Spray of the Falls

The Journal of the Living History Society of Minnesota

Every issue contains articles of interest to students of the mid-19th Century, including the Civil War era in the United States , as well as listings of upcoming events, reviews of past events, photographs from various group activities, original artwork, a gossip column (The Whispers) and other bits and pieces of information about and for members of the Living History Society of Minnesota, Inc.

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Volume XXI, No. 2, February 2010
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Volume XXI, No. 1, December 2009 Double Issue
Volume XXI, No. 1, December 2009 Double Issue Text Only
Volume XX, No. 4, October 2009
Volume XX , No. 4, October 2009 Text Only
Volume XX, No. 3, August 2009
Volume XX, No. 2, June 2009
Volume XX, No. 1, June 2009
Volume XVIII, No. 2, June 2006, focuses on Transportation and features, in part, the following articles:
- M&PRR: Then and Now, Minnesota Transportation History Timeline, and A Trio of Transportation Book Reviews, by Maj. Jos. Lucking
- The First Railroad in Minnesota, by Col. Wm. Crooks (submitted by Herr D. Grabitske)
- History of the Hastings & Dakota Railway: A Letter, written by William LeDuc, transcribed by Mr. F.LaBreck (submitted by Mrs. S. LaBreck)
- Book Review: Minneapolis and the Age of Railways, by Judge Wm. Wittenbreer
- "Mrs. Henry H. Sibley is Admirably Qualified": The Mount Vernon Ladies Association in Minnesota, 1858-1869, by Herr D. Grabitske (part 2 of 3)
Volume XVIII, No. 2, January 2006:
Volume XVII, No. 2, November 2005:
Volume XVII, No. 1, January 2005: Cover art
- How to Wear the Beard, excerpted from Wilkes' Spirit of the Times, October 8, 1859, page 77, column 3
- The Season for Skating, excerpted from [Little Rock] National Democrat, January 16, 1864. From The Chicago Journal. Chicago on Ice.
- Advice to Green Skaters, excerpted from Vanity Fair, January 28, 1860
- Behind a Mask, A Theatrical Review by Miss Claire Wickland
- Early Minnesota Baseball in the Pre-Professional Era, 1857-1868, Part 2, by Mr. Dean R. Thilgen
Volume XVI, No. 4, October 2004: Cover art
- Early Minnesota Baseball in the Pre-Professional Era, 1857-1868, Part 1, by Mr. Dean R. Thilgen
- The Tradition of Toasting by Herr Doktor T. Crumbbs
- Base Ball 1860s Ballpark Food by Mr. J. Lucking and Mr. Dean R. Thilgen
- Popular Vote for President in 1860, excerpted from The Ladies' Repository: A Monthly Periodical Devoted to Literature and Religion, Vol. XXII, February 1861.
Volume XVI, No. 3, July 2004: Cover art
- Exhibit Review: "Currents of Chagne: Art and Life Along the Mississippi 1850-1861" at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, by Mr. W. Wittenbreer
- Book Review: Grand Excursion: Antebellum America Discovers the Upper Mississippi by Steven J. Keillor, Afton Historical Society Press, 2004. Reviewed by Mr. W. Wittenbreer
- No More Waltzing, excerpted from The Ranchero [Corpus Christi, TX], November 19, 1859, page 4, column 2.
Volume XVI, No. 2, April 2004: Cover art
- Book Review: Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave. by Jennifer Fleischner. Broadway Books: ISBN 0-7679-0258-0. Reviewed by Mrs. Longley
- Spring Cleaning with the Sibleys, excerpted from a letter from Sarah Jane Sibley to Mary Bronson LeDuc, April 30, 1869.
- Thoughts on Housekeeping, excerpted from And You Think You've Got It Bad: Turn of the Century Life and Housekeeping. Barabara Fairchild Graham, North Star Press of ST. Cloud, Inc. 1989
- Theatrical Review: An Evening at the Theatre: The Alamo by Mr. D. M. Grabitske
- A Season for Cleaning, excerpted from At Home: The American Family 1750-1870 by Elisabeth Donaghy Garrett; Harry N. Abrams, NY, 1990
- Three-Cent Meals from an Iowa Housekeeper, excerpted from A Prairie Kitchen: Recipes, Poems & Colorful Storeis From The Prairie Farmer Magazine, 1841-1900. By Rae K. Eighmey, 2001.
