It will not surprise anyone that I, an historian, have many history related ornaments on my tree. Obviously, I’ve got my favourite historical figures represented on the tree with Jane Austen and Mary, Queen of Scots. And we can’t forget my Crown to Couture exhibition […]

Back again with another Ornament of the Day post for Blogmas! Ornaments are a wonderful source of personal and family history, as we often collect ornaments at special times in our life or create our own. (Perhaps a more unique source than regular text sources, […]

My first Ornament of the Day post this year! What would Blogmas be without Ornament of the Day posts? I know that many people like to have coordinating ornament sets. However, I like to collect my ornaments throughout the year, and on my travels- each […]

Continuing on with my sixth Ornament of the Day for 2019… I think that fashion history has been one of my favourite developments on the blog this year. I’ve been doing at lot of reading and research on my own, to pursue it in an […]

And we are back with another Ornament of the Day! I’ve got to say, I know that these are more personal history per se, but I love these posts. Holidays are often a useful lens to look back on our own history. (Also, I would […]