Research Compendium

Every adventure I have is based on research using a variety of primary and secondary sources. Here is a quick list of these posts, arranged by topic. You can also find these posts using their series tags.

Tartan in 19th Century Fashion

A Brief Introduction to My Tartan Obsession

The Spirit of Waterloo: Tartan in Regency Fashion

Romanticism and Revival: Sir Scott, King George IV, and the Rise of Tartan

Balmorality: Queen Victoria's Tartan Craze

National Tartan Day

The Glare and Glitter is Brutal: Chemical Dyes and Plaids of the Mid-19th Century

The New Woman and Plaid in the Early 20th Century
200: A Tartan Timeline

Images in Context

Introduction to 19th Century Photography

Industry and Exploration: Travel and War in the 19th Century

Depth of Field: Lens Technology in the Mid-19th Century

The Speed Graphic by Graphlex

Winter in Boston, Coverage by Leslie Jones (Eating My Words)

Kitchen History

Votes for Marshmallow Teacakes
The Pudding Achievement

When Reconstructing History is Delicious

Class of 1934

A Lemony Centennial

Pickled Limes

In Literary Style

House of Mirth's Real Characters

Aloysius and Other Bears of the Early 20th Century

A Love Affair with Tales of the Jazz Age(1)

Betty Medill, Snake Charmer: Tales of the Jazz Age(2)

Radical Stockings: Tales of the Jazz Age(3)

Dancing in Little Women
Introduction to Mid-19th Century Dancing
The Laurence Boy
Meg Goes to Vanity Fair
New Impressions

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