Bits of History

Royal Candids for Christmas

BIT OF HISTORY The Late Queen Alexandra graciously shares her personal family snapshots with us (and the profits go to charity!)

Dec 21 •

What's The Point of Bishop Hoadly?

BIT OF HISTORY/THROWBACK Random Stuff from Annette's Collection: Annette's Unexpected Companion

Nov 5 •

Picking and Choosing

BITS OF HISTORY Ordering Online Nearly Two Hundred Years Ago PLUS History Without Effort

Sep 10 •

The Princess's Present

THROWBACK/BIT OF HISTORY Random Stuff From Annette's Collection: A Crowdfunded Royal Gift for Millions

Sep 3 •

That Was The Yearbook That Was

BITS OF HISTORY Notes on Two High School Yearbooks: 1982 and 1898 (not a typo) from one of the oldest high schools in the US West.

Aug 24 •

BIT OF HISTORY A collectible badge, collecting journalists, and FDR speaks

Jun 25 •

Not Just An Old Chestnut

BIT OF HISTORY Paths From Places That Give Us A Sense of Place To Places That Don't

Nov 28, 2023 •

The Princess's Present

BIT OF HISTORY Random Stuff From Annette's Collection: A Crowdfunded Royal Gift for Millions

Aug 8, 2023 •

Cruel To Be Kind? Or Kinda Cruel?

BIT OF HISTORY Random Stuff From Annette's Collection: Managing People With Little Wooden Blocks

Apr 15, 2023 •

Shoulder to Shoulder

BIT OF HISTORY An Inappropriate Book for a Child

Feb 25, 2023 •

A Two Hundred Year Old Food "Stamp"

A BIT OF HISTORY Random Stuff From Annette's Collection: A Lasting Reminder of Changing Attitudes Toward the Poor on Both Sides of the Atlantic

Jan 10, 2023 •

Cigarettes Sell Royalty Sell Cigarettes

BIT OF HISTORY An Unusual Coronation Souvenir Sells the Royal Family with Packets of Cigarettes

Oct 22, 2022 •

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