Volume XVI, No. 1, January 2004: Cover art
- A Strauss Concert, excerpted from "Invalid Rambles in Germany In The Summer of 1845", from Rural Letters and Other Thoughts At Leisuer, by N. P. Willis, Baker & Scribner, New York, 1849.
- Book Review: Forgotten News: The Crime of the Century and Other Lost Stores by Jack Finney, Doubleday & Company, New York, 1983. Reviewed by Mrs. LaBreck
- Excerpts from The Piano in the United States by James Parton. From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, Issue 117, July 1867.
- A Music Teacher Out West, from Dwight's Journal of Music, Boston, Dec 24, 1859
Volume XV, No. 4, October 2003: Cover art
- When Hamlet Came to Minnesota, by Mr. Peter Clark
- Amateur Theatricals Recall Homemade Entertainment, by Miss Cathy Taylor, reprinted from The Old Times, March 2001
Volume XV, No. 3, July 2003: Cover art
- River vs. Rail and How We Got to the State Fair in 1865, by Paul E. Nordell
- The Dakota War of 1862 - Inevitable?, by Miss Osman
- Book Review: Nothing Like It in the World, reviewed by Mr. J. Lucking
Volume XV, No. 2, April 2003: Cover art
- The Age of the Crinoline, by Miss Elizabeth Harkness
- The Language of Flowers, excerpted from Wood's Class-Book of Botany, designed for Colleges, Academies and other Seminaries. by Alphonso A. M. Wood, 41st Edition, Crocker & Brewster, Boston, MA, 1856
Volume XIV, No. 2:
- American Sublime: An Artistic Review, by Mr. W. Wittenbreer
- Early Celebrations, by Mr. David M. Grabitske
- The Drolleries of Santa Claus, excerpted from Woodworth's American Miscellany of Entertaining Knowledge, Francis Woodworth, Boston, Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1855
- Our National Thanksgiving, excerpted from Editor's Table by Sarah J. Hale, Godey's Lady's Book, November 1858
Volume XIII, No. 2:
- Mary Mc.Donald: a Sibley County Mystery by Mr. D.M. Grabitske
  The story of a female recruit in 1862
- Letters from the Frontier 1861-64 Exerpts from "A Frontier Family In Minnesota: Letters of Theodore and Sophie Bost 1851-1920 Ed. Ralph H. Bowen, 1981
Volume XII, No. 2:
- Bouquets and How to Arrange Them, excerpted from Peterson's Magazine, 1860
- Bibliography of Gardening Books, by Miss Weinhold
- A Review of High Life in New York by Jonathon Slick, 1854
- "Weird Victorian Crafts Department, or, Why Would Anyone Want to do That?" For Crystalizing Grasses, Flowers, etc. by Mrs. A.M. Hollingsworth, excerpted from Peterson's Magazine, 1860
- Gail Hamilton on Farming in Minnesota, excerpted from Wool-Gathering by Gail Hamilton, Ticknor and Fields, Boston, 1867
- On the Preservation of Vegetables, J.D. Easter, from The Southern Banner, Athens, Georgia, July 22, 1863
- Lavender Basket, Mrs. Jane Weaver, excerpted from Peterson's Magazine, 1860
Volume XII, No. 1:
- Dress Under Difficulties; or, Passages from the Blockade Experience of Rebel Women, by Elzey Hay, of Georgia, reprinted from Godey's Lady's Book, July 1866
- Mrs. L. N. Monmouth, and How She Lived on Forty Dollars a Year, by James Parton, excerpted from Daughters of Genius: A Series of Sketches of Authors, Artists, Reformers, and Heroines, Queens, Princesses, and Women of Society, Women Eccentric and Peculiar From the Most Recent and Authentic Sources, Hubbard Brothers, Philladelphia, 1886
- Feather Flowers from the Southern Banner, Athens, GA, May 18, 1864
- Godey's on Fashion, excerpts from Mr. Godey's Ladies, Ed. Robert Kunciov, Bonanza Books, New York
- An Observation Regarding the Peculiar Fashion of Battered Headwear, from The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Second Series, by Robert Newell, Carleton, Publisher, New York, 1862
- A Fern Soliloquy, by Fanny Fern, Fern Leaves From Fanny's Portfolio, 1853 Book at Google Books
- Oscar Wilde in the South, excerpts from Oscar Wilde by Richard Ellman, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1988
Volume XI, No. 4, October 1999
- "Up the Mississippi" (account of steamboat travel, from The Americans at Home by Rev. David Macrae c. 1868)
- "Trans-Atlantic Cable" and "Ain't Love Grand and the Telegraph" (story about an 1848 marriage by telegraph) both excerpted from The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage, 1998.
