Resources
If you’re looking to delve deeper into the worlds I’ve written about, these books and media are great jumping-off points.
Mary Surratt & Lincoln Assassination | Online Resources
Surratt House Museum
Visit the online home of the Surratt tavern in Clinton, Maryland
Conspiracy Trial transcript
Read Poore’s transcripts of the trial of Mary Surratt and her co-defendants (Click here for volume 2)
Ford's Theatre
Take a virtual tour and see evidence from the scene of the crime
Trial of John Surratt
Read the transcript of Mary’s son, John’s, trial (Click here for volume 2)
Mary Surratt & Lincoln Assassination | Recommended Media
The Conspirator
directed by Robert Redford
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
by James L. Swanson
(YA edition of Manhunt)
Little Women & Alcott family | Online Resources
Orchard House
A virtual visit to the Alcott family’s Concord, Massachusetts home
The Alcotts as I Knew Them
Read Clara Gowing’s 1909 memoir of her childhood friendship with the Alcott family
Louisa May Alcott is My Passion
Alcott Memoirs
Little Women & Alcott family | Recommended Reading
Marmee and Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother
by Eve LaPlante
My Heart is Boundless: Writings of Abigail May Alcott, Louisa's Mother
edited by Eve LaPlante
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why it Still Matters
by Anne Boyd Rioux
The Alcotts: Biography of a Family
by Madelon Bedell
Violet & Daisy Hilton | Online Resources
"Intimate Lives and Loves of the Hilton Sisters"
Read the complete text of this autobiographical souvenir booklet, compiled from Violet and Daisy’s late 1940s newspaper serial interviews
"Chained for Life"
Watch Violet & Daisy’s 1952 film, Chained for Life in its entirety
"Freaks" clip
See a scene from Violet & Daisy’s 1932 performance in the circus horror film, Freaks
"Every Hour of Every Day"
Violet and Daisy sing “Every Hour of Every Day” in this clip from Chained for Life
"Love Thief"
Violet and Daisy sing “Love Thief” in this clip from Chained for Life
"Never Fall in Love"
Violet and Daisy sing “Never Fall in Love” in this clip from Chained for Life
Dionne Quintuplets | Online Resources
The Tragedy of a Miracle
MCTV North Bay documentary produced for the 60th anniversary of the Dionnes’ birth
Municipal Heritage Committee Podcast
MHC Heritage Diary – Episode 12 – The Dionne Quintuplets Podcast with Natasha Wiatr, curator of Callander Bay Heritage Museum
On The Set of "Million Dollar Babies"
Yvonne, Annette, and Cécile Dionne visit the set of “Million Dollar Babies”
Sherman Grinberg Newsreel Collection
Search “Dionne Quintuplets” to view 33 vintage newsreels
New York Times Interview
April 2017 New York Times interview with Annette and Cécile Dionne
CBC Interview | 2017
May 2017 CBC television interview with Annette and Cécile Dionne
Annette Dionne's Visit to North Bay
YourTV coverage of Annette Dionne’s August 6, 2018 visit to North Bay
Dionne Quintuplets | Recommended Reading | Connect
We Were Five
by James Brough with Annette, Cécile, Marie, and Yvonne Dionne
The Dionnes
by Ellie Tesher
Send greetings to Annette and Cécile Dionne!
Ingalls family & Pioneer life | Online Resources
Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum
“Where the Little House books were written,” Rocky Ridge farm at Mansfield, Missouri, boasts the largest collection of Ingalls & Wilder family artifacts —including Pa’s fiddle and Ma’s pearl-handled pen. In Mansfield, MO
Ingalls Homestead
Explore the site of the Ingalls family’s homestead claim in De Smet, South Dakota
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Frontier Girl
Learn about Laura’s family, homes, and friends, read digital editions of books from the Ingalls family’s own shelves, and download clips of songs mentioned in the novels
Pioneer Girl Project Blog
A behind-the-scenes look at the publication of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s memoir, Pioneer Girl
Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society
Dedicated to preserving Laura’s historic homes — such the Surveyor’s House and Charles and Caroline Ingalls’s Third Street residence — in De Smet, South Dakota
Little House on the Prairie Museum
A virtual visit to the stretch of prairie occupied by the Ingalls family in 1870, southwest of Independence, Kansas
Little House on the Prairie
A celebration of the lifestyle and legacy of Little House, providing recipes, crafts, events, recommended reading and more for fans of the books and television series alike
Osage Nation
Official site for news, current events, culture, and history of the Osage nation and its people — including free Osage language courses
Ingalls family & Pioneer life | Recommended Reading
Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography
edited by Pamela Smith Hill
Laura's Album: A Scrapbook Remembrance of Laura Ingalls Wilder
by William Anderson
Laura Ingalls Wilder: American Writer on the Prairie
by Sallie Ketcham
Best of Covered Wagon Women
by Kenneth Holmes
Lizzie Borden | Online Resources
Lizzie Andrew Borden Virtual Museum & Library
This extensive compilation of information and images includes the complete trial transcripts — read them and try your hand at unraveling the case!
Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Museum
Get a virtual glimpse of the scene of the crime, and, if you’re brave enough, book an overnight stay. (I slept in Lizzie’s room!)
Fall River Historical Society
The foremost authority on Lizzie Borden. Generous glimpses of their unique artifact collections are available online
Lizzie Borden Warps & Wefts Blog
“News, articles and photos about The Lady, The Crime, The City and The Era”
Lizzie Borden, Girl Detective Blog
Home of the Lizzie Borden Podcast
Lizzie Borden | Recommended Reading
Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie Borden and her Fall River
by Michael Martins & David Binette
The Lizzie Borden Sourcebook
by David Kent
Lizzie Borden: Past and Present
by Leonard Rebello
Lizzie Borden: A Case Book of Family and Crime in the 1890s
by Joyce Williams
The Romanovs | Online Resources
Alexander Palace Time Machine
A vast resource of photos, archival information, and online books. (Includes a discussion forum and Book Finder)
Livadia.org
Letters, artwork, and photos of the children of Tsar Nicholas II presented in a scrapbook format
FrozenTears.org
Frozentears.org is a non-profit online media library resource with a special focus on the last ruling Romanov family
Romanov Memorial
A virtual museum of the Romanovs’ final residence
The Romanovs | Recommended Reading
The Romanov Sisters
by Helen Rappaport
Tsar: The Lost World of Nicholas & Alexandra
by Peter Kurth
The Family Romanov
by Candace Fleming
A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas & Alexandra, Their Own Story
by Andrei Maylunas & Sergei Mironenko
Anne Sullivan & Helen Keller | Online Resources
Perkins School for the Blind
Anne Sullivan Macy online history museum and photo gallery; also includes information on Laura Bridgman
Ivy Green
Take a virtual tour of Helen Keller’s childhood home, complete with photos and floorplans of the house and grounds
Helen Keller Kids Museum
Photos, biography, and media clips — including the only known recording of Anne Sullivan’s voice
American Foundation for the Blind
Anne Sullivan Macy, by Nella Braddy
Read the entire text of this rare, out-of-print biographical source for Miss Spitfire, written by Annie & Helen’s close friend
The Story of My Life, by Helen Keller
Read Helen Keller’s classic 1903 autobiography
Anne Sullivan & Helen Keller | Recommended Reading
Helen's Eyes: A Photobiography of Annie Sullivan
by Marfe Ferguson Delano
Beyond the Miracle Worker
by Kim E. Nielsen
Teacher: Anne Sullivan Macy
by Helen Keller
She Touched the World
by Sally Hobart Alexander