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WAR TIMES, WAR PRICES at Quincy Hall prices for frocks, vests, coats, and pants

Civil War Sesquicentennial: Prices & Salaries

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

As part of a short series with the Sesquicentennial as a jumping off point, I used the 1860 Census in an earlier post as a way to find out more about the people living at the time of the Civil War.  In this second post I wanted to show how Business staff might answer a …

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Cockles, Motto Lozenges, and Sweethearts

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

I was recently at a dinner party where the gracious hostess embellished the dining room table with Sweethearts, also known as Conversation Hearts and Sweet Talks. As you can imagine, the guests questioned the history of these sweethearts and turned to me for an answer. I promised that when I returned to the Library that …