- "The Delights of Visiting" by Fanny Fern, from Fern Leaves from Fanny's Portfolio, 1854. Book at Google Books
- Temperance Leads to Thriving Tour Business (history of Cook Travel) from "Modern-Day Package Tour has Roots in Temperance" by Nicholas Bannister, The Guardian, 1999.
- "Coming Into Chicago" (account of railroad travel) excerpt from Wool-Gathering by Gail Hamilton, 1867.
- Book Review of A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmstead and America in the Nineteenth Century by Witold Rybczynski, reviewed by Mr. Wittenbreer.
- High-Performance Dining (account of dining while traveling) from Sixty Miles From Contentment: Travel in the Nineteenth-Century American Interior by M. H. Dunlop, 1995.
- "Silent Night" original lyrics from 1808
Volume XI, No. 3, July 1999
- Our American Cousin by Mr. Nelson (analysis of the famous stage play and brief biographies of the actors)
- "A Literary Comparison" Excerpt from American Iconography - discussion of Fanny Fern (writer) and Lilly Martin Spencer (artist).
- Excerpt from "Invalid Rambles in Germany in the Summer of 1845" by N.P Willis, from Rural Letters and Other Thoughts at Leisure, 1849.
- Some Intriguing One-Act Plays, c. 1850-1865 (list of play titles)
Volume XI, No. 2, May 1999
- "Well Dressed" (excerpt from All the Year Round, ed. Charles Dickens, Sept 17, 1859).
- "Becoming Colors" (from Godey's Ladies' Book, August 1859.)
- "Wartime Fashions" (excerpt from the Dubuque Herald, May 14, 1862.)
- Mid-Nineteenth Century Parasols by Mr. and Mrs. Flemming (with illustrations)
- "Bonnets" Poem (from the Albany Patriot [Georgia], March 28, 1861.)
- Excerpt from "Our Eye-Witness with Handel," All the Year Round, ed. Charles Dickens, July 16, 1959 (account of ladies' bonnets in the audience at a concert).
- "Fashion" by Josh Billings, from Josh Billings: His Sayings, 1865.
- "The Hazards of Real Lace" (excerpt from Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell, 1853, account of a mishap with a piece of fine lace)
Volume XI, No. 1, January 1999
- Who was Fanny Fern? by Miss Katuin (biography of writer Fanny Fern)
- "A Voice From Bedlam" by Fanny Fern (1861) (Essay on distractions from her writing)
- "Fanny Fern on "Ladies' Papers" and "The Rage in Ladies' Dress" (excerpts from Fanny Fern works, 1861)
- Best Sellers of the 1840s and 1850s (list of popular books) from Golden Multitudes: The Story of Best Sellers in the United States by Frank Luther Mott, 1947.
- Literary News of 1862 (excerpt from The American Annual Cyclopaedia 1862).
- "The Dangers of Novel-Reading" (excerpt from The American Woman's Home by Catherine Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1869.
