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This is the lobby of the Peabody Essex Museum.  And in their Gift Shop: Seeing my book on a shelf always makes me happy. That book to the right is really good, too. You should read all of them. All the books!  LOL

Cyber Launch Party: Celebrating A New Release For Susanne Saville: “Today we’re celebrating the release of Susanne Saville’s HIDDEN HISTORY OF SALEM.Susanne enjoys caffeine – especially in coffee and tea, tra…”

This is an interesting historical document – it’s using Sisterhood to forward the abolitionist cause.  Not surprising in the North, since abolition was taken up by many churches and church work was one of the few acceptable public spheres in which women could participate. And, of course, Uncle Tom’s Cabin…

From the Archives:Yes, we’re back to piercing again. This is sort of a tangent off of my Victorian Breast Piercing Research – it’s male piercing. If you don’t know what a Prince Albert piercing is … try Wikipedia.You will find many websites – and even books – declaring that this…