Showing posts with label strange history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label strange history. Show all posts

Monday, October 7, 2024

The Outcasts of Penikese Island | M.P. Pellicer

​Sitting off the northwest coast of Martha's Vineyard in Buzzard's Bay is a small island that was probably visited by Vikings around 1,000 A.D.


In 1873, the Anderson School of Natural History was built on Penikese Island by John Anderson, a tobacco merchant. He had originally constructed his summer home on the south end of the island, on a hill overlooking the sea. He donated Anderson Mansion to be part of the campus, which included a laboratory, a dorm and a dining hall. In addition, Anderson had given an endowment of $50,000 for the school, which was to hold classes for teachers. Anderson hired Alexander Agassiz who at that time was publicly recognized as America's leading scientist, to run the school.




Saturday, January 6, 2024

The Secret History of Tartaria | M.P. Pellicer

Tartary is the historical name for Siberia and Central Asia. There has always been a persistent rumor of a hidden past.


The Tartarian Empire was thought to be a lost civilization that enjoyed advanced technology and culture to go with it. This covered the area of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China and the Russian Far East (Chinese Tartary).

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