- Office Technology (excerpts from The Office, July 1989 19th century office inventions)
Volume X, No. 4, October 1998
Volume X, No. 3, July 1998
- Minnehaha Falls: A Nineteenth Century View by Mr. Willliam Wittenbreer
- "The Falls of Minnehaha" excerpt from Wool Gathering by Gail Hamilton, 1867
- "The Laughing Waters," poem by Mrs. Mary H. Eastman, from The Romance of Indian Life c. 1852
Volume X, No. 2, May 1998
- Lilly Martin Spencer (1822-1902) by Claire Wickland (notes about the artist)
- "The Boz Ball," excerpt from The Hone & Strong Diaries of Old Manhattan, 1989 (account of a famous ball given for Charles Dickens)
- Mourning Customs Part III by Mr. William Kepler
- Health Advice from Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale, excerpt from The Good Housekeeper, 1841
Volume X, No. 1, January 1998
- Success and Scandal: Notes on the Life of Edwin Forrest by Mrs. LaBreck (biography of actor Edwin Forrest)
- "Jenny Lind Goldschmidt" by James Parton, from Eminent Women of the Age, 1869
- 19th Century Parlour Theatricals by Miss Katuin
- Mourning Customs Part II by Mr. William Kepler
- "Piano Mania" from Godey's Lady's Book, August 1865
- Recipes: Heart Cakes / Frost or Icing for Cake
Volume IX, No. 4, October 1997
- Mourning Customs Part I by William Kepler
- Excerpt from No Name by Wilkie Collins (1862), accounts of mourning clothing
- Mourning and Slight Mourning Attire from Beadle's Dime Guide to Dress-Making and Millinery (1861)
- "The Soldier's Grave," excerpt from Women of the War: Their Heroism and Self-Sacrifice (1867) Book at Google Books
- "Spiritualism," brief essay by Glenn Everett, from The Victorian Web
- Spiritualism Book List: a list of resources
- "Wonders Will Never Cease" from All the Year Round, Ed. Charles Dickens, Sept. 17, 1859 (essay on superstitions)
- Recipe: Mary Todd Lincoln's Pumpkin Pecan Pie
Volume IX, No. 3, July 1997
- Notes on Children's Toys by Mrs. LaBreck and Mrs. Pinkerton (history of toys)
- Popular Parlour Games (directions for playing "The Sculptor," "Grandmother's Trunk," "The Queen of Sheba," "The Feather," and "Pinch, No Smiling."
- Movie Review: "Her Majesty Mrs. Brown," by Erik Pearson
- Poem excerpt (untitled) about hoopskirts
- "The Way to Keep Him" by Mary E. Clarke, short story from Peterson's, 1860
Volume IX, No. 2, April 1997
- "On Cravats" from All the Year Round, Ed. Charles Dickens, Feb. 11, 1860
- "Dressed to Kill" by Eric P. Nash, from The New York Times Magazine, July 30, 1995 (military origins of men's clothing)
- "Thoughts on Dress" (1851) by Fanny Fern, from Fanny Fern: Ruth Hall and Other Writings, (humorous essay on gentlemen's fashions)
- Excerpt on Gentlemen's Dress by N.P. Willis, from Rural Letters and Other Records of Thought at Leisure (1849).
- "In Which She Sewed a Pair of Trousers," excerpt from The Story of My Life by Mary Livermore, 1895 (account of tailoring a pair of men's trousers at home) Book at Google Books
- "Hints to Gentlemen in the Art of Fascinating" by Lola Montez, excerpt from The Arts of Beauty and Hints to Gentlemen on the Art of Fascinating, 1858. Book at Google Books
- Knitting Pattern: Gentlemen's Knitted Braces
- 19th Century Popular Reading Part I, by Miss Katuin
- Rouge Detector from Godey's Lady's Book, Sept. 1856.
- Recipe: Kisses (cookies)
Volume IX, No. 1, January 1997
- Review of LHS Theatrical: "A Pretty Piece of Business" and photos
- Our Foreign Gossip from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, May 1856 (account of a Washington's Birthday ball in Paris)
- George Washington's Prayer for his Country (1783)
- Washington's Watch (brief story) from The Student and Family Miscellany, December 1854.
- Excerpts from George Washington's Farewell Address 1797
- "Mrs. Washington's Eternal Knitting" from Caper-Sauce: A Volume of Chit-Chat about Men, Women and Things by Fanny Fern, 1872 Book on Google Books
- Poems about dancing: "Footloose" by Steven Bartel; "Untitled" by Hoffman
- Recipes:
- Volume VIII, No. 4, October 1996
  - The Chatelaine of the Haunted House: A Tale of Fashion (excerpted from Punch, 1849)
  - "The Parlour Theatrical," an excerpt from No Name by Wilkie Collins (1862) (account of an amateur theatrical) Book at Google Books
  - A Word about Sleep, from Peterson's Magazine, February 1861
  - Recommended Reading: Reviews
    - Past Imperfect: History According to the Movies by Mark C. Carnes (1995)
    - "Cycloramas" (excerpt from Historic Traveler, Judy P. Sopronyi, May 1996)
  - Directions to Ladies for Shopping, from Godey's Lady's Book, January 1854.
