Create a Victorian Puzzle Purse for Valentine's Day ...

Cost is $40 for two painters. Victorian Valentine Tea Party, 2-3 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Pettigrew Home and Museum. Learn the history of tea while enjoying tea and snacks during the free event.

In 1936, a Press headline blared on Saturday, Feb. 15, 1936, that Machine Gun McGurn was gunned down by the Bugsy Moran gang in Chicago. It was to become known as the Valentine's Day Massacre. The gun ...

Valentines were now ever more popular.Printed Valentine cards first appeared in the 18th century, simple sheets with a written verse. Soon afterwards the traditional symbols began to appear ...

Luckily for Victorian posties, though ... Dr Annebella Pollen explores the ugly side of Valentine's Day. It’s enough to make you glad to live in kinder times. Edmund Richardson and Annebella ...

Explore top kid-friendly events in Chicago, March 7-9, including fun exhibits, family-friendly performances and plenty of free fun. Hit the slopes at Granite Peak in Wausau, Wisconsin, for long ski ...

Valentine’s Day cards are known to be sweet, but in Victorian England, cheaply made ‘mock valentines’ with sour sentiments became all the rage. We asked an expert to speak about their impact on ...

when the restored Victorian gardens and historic summerhouses welcome the first signs of spring. It could make an interesting idea for something to do on Valentine's Day - why not go along and buy ...

The heart-shaped boxes of chocolates that dominate Valentine’s Day shelves today ... Historically, chocolate’s journey began far from the Victorian-era confectioneries of Europe.