Strange Times offers a treasure trove of outlandish, funny, sometimes shocking stories from Victorian Era. Explore Victorian ideas, customs, holidays, clothing, architecture, art, women, men, businesses, leisure activities and more.
Coney Island Dreamland built in 1904 was one of the shortest lived but most astonishing and forward thinking theme parks. Read More>...
Mary Ann Brown Patten was nineteen years old in 1857 when she sailed from Boston to San Francisco via Cape Read More>...
On July 4, 1845, Henry David Thoreau moved into the tiny house he built at the northwest edge of Walden Read More>...
Maria Spelterini was the only female funambulist (tightrope walker) in history to cross Niagara Falls. She did it in celebration Read More>...
The trailblazing all-girl road trip started on a rainy day, June 9, 1909. Alice Huyler Ramsey would soon make history Read More>...
Kittie Smith did not lead a normal life. Hers was exceptional. She was born with both arms, but they were Read More>...
Nineteenth-Century Mother Photos became the rage when photography was still an emerging science. By the mid 1850s it was becoming Read More>...
His swift strokes spring off the canvas with bold energy. Referring to his unique swirling style, Giovanni Boldini (1842 –1931) Read More>...
When journalist Jane Cunningham Croly was denied admission to the all male New York Press Club dinner honoring Charles Dickens, Read More>...
Although petite in stature, the delicate Miss La La possessed astonishing strength. Born April of 1858 in what is now Read More>...
Kodak Girls were on the go. Susan B. Anthony said bicycles did more to emancipate women than anything else. Perhaps Read More>...
Even by today’s demanding standards, Leona Dare would have been a YouTube sensation. She was strong, she was skilled, and Read More>...
The first modern International Olympics were held in Athens, Greece in 1896 with no female competitors allowed. Pierre de Coubertin, Read More>...
The Mystic Krewe of Comus held its first formal parade in the mid-1800s. The Krewe of Rex, Knights of Momus Read More>...
The history of New Orleans Mardi Gras is as colorful and layered as the King Cakes baked to celebrate the Read More>...