  - Costume Society of America Resolution (May 1987) regarding the wearing of original clothing
  - Election Year 1860 (excerpts from My Story of the War by Mary Livermore) Book on Google Books
  - "An Army Doesn't March on Its Stomach," original poem by Steven Bartel
  - Recipes: Apple Jam; Macaroni (from The Young Housekeeper's Friend, 1859) Book at Google Books
- Volume VIII, No. 3, July 1996
  - The Great Chicago Expedition by Mrs. Nelson
  - Experiences at the Sea-Shore by Marguerite Riviere, from Godey's Lady's Book, October 1862 (account of swimming / bathing)
  - Theater Review: "Fashion" by Miss Katuin
  - "How I Look" by Fanny Fern, from the New York Ledger, April 9, 1870. (humorous essay about mistaken identity / fake pictures of her being sold)
  - "Ashokan Farewell" Lyrics by Steven Bartel (1996) written for the popular music written by Jay Ungar
- Volume VIII, No. 2, April 1996
  - Results of the LHS Membership Needs Survey by Miss Katuin
  - LHS Wardrobe Lending Policy by Mrs. Pinkerton
  - LHS Proposed New Mentorship Program
  - Even Living History Has a History (excerpt from Our Own Snug Fireside: Images of the New England Home 1760-1860 by Jane C. Nylander - account of an 1858 "historical re-creation" of a colonial home)
  - A Few Hints on Stays (from Godey's Lady's Book, 1858 - advice on wearing corsets)
  - Theater Review: "Civil Ceremony"
  - Notes on "Song of Hiawatha" (brief quote)
  - Recipes: Asparagus; Fried Asparagus (from Buckeye Cookery and Practical Housekeeping, orig. 1876) Book at Google Books
- Volume VIII, No. 1, January 1996
  - Ice Skating, Winter's Finest Diversion, by Mrs. Pinkerton (A History of Ice Skating)
  - Excerpts from "Our Eye-Witness on the Ice" from All the Year Round, January 14, 1860 (probably by Charles Dickens or Wilkie Collins)
  - Gentlemen Take Note: The Evils of Tobacco (relevant quotes)
  - "Tabitha Tompkins' Soliloquy" by Fannie Fern, from Fern Leaves from Fanny's Portfolio, 1854 (Humorous essay on men's tobacco use) Book at Google Books
  - Another Year (New Years' Song) by J. Starr Holloway, 1864 (sheet music)
- Volume VII, No. 4, October 1995
  - The Field of Honor by Mr. LaBreck
  - "The Gentlemanly Art of Fencing" (excerpts from The Illustrated Manners Book: A Manual of Good Behaviour and Polite Accomplishments by Valentine Nicholson, 1858.
  - "Christmas on the Frontier" (excerpts from "Christmas and New Year's On the Frontier" by Bertha L. Heilbron, Minnesota History, December 1935).
  - Book Review of The Sea Serpent Journal: Hugh McCullock Gregory's Voyage Around the World in a Clipper Ship 1854-55, reviewed by Mr. Flemming
  - The Development of Bridges in Territorial Minnesota by Mr. Flemming
  - Recipe: A Rich Christmas Pudding from Godey's Lady's Book, 1863.
  - Five New Points of Criminal Law (excerpt from All the Year Round, ed. Charles Dickens, September 24, 1858).
- Volume VII, No. 3, July 1995
  - New View of Society (excerpt from All the Year Round, ed. Charles Dickens, August 20, 1859).
  - Know Your Presidents: James Buchanan 1857-1861 compiled by Mrs. LaBreck
  - A Visit to the Pine Forest Historical Museum by Mrs. Nelson
  - Stereoscopic Views (quotes about stereoscopes)
  - "All About Satan" by Fanny Fern from Fanny Fern: Ruth Hall and Other Writings Article in The life and beauties of Fanny Fern Book at Google Books
- Volume VII, No. 2, April 1995
  - Notes on Mid-19th Century Baseball (excerpts from Baseball as it Was Meant to Be Played, by the American Society for Baseball Research.
