“Historical mystery” can sound like entertainment. In real research, it usually means something less dramatic and more...
Investigating the Past
When people imagine historical research, they picture dusty archives full of answers. In practice, the past is...
Archives feel like neutral vaults: quiet buildings, carefully labeled boxes, and digitized collections that promise a direct...
Census records look simple: names, ages, birthplaces, occupations, and households arranged in tidy rows. That simplicity is...
Most past lives were never recorded in a neat biographical arc. They show up as scattered traces:...