The Kingdom of Saxony has an eventful history: a story about impressive rulers and their magnificent buildings, an eternal quarrel (with a neighbor) and a growing industrial state in the empire.

An ad which reads ‘Hartmann’s sanitary towels made me wonder: what was it like back then, when women had their periods? Here follows a little history about women’s monthly hygiene products and [...]

A look into the State of Baden: We look at wellknown regions and towns in the former Grand duchy of Baden at the beginning of the 20th century. How did the people live there? How did they make [...]

Ostsee-Sommerfrische Usedom: wie kam man hin, wie badete man damals und was trug man - im Wasser, am Strand und zum Flanieren? Was es mit Damenbädern, Kiekern und Sandbädern auf sich hatte - hier [...]

Grand Duchy of Baden - we introduce this second German state. How was the country founded and how did it develop over the time? We introduce remarkable rulers, dark mysteries and beautiful [...]

Where does my family come from? In this column we will introduce all former states of the German empire. We start with the smallest one - Principally of Reuss Elder Line.