  - Know Your Presidents: Franklin Pierce 1853-1857 compiled by Mrs. LaBreck
  - How to Compose and Fold a Letter (including diagrams) from Parker's Aids to English Composition, 1853. Book at Google Books
  - "The Income Tax" from the Saint Paul Pioneer, May 14, 1864
  - Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman (account of Mrs. Bickerdyke inspecting a hospital) excerpted from Women's Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience by L.P. Brockett and Mary C. Vaughan, 1867. Book at Google Books
  - "News from Fort Ripley" (account of the Company E newsletter, started in 1854), excerpt from The Muster Roll, A Biography of Fort Ripley Minnesota by Robert Orr Baker.
  - "Vulgarities, or Things to Be Avoided" from The Victorian Woman's Cookbook by Joy Melcher, 1993.
- Volume VII, No. 1, January 1995
  - Know Your Presidents: Millard Fillmore 1850-1853 compiled by Mrs. LaBreck
  - "The Pig Were a Temptation" excerpt from Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell, 1855. Book at Google Books
  - Recipe: Wedding Cake from Buckeye Cookery and Practical Housekeeping, 1876. Book at Google Books
  - Book Review of The Story the Soldiers Wouldn't Tell: Sex in the Civil War by Thomas P. Lowry, reviewed by Mr. Bartel
  - "Nancy Pry's Soliloquy" / "Toys for Babies" by Fanny Fern, from Fanny Fern: A Memorial Volume, 1873 Book at Google Books
  - Laundry Advice for the Hired Help: How to Remove Underarm Stains from White Garments
- Volume VI, No. 4, October 1994
  - "To Gentlemen. A Call to Be a Husband" by Fanny Fern, from Fanny Fern: A Memorial Volume, 1873. Book at Google Books
  - "A Question And Its Answer" by Fanny Fern, from Fanny Fern: A Memorial Volume, 1873. Book at Google Books
  - "To Ladies. A Call to Be a Wife" by Fanny Fern, from Fanny Fern: A Memorial Volume, 1873. Book at Google Books
  - "The Time to Choose" by Fanny Fern, from Fern Leaves from Fanny's Portfolio, 1854. Book at Google Books
  - Commentaries on Women's Life on the Frontier (excerpts from writings by Margaret Fuller c. 1843)
  - Who are Wanted in Minnesota (excerpt from the St. Anthony Express, June 21 1851)
  - Book Review of A Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War by Stephen B. Oates, 1994, reviewed by Mrs. LaBreck.
- Volume VI, No. 3, July 1994
  - The Inevitable Trial -- excerpts from a speech given by Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1863
  - Mid-Nineteenth Century Medicine by Mr. Pinkerton
  - A Commentary on Thomson’s Skirt Manufactory - excerpt from Harper's Weekly, 1859, about the manufacture of hoopskirts.
  - Popular Desserts of the Nineteenth Century
  - Recipe: Marble Cake, the Old-Fashioned Way
- Volume VI, No. 2, April 1994
  - Sarah J. Hale, the Original Gifted Lady Editress (Second of Two Parts) by Miss Katuin
  - "Give Us Room! [The Imperative Request of a Family Man.]" Excerpts from an essay by Wilkie Collins (about overcrowded parties). From: My Miscellanies by Wilkie Collins, 1863.
  - A "Brown Study" Suggested by Brown Vails. By Fanny Fern, Fern Leaves from Fanny's Portfolio, 1854 Book at Google Books
  - Recipe: "Minnehaha Cake" from Buckeye Cookery and Practical Housekeeping, 1876. Book at Google Books
- Volume VI, No. 1, January 1994
  - Sarah J. Hale, the Original Gifted Lady Editress (First of Two Parts) by Miss Katuin
  - Poem: "Mary's Lamb" by Sarah J. Hale
  - Lectures and Lyceums Near Our Nation's Capitol by Mrs. Carter
  - "Seeing the Folly of It" by Fanny Fern, Fern Leaves from Fanny's Portfolio, 1854 Book at Google Books
  - Notes on St. Paul's Episcopal Church, St. Paul (historical local church) researched by Mrs. Gilbert
  - What is a "Magic Lantern" Show, Anyway?
