Sylvia Rose
German Pioneers: Father of Aviation
Known as the father of flight and father of aviation, Otto Lilienthal was famous in his lifetime. People came the distance to watch his...
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Sylvia Rose
Aug 7, 20233 min read
Amazing Legacy of Alexander von Humboldt
We're familiar with Humboldt squid, and Humboldt penguins who swim in the Humboldt current off the coast of Peru. In the nineteenth...
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Sylvia Rose
Aug 6, 20235 min read
Easter Bunny, Prussian Blue & Penguins
German folklore, scientists and entrepreneurs are responsible for innovative inventions, discoveries and beloved traditions such as the...
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Sylvia Rose
Aug 1, 20234 min read
Great 19th Century German Woman Artists
Women artists of the late nineteenth century include Elisabet Ney, Anna Peters and Dora Hitz. In the youthful German Empire women's...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 25, 20233 min read
Modern Mirrors, Elevators & Kindergarten
Modern mirrors, electric elevators and Kindergarten are among the 19th century German inventions popular today. During and after the...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 13, 20233 min read
German Inventions We Still Love Today
Coffee filters, gummi bears, guide dog school and refrigeration are among the German inventions of the 19th and early 20th centuries...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 29, 20234 min read
Fortune Telling - The Mystic Victorian
Fortune telling, divination and mystic arts gain huge popularity in the European Victorian Era. Nations careen through cycles of progress...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 13, 20234 min read
Industry & the Age of Monsters Europe
The Age of Monsters in 19th century Europe is the result of a cataclysmic explosion of art, literature, science and philosophy. Nations...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 9, 20234 min read
19th Century: Home Gym, Bicycles, Antiseptic
The home gym, antiseptic, bicycles and Bunsen burners all emerge in the 19th century . European engineers, scientists, physicians and...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 5, 20234 min read
The Strange Case of Rudolf Diesel
Rudolf Diesel (1858 – 1913) invented the diesel engine. The powerful piece of machinery changes lives and engineering forever. What...
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Sylvia Rose
May 24, 20233 min read
Heidelberg - Dueling Scars, Jail & Beer
Dating to 1386, Heidelberg University is the oldest in Germany. Besides studies in medicine or law, a student could aim for three badges...
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Sylvia Rose
May 19, 20233 min read
Pioneering German Women - Bertha Benz
In August 1888, Bertha Benz of Mannheim, Germany loads her kids into a revolutionary vehicle and heads for Pforzheim. She drives the Benz...
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Sylvia Rose
May 8, 20234 min read
The Anxious Victorian - Mental Health
The Victorian era brings progress to Europe, but also problems. Increased pace of life leads to stress conditions such as neurasthenia ,...
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Sylvia Rose
May 1, 20234 min read
Steam & Style - Agrippina of the Rhine
This is the story of paddle steamship Agrippina of the Rhinel the fate of the Empress Agrippinal; and the lowdown on Victorian era trends.
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 29, 20232 min read
Speyer, Lorelei & Murder on the Rhine
Enjoying a fabulous Rhine cruise here in Canada! The Rhine is one of most romantic rivers in the world, with gorgeous scenery, ancient...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 23, 20236 min read
Steam & Coal in Victorian Germany
In Victorian era Germany, steam is an engineer's dream. Wood burning steam machines and logging for quick construction almost destroy the...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 21, 20232 min read
Victorian Detective Murder Mysteries
A luxury Rhine cruise turns into a trip to murder as Reiker goes undercover to solve a slew of tourist murders.
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