D.J. RichardsonJul 6, 20205 minThe (Not So) Hidden Lives of LGBTQ Residents in Nineteenth Century VictoriaFinding evidence and detail about LGBTQ relationships in the historical record can be a difficult search, and often requires reading between
D.J. RichardsonJun 15, 20209 minThe Women of the "Pig War" of San Juan IslandThe "Pig War" of San Juan Island ... is also story about women, just not a story that has ever been told in any detail.
D.J. RichardsonMay 18, 202010 minBefore the Colonies Had Divorce Laws: Escaping a Toxic Marriage in the Colonial WestIn the mid-19th Century, divorce law in the Canadian colonies was a patchwork of inconsistency.
D.J. RichardsonMay 5, 20203 minPandemic: Victoria(n) StyleThe modern concept of a pandemic is novel to the recent memory of our society. But in Victorian times, it was a regular occurrence for...