11 Secret Spaces Hiding in Famous Places – I’m all about the secret apartments!

Ian McKellen reflects on being ‘the last McKellen’ during appearance on Who Do You Think You Are? – He’s the last in the McKellen line, but he’s a memorable last

Colonial America Tavern Signs Collection – So this evening, I might just get nimptopsical…

Family Fight Over WWI Medal of Honor Recipient’s Grave Goes to High Court

The Vast Library of Congress Card Catalog Is Gathering Dust in the Basement – “Despite the advent of the internet, Library of Congress employees fought hard to keep the old cards around as a backup.:

Good for them!

A Letter from Langston Hughes regarding Sgt. Henry Johnson – 1958 letter from Langston Hughes re: Henry Johnson who finally received Medal of Honor for WWI in 2015.

Derry women discover heirlooms of heroic aunt who defied the Nazis and died in Auschwitz

Photo Credit (Gustave Eiffel’s secret apartment): Serge Melki under Creative Commons license