On November 2, 1895, in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Court of Oyer and Terminer, H. H. Holmes was found guilty of killing Benjamin Pitezel...

(I have written a previous post about 4th of July in the White City focusing on H. H. Holmes. You can read it here: Independence Day in the ...

  I took this picture while reading and documenting the only known original copy of Holmes' Own Story . (It is housed in the Rare B...

Benjamin F. Pitezel (friend/assistant/and business partner to H. H. Holmes) was murdered at 1316 Callowhill Street on September 2, 1894 in P...

This afternoon found me working on a research paper proposal for my Gilded Age class. Now that I'm finally finished for the night I have...

Hi everyone. I know it has been some time since something new has been posted. These past few weeks have been very busy and filled with va...

The other day I was out searching for a new bedroom fan since my old one began making this squeak noise that was impossible to sleep through...