Indenture certificate for James Rymer Junior, binding him as an apprentice to the surgeon-apothecaries Caleb Woodyer and William Newland of Guildford, signed by all parties.
Treasury Notes

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.
paper files
The Genealogy Factor

Population Studies for the Genealogist

Estimating the accuracy and depth of the records is just one insight genealogist's gain from population studies.
Oil painting of an older woman from the late 1800's; "The Spinster" painted by Evert Larock
Arts & Culture

Original Spin: On the History of the Spinster

The cultural and economic history of the spinster.
Civil War cannon
Politics & History

An End to All Hell: 150th Anniversary of the Civil War’s End

The 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War.
Illustration of Columbus on his knee, planing a flag in the New World with his men and ships looking on
Politics & History

What If the World Were Flat and Columbus Had Fallen Off the Edge of the Earth?

What if Columbus had never made it to America?