May 8, 2019May 6, 2019Other eras Cash-based income statement of farm in 1945/1946 – part 4 Previous post listed the cash transactions in the estate of my paternal grandfather from the day he passed away until a probate […]
May 6, 2019Other eras Cash transactions listed in 1945 probate filing – part 3 The estate of my paternal grandfather went through probate in 1946 after he died in 1945. The probate filing listed the cash […]
April 29, 2019May 6, 2019Other eras Prices of farm animals in 1945 – part 2 The probate filing for the estate of my grandfather, Daniel Ulvog, provides a lot of information about the farm. Let’s look at […]
April 25, 2019May 6, 2019Other eras Glimpse into economic life on a farm in 1945, provided by probate documents – part 1 My paternal grandfather passed away on June 1, 1945, near the end of World War 2. Disposition of his estate was officially […]
January 19, 2019January 20, 2019Other eras, U.S. Civil War Inflation factors during the Civil War and an indication of relative wages in the 1860s. An insightful indicator of wages during the Civil War can be found in The Cause Lost: Myths and Realities of the Confederacy, […]
June 4, 2018Other eras, Viking Era When pondering the horrible violence of the Vikings, consider the oh so refined civility of the English in the 1700s – part 7 Yes, we all know the Vikings were horrible, terrible brutes. Consider the ‘blood eagle’ form of execution. Quite an astounding way to […]
October 26, 2017comparison data, Other eras What was the price of gold in 1522 in relation to today’s dollar? Previous post explored a comment by Eric Metaxas in his book, Martin Luther, The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World, […]
October 24, 2017Other eras Price tag for the first New Testament printed in vernacular expressed in terms of the cost of a butchered hog I found an interesting way to convert the price of a New Testament bible in 1522 to current dollars. How does this […]
June 3, 2017June 15, 2017Other eras The incredible wealth of Mansa Musa, the ancient emperor of Mali Barron’s suggests Mansa Musa, the Emperor of Mali in the 1300s, was the richest man who ever lived. Since I firmly believe […]
June 1, 2017June 15, 2017comparison of living standards, Other eras Are you richer today than John D. Rockefeller was in 1916? The answer is, um, yes. I suggest you are in fact richer today than John Rockefeller was 100 years ago. If it were possible for Prof. Don […]