Betsy Golden Kellem

Betsy Golden Kellem is an entertainment scholar, regional Emmy-winning public historian and author of Jumping Through Hoops: Performing Gender in the Nineteenth Century Circus.

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Mysteries & Folklore

Behind the ‘Fake’ Photos: Britain’s Great Fairy Hoax

The Cottingley Fairy photographs convinced people the mythical creatures were real, including the creator of Sherlock Holmes.

Arts & Entertainment

The Oddball Era of Animatronic Stage Shows

When singing rats and bears became beloved mascots of ’80s and '90s childhoods.

Civil War

Salisbury Steak's Surprising Civil War Origins

This comfort food classic began as a battlefield remedy.

Inventions & Science

Did a Steam-Powered Robot Really Walk Down the Street in 1868?

When Zadock Dederick unveiled a mechanical man, the press called him a 'new Frankenstein.'

U.S. History

World History

Eras & Ages

Culture & Tradition