Tag: Catherine McNeur

Parks in Context: A Community History of Peninsula Park

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Parks in Context: A Community History of Peninsula Park

In the spring of 2022, PSU history students in Professor Catherine McNeur’s Public History Lab supported the Friends of the Peninsula Park Rose Garden in their ongoing efforts to celebrate Peninsula Park’s rich history. Following the 2020 Black Lives Matter vigils and marches that began in Peninsula Park honoring George Floyd, the Friends realized theirContinue Reading Parks in Context: A Community History of Peninsula Park

The 19th-Century Swill Milk Scandal That Poisoned Infants With Whiskey Runoff

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The 19th-Century Swill Milk Scandal That Poisoned Infants With Whiskey Runoff

Source: The 19th-Century Swill Milk Scandal That Poisoned Infants With Whiskey Runoff – Gastro Obscura   Vendors hawked the swill as “Pure Country Milk.” by Tyler Moss IN THE 1850S, NEW YORK City babies were being mysteriously poisoned. Nearly 8,000 babies a year shriveled to death from uncontrollable diarrhea, as reported by The New York Times. Without the luxuryContinue Reading The 19th-Century Swill Milk Scandal That Poisoned Infants With Whiskey Runoff