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April 24, 2026

Cat & Bird: Episode 5 - New York City's "Death Avenue"

Minnie ���� and I are back with an exciting historical tidbit about New York City's "Death Avenue." While Isabella Bird didn't call it such when she traversed down it in 1854, it's commonly known by this nickname today.

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Published on April 24, 2026 14:59

March 24, 2026

Cat & Bird: Episode 4 - 1873 Cornhole? Aboard Ships?

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Join me, Jax ����, Coal, ����, and the ever-present pile of crinkle paper in our living room (i.e. cat trash) as we discuss the popular 1800's game, Quoits. A cross between cornhole and horseshoes, Quoits was apparently quit...

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Published on March 24, 2026 16:11

February 27, 2026

Cat & Bird: Episode 3 - 1873 GPS in the Rocky Mountains

Episode 3 of Cat & Bird takes us to the Rocky Mountains in 1873, as recounted in Isabella Bird's book, A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains.

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Published on February 27, 2026 08:48

January 30, 2026

Cat & Bird: Episode 2 - The Great Australian Heat Wave of 1872

We're back with another episode of Cat & Bird! This time, we're going "down under" to the very few words Isabella Bird wrote about her trip to Australia and New Zealand as captured in her book, The Hawaiian Archipelago.

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Published on January 30, 2026 07:04

January 9, 2026

Cat & Bird: Episode 1 - Behind the Great Sheet of Niagara Falls

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Cat & Bird, a blog that pairs interesting historical tidbits from the travels of real-life English explorer, Isabella Bird, with cats. ����

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Published on January 09, 2026 14:16