Professor Pinetti was an eighteenth century stage magician who billed himself as a natural philosopher to cash in on what was popular at the time. Ironically, because natural philosophy was popular, he was subject to a kind of scientific investigation by the public that exposed all his tricks and disrupted his livelihood.

Mary Anning help to found the early science of paleontology, defying the odds and creating a remarkable legacy of firsts.

The Putnam Lodge in Cross City, Florida has a long and historic past. A microhistory about a local treasure.