Author's Note: This is not an actual letter from Susan Elizabeth Bench to her grandchildren but a historical narrative based off facts from Susan's life as noted in her biography. My Dearest Grandchildren, I write you this letter to clarify some of my life as you have asked. The stories of my life I would... Continue Reading →
My Dearest Readers, My name is Eva H. Wilcox. While I was born in New Brunswick, Canada in July of 1887. I'm not a full-blooded Canadian. My father (James Robert Wilcox) was born in Maine in 1848 and my dearest mother (Lucinda T. Plant) was born in New Brunswick in the year 1866. I was born in... Continue Reading →
Not much is known about Carrie S. Nickles (née Burnap), except that she died in May of 1897 -- her body wasn't found until June of 1897. Details of Carrie S. Burnap's early life are not known, but she was the wife of Benjamin J. Nickles and the mother of two sons, on an unknown... Continue Reading →
As this blog has evolved and grown over the past couple of months, I've tried to consolidate all of my genealogical-type posts in one place, here at The Hipster Historian. One of these types of posts was my feminist-centered blog on Tumblr called Forgotten Women of History, which I am reviving here at The Hipster Historian.  You... Continue Reading →
Genealogy. When you hear it most often images of older folks or Mormons come to mind, but put that aside for a moment. Genealogy is so much more than dates and places. It is people, it is lives, it is stories that we shouldn't forget. In this series, Genealogy in the Works we will be... Continue Reading →
I'm a sucker for history, especially history that focuses on women. Generally speaking, women have not had it easy for most, if not all of our written and recorded history. I've always wondered about the stories of the women behind the Roman generals or the grandmother of famous painters. Who were they and what made... Continue Reading →
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