Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Mar 8, 2021 10:33:12 GMT -5
Bragging rights only for this one, but something to keep your research juices flowing!
When I was doing Historical Hunt a few years ago, he had what he called 'sequential' internet hunts. They were a series of questions you had to answer. The answer to question #1 was a clue to question #2 etc. and if you followed the right path, you would get through them all. There were usually 10 - 20 questions, and research included sites like Chronicling America and Find A Grave, along with museum files, old documents and photos. If the answer to one question was, say, "Mary Jackson" and that was the clue to use with the next question, it might refer to a different Mary Jackson. If the answer was a year, say 1854, as a clue it might refer to that year or it could be a museum item number. You had to keep an open mind about what each answer meant as a clue.
In that spirit, I made up a sequential hunt of my own for you to try your hand. If you get stuck, feel free to ask for a hint. You can post questions here. Send your answer(s) to me in a PM. This is just for fun, so it might take some longer than others to get through.
1. B000EFBMXK and lace, but not arsenic: ___________
2. 1854 Richmond Enquirer. Unintentional poisoning and yes, arsenic. Full date of article: __________
3. Clara died 3 days later, age 2. Buried in Dubuque County, IA. Full name: _______ _______
2. 1854 Richmond Enquirer. Unintentional poisoning and yes, arsenic. Full date of article: __________
3. Clara died 3 days later, age 2. Buried in Dubuque County, IA. Full name: _______ _______
4. Last name of her son, co-winner of the Indy 500: __________
5. The type of knife used to murder and dismember the widow in 1877: _________
6. In 1920, the New York ______Club promoted this headlined new style of clothes: _________
7. Where a boy's pair cost 69 cents in 1963: ______ _______ _______ _______
8. The most expensive item on this page: _______ ________ _______
9. Vintage Dancer, 1920's fashion for men. Maiden name of wife of the first man shown wearing one: _____ _____
10. "Babe." Webb Mills Cemetery. Date of birth: _____________
11. On this day, The Daily Ardmoreite. Last name of the judge in the article about a "Unique Plan.": _________
12. Getty Museum. Number in the lower right corner on the back of victim John's photo: __ __ __ __
5. The type of knife used to murder and dismember the widow in 1877: _________
6. In 1920, the New York ______Club promoted this headlined new style of clothes: _________
7. Where a boy's pair cost 69 cents in 1963: ______ _______ _______ _______
8. The most expensive item on this page: _______ ________ _______
9. Vintage Dancer, 1920's fashion for men. Maiden name of wife of the first man shown wearing one: _____ _____
10. "Babe." Webb Mills Cemetery. Date of birth: _____________
11. On this day, The Daily Ardmoreite. Last name of the judge in the article about a "Unique Plan.": _________
12. Getty Museum. Number in the lower right corner on the back of victim John's photo: __ __ __ __
Have fun!
