Silver City, Idaho’s Historic Church 1898

Silver City, Idaho’s Historic Church 1898

by | Jul 11, 2016 | Articles

While visiting historic Silver City, Idaho in June of 2016 with Jacquie Rogers’s Much Ado About Silver City (#JacquieRogersAdo16), we had the privilege of touring the inside of the 120+ year-old church: Our Lady of Tears Catholic Church. This article shares a bit of the history, images taken inside the church, and links to the church’s site with much information, including summer schedule when mass is celebrated.

Victorian Era Thanksgiving Celebrations

Victorian Era Thanksgiving Celebrations

by | Nov 25, 2015 | Articles

Our Victorian American ancestors celebrated Thanksgiving very much like we do today. Some fun traditions have slowly melted away into obscurity but others are still going strong. This article contains detail amateur historians will enjoy, the official photograph of 1890 University of Michigan football team, and images of printed invitations issued for holiday parties.