It has been a long, long time since I did a true Back in Time post. It’s also been a while since a historical topic has caught my fancy. Today we’re going to dive into the life of Colonel Sanders….
Back in Time: Ebenezer Stevens
Yay for another back in time post! I visited the New York Historical Society recently (check out my Instagram Stories for all of my museum adventures) and there is a special exhibition on Paul Revere. I learned about the man…
Back in Time: Richard Somers
This past weekend I went with Joe to his home town to see his sister Emma perform in a dance recital. On the way there, I noticed a sign for the historic Somers Mansion. While we didn’t have time to…
Back In Time: The Centennial Exhibition
I feel in love with a painting at The Met when I went with Hansel a few weekends ago. It’s called The Ameya and was painted by Robert Frederick Blum in 1893. Blum went to Japan to illustrate a series…
Back In Time: Fortune Cookie
Happy belated Chinese New Year! I’m currently in California and there are tons of decorations and celebrations going on for the Lunar New Year. While you’ll soon learn that the fortune cookie didn’t originate in China (shouldn’t be too surprising…
Back In Time: Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m sure in history class you learned all about the first Thanksgiving celebration, with pilgrims and Indians coming together to celebrate. Well, today we’re going to take a look at the less talked about elements of the history…
