Prophet Peden and his mask

Prophet Peden and his mask

This mask could come straight from a horror film, originally it even had false teeth stitched into it’s mouth. It’s made of leather and the hair is all real human hair. This mask was first discovered in the 1840s in a cottage near Cumnock. Along with the wig and a sword it had just been […]

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Meet The Chalmers: Lady Isabella Bird finds Scottish Covenanters in the 1873 Colorado Territory

Meet The Chalmers: Lady Isabella Bird finds Scottish Covenanters in the 1873 Colorado Territory

In 1873, an astoundingly plucky young woman made it her strong desire to visit a primitive Rocky Mountain supply outpost in the valley of the Big Thompson river. The place was called Estes Park and it had only recently sprouted up from pure wilderness in Colorado Territory’s northern mountains (Colorado would not enter the union as a state for another three years). Constantly […]

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