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All across America this week, college students are heading back to class, and high school seniors are anxiously completing their college applications and waiting for early admissions results. Just like today, a college education was a rite of passage for 19th century students, but a sharp debate raged about just how much education was appropriate,… Read more »

Hello, Fellow Makers! In our continuing series on reflecting on the new year, today’s post is all about taking a fond look back at what we made last year. Have you stopped to take stock of your projects? This is something I always mean to do, but never quite manage. This year, however, I am… Read more »

Welcome to 2022! Have you made any New Year’s Resolutions this year? If so, you’re participating in a tradition going back at least two centuries—if not longer. Let’s have a look at what the Victorians thought about New Year’s Resolutions.