Monthly Archive: December, 2017

From Our Homes to Yours

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The History Imagined team wishes you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! May the remainder of 2017 and all of 2018 treat you graciously, kindly, and bless you with prosperity!!… Continue reading

Christmas WITHOUT Snow

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Christmas in my south Georgia and north Florida hometowns, like the rest of the deep South, is rarely white. The cold stuff, when it deigns to make an appearance, often arrives as sleet.… Continue reading

The Anti-Opium Crusader

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Not all the interesting and colorful characters from the 1830s were British. Lin Zexu, also known as Lin Tse-hsu, a Chinese scholar and government official, rubbed against the British mercantile ambitions of that… Continue reading

George Washington’s Christmas Raid

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At this time of the year, especially in the Northern United States, uppermost in our minds are warm fires, hot chocolate, and the comfort of family as we celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas. Can… Continue reading