The DNA of Capitalism ~ Sales – begging door to door for the rich people.

Horacio Alger was wrong; all people(s) cannot get ahead. The Protestant work ethic was wrong; there are not jobs for all the people(s) of the earth who need a job. And for those who cannot work in today's world, there is not even much pity, certainly little quality of life. But the propaganda of the … Continue reading The DNA of Capitalism ~ Sales – begging door to door for the rich people.

T. K. Clay, Manufacturer Of London. Steel Nib Writing Pens: The Raven, The Flexor Victoria…

The British newspaper archives are just as wonderful as the American archives are and just as wonderful as the Canadian newspaper archives USED to be - that is past tense for Canada, as in no more. Cherie Lynn's Herstory T. K. Clay, Thomas Kent Clay born 1797 - 1862, manufactured steel nib pens throughout his … Continue reading T. K. Clay, Manufacturer Of London. Steel Nib Writing Pens: The Raven, The Flexor Victoria…

Gaetano Brandi, The Man of Feeling, or the Gentleman’s Musical Repository ~ Music of the 18th century and beyond.

Gaetano Brandi 1728 - 1829 Gaetano's death record states he was 101 years old when he died and was buried at St. Pancras, the 28th of May in 1829. We know little about him before he married Rebecca Dando in London 1790. But a couple of newspaper mentions let us know he was playing music, … Continue reading Gaetano Brandi, The Man of Feeling, or the Gentleman’s Musical Repository ~ Music of the 18th century and beyond.

Newspapers, My First Love For Research ~ R.I.P. The Toronto Star’s Pages Of The Past, At least for most of the world

Geeze Loueezz. Update coming. The story of the lost newspaper archives' plots thicken. More information has been sent about where the dear Pages of the Past has been relegated to and still not a word about CH 1844 😦   I shudder as a genealogist to think what I would not know about our Toronto … Continue reading Newspapers, My First Love For Research ~ R.I.P. The Toronto Star’s Pages Of The Past, At least for most of the world