"De Iure": Latin Legalese in New Brunswick Court Records
On 14 Feb, 2018 2 Comments
Smallpox and Fear of Inoculation
On 31 Jan, 2018 0 Comments
Children suffering in any form will always cause a reaction from parents and making the right choice isn’t always easy. It was no different when Dr. John Jeffries inoculated children at the hospital on Georges Island near Halifax, Nova Scotia in the eighteenth century. Continue Reading »
Information in the Information-less Era: Being a Medical Student in the Eighteenth Century
On 24 Jan, 2018 0 Comments
Long Live the Hierarchy: Eighteenth Century British Military Medical Services
On 19 Jan, 2018 4 Comments
For the next three weeks, we are very pleased to feature series of posts authored by undergraduate students from Dr. Wendy Churchill's University of New Brunswick History course, "Medicine and Society in the Early Modern British World" using Loyalist Collection resources. Continue Reading »
What Does That Say Again?!: More Palaeography Basics, Part 2
On 6 Dec, 2017 2 Comments
Tips for Transcription
The end result of palaeography often is transcription of a document. Transcription practices are not standardized, but there are some general “good practices” to keep in mind: Continue Reading »
What Does That Say Again?!: More Palaeography Basics, Part 1
On 29 Nov, 2017 0 Comments
Our first post on palaeography generated a lot of interest and discussion (thank you, readers!), so we decided to create another post with even more background, tips, examples, and help for those trying to interpret historical cursive writing from the British Atlantic World. Continue Reading »
The Risk of Reward: Gaming Houses in Early Nineteenth Century Saint John
On 8 Nov, 2017 0 Comments
The Legends and Reality of Sleepy Hollow, Part 2: The Hanging of Major André
On 25 Oct, 2017 0 Comments
A key component of the short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” recalls the tale of Major John André for whom “Many dismal tales were told about funeral trains, and mourning cries and wailings heard and seen about the great tree where the unfortunate Major André was taken, and which stood in the neighborhood.” The giant tulip tree which features pr Continue Reading »
The Legends and Reality of Sleepy Hollow, Part 1: Headless Hessians
On 18 Oct, 2017 0 Comments
“What fearful shapes and shadows beset his path amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy light! –With what wistful look did he eye every trembling ray of light streaming across the vast fields from some distent window!” Ichabod Crane was often “thrown into complete dismay by some rushing blast, howling among the trees, in the idea that it was the Galloping Hessian on one of his nightly scourings!” Continue Reading »
Lost Loyalists: Loyalist Women
On 11 Oct, 2017 8 Comments
In this special edition of Lost Loyalists you will learn about five amazing women’s lives during the American Revolution. Loyalist women are often under-researched as they did not typically participate in the war as part of the military, but that does not mean that they did not have an impact on its outcome. These women have fascinating stories, and I am happy to share them with you. Continue Reading »
