The Library Ghost

    The 1600s in North America covers a number of European colonial enterprises, including Dutch, French, English, and Spanish interests in the "New World."  Wars of trade and conquest span both sides of the Atlantic, and traditional lifestyles are disrupted by new technologies as well as a growing trans-Atlantic slave trade.      Note that the Hearth Cooking video has windy background noise, but it's otherwise good. General information      American Experience | PBS. " Chapter 1 | The Pilgrims | American Experience | PBS ." YouTube . Posted November 19, 2020.      JYF Museums. " The Jamestown Starving Time of 1609-10 ." YouTube . Posted January 12, 2022. Architecture and engineering      Historic St. Marys City. " Historic St. Mary's City - Woodland Indian Hamlet: Rawhide ." YouTube . Posted October 15, 2021.     JamestownRediscovery. " Archaeology of the Jamestown Church Tower ." YouTube . P...

     I would like credit for limiting myself to *only* six cooking videos by Townsends.  It was very difficult and I deserve a sticker.  Also, for some reason the virtual tour of the Irish farm needs to be watched at 1.25x normal speed; all the others seem fine. General information     Fairfax Network - Fairfax County Public Schools. " Life of a Colonial Slave ." YouTube . Posted September 19, 2014.      Smarthistory. " The making of an American myth: Benjamin West, Penn's Treaty with the Indians ." YouTube . Posted February 9, 2020.     Townsend, Jon. " Lighting Then VS Now: Fire Before Electricity ." YouTube . Posted January 14, 2024.      Townsend, Jon. " Winters in Colonial America ." YouTube . Posted December 7, 2017. Architecture and engineering      Colonial Williamsburg. " 18th-Century Brickmaking ." YouTube . Posted January 28, 2026.     Colonial Williamsburg. " ...

    The 1940s concludes the Second World War and begins the Cold War .  Once again, I've separated out the rationing-specific books.  Canning guides, gimmicky appliances, and revised editions of older books predominate in the other categories. Baked goods and sandwiches Cakes, meat pies, fruit tarts, breads, sandwiches.     —. Dormeyer Electric-Mix Treasures . Chicago, IL: Dormeyer Corporation, 1949. Dinners All dinners all the time; for big meals, not little suppers.      —. Money-Saving Main Dishes . Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture, 1948. Jellies, pickles, and chutneys Includes marmalade, fruit preserves, Jell-O, relishes.      Cruess, William Vere, and Arthur William Christie. Home Canning (Rev.) . Berkeley, CA: University of California, 1942.     Pederson, Carl S., and H. G. Beattie. Home Preparation and Preservation of Fruit and Vegetable Juices . Geneva, NY: New York State ...

    The Edwardian era in Britain and its colonies overlapped with the Progressive era in the United States.  Life for the middle and upper classes would change drastically after the Great War, and the period is often considered a last gasp of aristocratic decadence.  As you can see, big dinners are going out of style in favor of smaller luncheons and suppers.  I couldn't find nearly as many cookery books for this decade as for the 1910s and later, but I feel there's enough to warrant publishing the post.      Miss Norton's book (under "Miscellaneous") is a fascinating glimpse into respectability politics of the fin de siècle African-American community, as well as a useful book of recipes.  The end of the volume covers etiquette, pedagogy, and Christian morality as topics of interest for parents, teachers, and young people.  I definitely recommend it if you want to get an idea of what middle- and upper-middle-class women of color we...

    British, Dutch, Spanish, French, Swedish, and German settlers colonized North America during the eighteenth century, sparking wars with the native peoples and one another over land rights and natural resources.  The slave trade became a massive multinational industry that brought wealth to landowners and merchants in North America, while depleting Africa's west coast of its laboring force. General information     JYF Museums. " Ask JYF Museums | How Common Were Cats in Early Virginia? " YouTube . December 3, 2025.      PBS Origins. " The Other American Colonies They Don't Teach You About ." YouTube . February 11, 2026.     Rowe, Kaz. " What National Treasure (2004) Got Wrong (and right) About History ." YouTube . December 1, 2022.     Townsend, Jon. " Lighting Then VS Now: Fire Before Electricity ." YouTube . January 14, 2024. Arts and architecture      Townsend, Jon. " How to Build an Ear...