Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: Easter Leggacy 1877

An Easter Egg Dye Recipe: April 1877 The custom of Easter egg decorating is believed to date back to the 13th century. Eggs were once a forbidden food during the Lenten season. Over the years, people...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Ghosts of Easters Past

Anyone else recall the days when you had to look your very best for Easter? Where have these days gone, friends? Nowadays, you go to a church or the theatre and find the most garish,...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: Postcards from the Great Flood of 1913

Entire city blocks submerged in water. Families trapped in their attics, calling out frantically for help. Children forced to abandon their dogs when rescuers finally arrived, and as the waters began to recede, a star-studded...

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