History

Malia Miglino

The Most Lavish Ball of the Gilded Age.

It was a snowy evening on the night of February 10th, 1897 and yet the upper echelon of New York's Gilded Age high society were being...

Malia Miglino

Antebellum Nashville - A Journey Through Music City's Dark Past

In my "Grave Hunting in Nashville" blog I touched on my hesitance to explore a Confederate state's Antebellum history. In my life on the...

Malia Miglino

Prince Philip .... The God?

To the people of the island of Tanna, the answer is yes. Tucked in the South Pacific, the isles of Vanuatu are home to a remote group of...

Malia Miglino

From Beheading to Chocolates - the Very Confusing and Condensed Origins of Valentines Day

As a chubby goth girl, Valentines day was never a very happy day for me growing up. While girls at my school would get flowers delivered...