by Kate Dolan | Sep 27, 2023 | 19th Century America, Regency, Roaring Twenties
At some point while I was kid, I developed the idea that teenagers lived in some type of nirvana. It was a world where you had freedom and mobility—cruising in cars and staying up late—but without the crushing load of responsibilities that made adults so boring. I got...
by Kate Dolan | Aug 13, 2022 | 19th Century America, Articles, Latest Posts, Living History, Regency, Roaring Twenties, Sports and Fitness
Since I live in a beach town, it should be easy to find a bathing suit that fits, right? It isn’t. I can find thousands of t-shirts that mention the word “ocean,” but nothing comfortable to wear in the actual ocean. But it used to be so much worse. When...
by Kate Dolan | Jan 17, 2020 | Latest Posts, Living History, Roaring Twenties
Today is, at least according to one post on social media, National Bootlegger’s Day. This makes sense because January 17 was the day Prohibition took effect, and this year marks the 100th anniversary of that day. While smuggling of alcohol to avoid taxes had long been...
