A blog with vintage articles on the care, feeding, and grooming of quality Boston Terriers. Sunday, September 9, 2012. Breeding Boston Terriers for Color and Markings.

Articles and photographs from old encyclopedias, books, and magazines on the the general history of Chicago and its neighborhoods. Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Chicago as a Seaport, 1891. This is an interesting discussion of the proposal for the canal between Chicago and the Mississippi River in the late 19th century, from the Scientific American magazine. Thursday, March 11, 2010. Monday, March 8, 2010.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010. The choir, besides being merely apsided, is, in fact, a true semicircle.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010. 1 A Representation of Chaos. 2 The Creation of the Firmament. 3 The Creation of the Earth. 4 The Creation of the Planets. 5 The Creation of the Birds and Fishes. 6 The Creation of Adam and Eve. 9 The Temptation of Eve. 10 Adam and Eve hiding. 11 The Flight from Paradise.

Essays, articles, and discussions on wine history. Monday, December 1, 2014. In Honor of Charles Krug, 2011. From a speech by US Rep. Mike Thompson of California, September 21, 2011, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the winery. This speech contains some interesting facts of note in California wine history, including references to the. Speaker, it is appropriate at this time for us to congratulate and applaud the proprietors and staff of Charles Krug Winery for their outstand.

Postings of the great world stories from mythology. Entries from the myths of England, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, France, Russia, and Spain. Visit the tales of Hercules, King Arthur, Lohengrin, Prometheus, and more. Saturday, November 29, 2014. The Seventh Labor of Hercules. Sunday, September 9, 2012. Jocasta, when she learned that Œdipus was really her.

These posts are on the history of France, as excerpted from a vintage textbook from 1882. Everything here is public domain. Monday, April 27, 2015. Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Many of those who settled in England were silk weavers, and a large colony was thus established at Spitalfields, which long kept up its French character. Friday, November 28, 2014. France was full of self-glorification, the king was viewed almost. Thursday, November 27, 2014.

Articles from vintage travel guides about touring and experiencing England. Much of this information is still very relevant today. Thursday, December 12, 2013. Cimen of ecclesiastical domestic architecture built around a court. Saturday, February 9, 2013. The Norman king created him Earl of Shrewsbury long before the present line of earls began with John Talbot.