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The SS Clyde Memorial with the Chaine Memorial Tower beyond it.
Larne, Northern Ireland

SS Clyde Valley Memorial

A tribute to a vessel involved in the notorious Larne gun-running.
Annie Brassey on the deck of <em>Sunbeam</em>. She wrote a famed account of her time at sea.
sailors

The Adventurous Seafaring Women of the Age of Sail, in Their Own Words

Answering the call of the sea.
Kyle Hoekstra November 25, 2019
In many of Greene's images, including this one from 1853 or 1854, it's hard to puzzle out a sense of scale.
ancient

The Strange Emptiness of Egypt in 19th-Century European Photographs

John Beasley Greene photographed early European archaeology in Egypt—but he paid little attention to those who lived there.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 21, 2019
Smith School.
Boston, Massachusetts

Smith Court

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.
Golda Meir's potent blend is still sold in Tel Aviv.
politics

How a Coffee Blend Defined an Era of Israeli Politics

Israel's only female prime minister favored a potent roast that carries her name.
Karen Chernick November 20, 2019
Gloria Dei Old Swedes Church.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Gloria Dei Old Swedes' Episcopal Church

The oldest active church in Pennsylvania is also the second oldest Swedish Church in the United States.
The Rubjerg Knude lighthouse, on the move.
lighthouses

More and More Lighthouses Are Moving Away From the Shore

A Danish structure is the latest to evade erosion by migrating inland.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 19, 2019
Bronx, New York

Cafe al Mercato

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.
The map included grocery stores, bakery, and a Japanese-Korean restaurant and hotel.
maps

Tour Honolulu's Japanese Food Scene With This 1906 Map

More than a century ago, Takei Nekketsu mapped Japanese-owned businesses for recent immigrants.
Reina Gattuso November 15, 2019
Researchers analyzed ancient DNA from ibis mummies, millions of which have been found in Egyptian catacombs.
mummies

Ancient Egypt’s Ibis Mummies Were Probably Not Raised in Giant Sacred Ranches

Genetic research suggests a more local solution to meet demand.
Isaac Schultz November 14, 2019
Church of Agioi Apostoloi.
Kalamata, Greece

Church of Agioi Apostoloi (Church of the Holy Apostles)

The Greek War of Independence was declared at this medieval Byzantine sanctuary.
Laws Spring engraving.
Williams, Arizona

Laws Spring

This remote desert watering hole has a connection to a curious chapter of American history.
William Hughes, like other Europeans in the Americas, learned—and often stole—from indigenous people.
pirates

A Pirate Botanist Helped Bring Hot Chocolate to England

William Hughes was a buccaneer with an early recipe for “the American Nectar.”
Reina Gattuso November 14, 2019
The "Manchu-Han Imperial Banquet" brought peace to an empire, so the story goes.
food

The Greatest Banquet in Chinese History That Never Was

How grilled ape, braised bear paw, and steamed camel hump came to symbolize national unity.
Luke Fater November 13, 2019
The portal with coats of arms of the former Seat of the Inquisition.
Ribadavia, Spain

Ribadavia Casa de la Inquisición (Seat of the Inquisition)

The building hides in plain sight in Ribadavia's historic Jewish quarter.
One theory holds that Monterey Jack was developed by Scotsman David Jacks.
food

The Cheese Makers Keeping Monterey Jack's Local Legend Alive

Only one farmstead in Monterey County still makes the famed cheese.
Rachel Wharton November 12, 2019
One wreck closely resembles <em>Vasa</em> in size and shape, leading to speculation that it may be <en>Äpplet</em>, its sister ship.
shipwrecks

Found: 17th-Century Warships at the Bottom of a Swedish Channel

They could be related to the famous, ill-fated "Vasa."
Isaac Schultz November 11, 2019
Transcontinental Air Mail Route Beacon
Dubois, Idaho

Transcontinental Air Mail Route Beacon

This giant tower beacon was a key navigation tool for pilots delivering mail amid the night skies.