- Volume V, No. 4, October 1993
  - When Does it Count? By Mr. Jack Kollodge
  - On Corsets and Crinolines by Mrs. Pinkerton
  - Hello? by Mrs. Rost (question about period usage of the word "Hello")
  - Book Review: Everyday Life in the United States Before the Civil War: 1830-1860 by Robert LaCour-Gayet (reviewed by Mrs. Gilbert)
  - Female Ingenuity from The American Fashionable Letter Writer(1850) Book at Google Books
  - Awe-ful Thoughts by Fanny Fern from Fanny Fern: A Memorial Volume (1873) Book at Google Books
  - Recipe: Ginger Drop Cakes (1876)
  - Excerpts from Harper's Weekly (various dates 1861-1865)
- Volume V, No. 3, July 1993
  - 1856 Disaster Becomes 1988 Treasure: Review of the steamboat Arabia exhibit by Mr. and Mrs. Pinkerton
  - Celebrating the Fourth by Mrs. LaBreck (history of July 4th celebrations)
  - Excerpts from Anthony Trollope's North America, selected and introduced by Miss Katuin Book at Google Books
  - Advice to Ladies by Fanny Fern (1853)
  - Recipe: Sand Tarts
  - Excerpts from Peck's Fun (1879)
- Volume V, No. 2, April 1993
  - Sewing Machines by Fanny Fern, True Flag, Jan. 29. 1853
  - Undercover at the Smithsonian by Miss Carter (review of period undergarments)
  - Notes on the Life of Charles Worth by Mrs. LaBreck
  - Plain Family Dinners for April from Beeton's Book of Household Mangement (1861) Book at Project Gutenberg
- Volume V, No. 1, January 1993
  - Photographers and Poets by Miss Katuin (article about Lewis Carroll and his parody of Song of Hiawatha)
  - Poem: Hiawatha's Photographing by Lewis Carroll (1855)
  - Early Photography by Mr. Olson
  - Earrings of the Civil War Period by Miss Jean Byassee
  - Sleighing Thoughts (quotations about sleighs)
- Volume IV, No. 4, October 1992
  - Harriet Island? By Mrs. Rost (brief biography of Harriet Bishop)
  - Recipe: Pumpkin Chips from Natchez Authentic Antebellum Recipes of the Old South 1790-1865
  - Book Review: From the Ballroom to Hell: Grace and Folly in Nineteenth-Century Dance by Elizabeth Aldrich, 1991 (reviewed by Mrs. LaBreck) - includes period quotations
  - The Model Widow and The Model Widower by Fanny Fern, both from Fern Leaves From Fanny's Portfolio (1853). Book at Google Books
  - By the President of the United States of America: A Proclamation (October 3, 1863) - establishment of the Thanksgiving holiday
  - Poem: Ballad of the Canal by Phoebe Carey (c. 1850) - on traveling by canal boat
- Volume IV, No. 3, July 1992
  - Birthday Celebrations (how to celebrate a period birthday)
  - The Art of Proper Correspondence by Miss Carter
  - Independence by Fanny Fern, New York Ledger, July 30, 1859
  - The Invention of Afternoon Tea; and Recipe: Seed Cake, from The London Ritz Book of Afternoon Tea by Helen Simpson (1986).
- Volume IV, No. 2, April 1992
  - Notes on the Important Figures of Our Time (Part Two) by Mr. Gildemeister. Series of brief biographical sketches of important Minnesota political figures. Includes: Ignatius Donnelly, Daniel S. Norton, Stephen Miller, James Shields, Henry A. Swift, Morton S. Wilkinson, Samuel Medary, and William Holcombe. Includes Dateline of Governors and Delgates/Senators from 1849-1865.
  - Notes on the Life of Jane Grey Swisshelm by Mrs. Thimsen
  - Income Tax Law During the Civil War Years by Miss Katuin
- Volume IV, No. 1, January 1992
  - Notes on the Important Figures of Our Time (Part One) by Mr. Gildemeister. Series of brief biographical sketches of important Minnesota political figures. Includes: Henry Hastings Sibley, Willis A. Gorman, Henry M. Rice, Joseph Rolette, and Alexander Ramsey.
