did the holiday go from pagan festival to party time? And how did Gilded Age Halloween socials become children’s trick-or-treating?
Film Collections at Internet Archive
A deep dive into the Film Collections on Internet Archive.