Author: Ms. R.

County Down has an abundance of ancient standing stones, with this a rare example in the north of the county, sited not far from Strangford Lough, with views of Scrabo Tower, and close to the sprawling, modern, Ballybeen housing estate. This particular example, known as the Kempe Stones, or occasionally Greengraves, is a portal tomb or dolmen. The name Kempe Stone may derive from the Norse word Kampesten, which means big stone or prehistoric tomb. It features two large upright stones,……

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Emma Nichols never expected the beans to squeak. There were 392 of them in total, each concealed within brittle paper packets containing anywhere from one to 42 legumes of varying sizes and provenances. No one had paid much attention to them for more than a century, but now the beans needed to be sorted, counted, and preserved for posterity in the digital realm. “I devised a method of cleaning them using a polyurethane sponge between some tweezers,” says Nichols,……

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On the bottom of a dramatic canyon, a set of three stone-built pools gather warm spring water in a perfect location to retire from the urges of the world and enjoy a quiet time (while the children splash on the pool). This incredible place is located in Xodhé, a community within the municipality of Cadereyta. Located between the limits of Querétaro and Hidalgo is this natural paradise a thermal spring in the middle of a semi-arid landscape. Getting to el……

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After marrying in 1910 and moving to Falls Church, Virginia, the Henderson House was built in 1913 by Dr. E.B. Henderson and his wife, Mary Ellen Meriwether using a Sears Kit.  In response to an ordinance that threatened to segregate the town along racial lines, Henderson teamed up with Joseph Tinner and seven other men to form the Colored Citizens Protective League, which morphed into the first rural branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People……

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To commemorate Black History Month in Britain, a mural of Frederick Douglass was unveiled prior to October 2020. The black and white painting was the work of a local graffiti artist who goes by the moniker of @TrenchOne. But why would an artwork celebrating an American statesman appear in the capital of Scotland? The illustration is located a stone’s throw away from the Union Canal. During the 1840s, the world-renowned social reformer took up residence just a couple of……

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In the early 1990s, the Navy hired University of Maryland anthropologist Mark Leone to investigate the Naval Academy’s campus in Annapolis, specifically parts that would be affected by new development projects. Using digital mapping, Leone and his team found an abundance of remains, including the remains of two lost neighborhoods that were demolished before World War II as the school expanded. One of those neighborhoods was known as Hell Point. The parking lot next to Halsey Field House is……

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To commemorate Black History Month in Britain, a mural of Fredrick Douglass was unveiled prior to October 2020. The black and white painting was the work of a local graffiti artist who goes by the moniker of @TrenchOne. But why would an artwork celebrating an American statesman appear in the capital of Scotland? The illustration is located a stone’s throw away from the Union Canal. During the 1840s, the world-renowned social reformer took up residence just a couple of……

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