She has to be one of the most chilling characters in Bristol's long history. Salvation Army member Amelia Dyer looked like a maternal figure caring for a house full of children. In reality she was a ...

In a world much-written about by Charles Dickens, if you were poor and had a baby you couldn't look after - or out of wedlock - then your option was probably the dreaded workhouse. But if you were ...

Section 7 confers the power of detaining in the Workhouse persons who shall have been duly committed to the City Prison, the Penitentiary or the Almshouse; but prohibits employing vagrants or ...

In the first few months of his second term, President Donald Trump has raised concerns among commentators and academics that the U.S. could face a constitutional crisis. Trump has issued numerous ...

Even though the poor were provided with accommodation and (inadequate) food in the workhouse, the system bore hallmarks of slavery. Victorian writer Charles Dickens was a formidable critic of the ...

Even though the poor were provided with accommodation and (inadequate) food in the workhouse, the system bore hallmarks of slavery. Victorian writer Charles Dickens was a formidable critic of the ...

The process started in December 2023 when DeVooght House Lifters up and moved the 1860s doctor's office from South Marr Street to 127 N. Main St., a journey that spanned less than a mile but took ...

In the 1860s, California had to move its capital out of Sacramento because of an atmospheric river flooding. These events aren't just a California thing. They actually happen all over the United ...

Workhouse Arts Center is bringing Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage to the stage from March 8 to April 6, 2025. This heartwarming and comedic play follows a group of formerly incarcerated kitchen staff on ...