The First Health Insurance Policies Helped Reduce Infant Mortality
Some early healthcare history shows the effect of insurance plans: lower infant morality and better standards across the board.
How American Tourism Began
American tourism took the scenic route over the course of the twentieth century. A growing middle class and car ownership helped.
Are We Entering a New Golden Age of Guano?
A history of civilization could be written in fertilizers. And the history of guano—bird poop—tells us a lot about slavery, imperialism, and U.S. expansion.
What It Was Like To Be an African-American Soldier During the Civil War
What was it like to be one of the 186,017 African Americans who served in the Union Army during the Civil War?
Public Banks: An American Tradition
When it comes to finance and banking, early Americans like Benjamin Franklin make Bernie Sanders look conservative.
Indentured Servants and The Domestic Economy
Many 18th-century households included not only relatives and slaves, but also indentured servants, people sold into bondage for a specified length of time.
Population Studies for the Genealogist
Estimating the accuracy and depth of the records is just one insight genealogist's gain from population studies.
An End to All Hell: 150th Anniversary of the Civil War’s End
The 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War.