Darwin -Wedgwood Family
(Ink illustration by Buck O’Donnell in 1967; public display, World Museum of Mining, Butte, Montana, USA) The Darwin–Wedgwood family is a notable English family, consisting of two connected families that were prominent in the 18th century: the Darwins and the Wedgwoods. Notable members of the family include Erasmus Darwin, a physician and natural philosopher, and […]
News Hawker
Cries of “Extra, extra!” could be heard in the morning hours and throughout the day in the early years of newspapers. Getting the latest news and information was not as simple as opening up your favorite news website or tapping an app on your phone. Instead, people relied on newsboys, also known as newsies or […]