Solving a Puzzle

Several months ago, ACGS received a letter asking for help solving a puzzle. I must first state that the names and some towns have been changed so the person who […]

Words of Wisdom From Mark Twain, Part Seven

There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded. I have never let my […]

“Femes soles” means women alone: unmarried, widowed, or divorced. They had a lot more rights than a feme covert. “Feme covert” means married woman. Back in Europe, women did have […]

*From research at library.hbs.edu. (Harvard Business School) Read about the rights or lack thereof of women in Women, Enterprise & Society. It is about Women and the Law with sections […]

*From research such as The Great Courses, The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World by Prof. Robert Garland comes this: In 3100 BC, Egypt women could […]

Speaking with a cousin today, he related how when he was in high school, he and a friend were riding around in Moro Plt. in the mid-60s and saw an […]