  - Recipe: Cranberry Pie from The American Frugal Housewife (1833) Book at Project Gutenberg Book at Google Books
  - The Social Season, as Reported in the Press (selected newspaper quotes)
  - An Account of an Army Nurse's Work, excerpt from Women of the War; Their Heroism and Self-Sacrifice (1867). Book at Google Books
- Volume III, No. 4, October 1991
  - Period Politics . Minnesota Style by Mrs. Wendel
  - A Victorian Lady.s Accoutrements by Mrs. Bohrer - article on ladies' accessories
  - Chronology of the 1862 Sioux Uprising
  - Recipe: Lemon Snaps, from Buckeye Cookery (1883) Book at Google Books
  - Poem: The Coquette by Richard Vagrant, Esq., from The Southern Lady's Book: A Monthly Journal of Polite Literature Vol. 1. (1852-53).
- Volume III, No. 3, July 1991
  - Notes on Children's Clothing (from a presentation by Mrs. Thimsen)
  - Advice on Children's Dress from The Young Mother (1846) Book at Project Gutenberg
  - Child Rearing in the Nineteenth Century (Part Two) by Mrs. LaBreck
  - A Primer on Picnics by Mrs. Rost (aka Mrs. Christen) - article about picnic food
  - Recipe: Potato Salad, from Beeton's Book of Household Management (1859). Book at Project Gutenberg
  - Advances in Science (selected inventions)
- Volume III, No. 2, April 1991
  - Child Rearing in the Nineteenth Century (Part One) by Mrs. LaBreck
  - Persona of Mrs. Glenna Rost (aka Mrs. Christen)
  - Recipe: Mrs. T. C. Reynolds. Sweet Biscuits
- Volume III, No. 1, January 1991
  - Etiquette of the Ball and Assembly Room by Mrs. Rost (aka Mrs. Christen), with Thanks to Miss Carter
  - Formal Attire for Gentlemen by W. D. Kepler
  - Formal Attire for Ladies by Mrs. Thimsen
  - Bill of Fare for a Ball Supper for 60 Persons (for Winter) from Beeton's Book of Household Management (1859). (Includes table layout) Book at Project Gutenberg
- Volume II, No. 2, October 1990
  - Entertaining at Home by Sally Anderson (Mrs. LaBreck)
  - Recipe: Sweet Potatoes and Apples
  - Excerpts from: An Aid to the Correct Selection of Eyewear for the American Civil War Reenactor (with illustrations) by Marc Benedict, 53rd P.A., reprinted with permission from the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Newsletter, May 1990.
  - Persona of Mrs. Margaret Gilbert
  - What it Cost (selected period prices)
- Volume II, No. 1, July 1990
  - Focus on Mourning by Sally Anderson (Mrs. LaBreck)
  - Mourning Dress by Glenna Jo Rost (Mrs. Christen)
  - Spiritualism in the Nineteenth Century by Glenna Jo Rost (Mrs. Christen)
  - The Vacant Chair (song lyrics)
  - Weeping Sad and Lonely (music & lyrics)
- Volume I, No. 3, June 1989
  - Nineteenth Century Etiquette Part II by Glenna Jo Rost
  - News from the Hastings Independent (various dates)
- Volume I, No. 2, March 1989
  - Nineteenth Century Etiquette Part I by Glenna Jo Rost
  - "Immigration to Minnesota" from the Rochester Free Press, May 5, 1859
  - The Mid-Nineteenth Century Household by Sally Anderson (overview of household technology)
  - Excerpts from Blunders in Behavior Corrected
- Volume I, No. 1, February 1989
  - Letter from the Editor, William Kepler
  - Excerpts from Blunders in Behavior Corrected
  - Beyond the Visual Image by W. D. Kepler (on creating a 19th century persona)
  - "A Beaver Dam" by Randolph Barnes Marcy, 1852, from How Our Grandfathers Lived by Albert Bushnell Hart, 1902 Book at Google Books
  - Recipe: Sweet Potato and Apple Bake
  - Universal Cure-All from the Ladies' Indispensable Assistant, 1852 Book at Google Books
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