TheKnowOwl
Explore the archive through editorial features, geography, and historical collections.
New York
16 captivating pictures of Long Island’s golden years
This collection of pictures shows what life was like on Long Island in the late 19th...
Connecticut
Vintage map featuring historical Connecticut facts and trivia
This old map features historical Connecticut trivia from the 17th - 20th century.
California
Beautifully restored map of Merced, California from 1888
This old map shows Merced, California in the late 19th century.
Texas
Historical map shows bird’s eye view of Honey Grove, TX in 1886
This old map shows Honey Grove, TX in the late 19th century.
Knowledge
Every Person is Interesting
When developing the power of observation, it's helpful to think of your eyes as great magnifying glasses, capable of noticing wonderful things in other…
Texas
Vintage map shows bird’s eye view of Childress, Texas in 1890
This vintage map shows a bird's eye view Childress, Texas in the late 19th century.
Connecticut
Vintage map of Guilford, Connecticut from 1881
This map of Guilford, CT shows the town as it looked in 1881.
Pennsylvania
Old map reveals bird’s eye view of Ligonier, Pennsylvania in 1900
Historical map showing Ligonier, Pennsylvania at the beginning of the 20th century.
Texas
Historic bird’s eye view of Fort Worth, Texas in 1891
Historic bird's eye view of Fort Worth, Texas from 1891
Information
Beautifully restored map of Iowa City, Iowa from 1854
It has a high, beautiful and very healthy location upon the Iowa River, which is a bold deep stream of clear water, navigable with Steamboats during several months of each year, and commands the growing trade of a large scope of exceedingly fertile country, well timbered and watered.
Oregon
Beautifully restored map of Jacksonville, Oregon from 1883
Bird's eye view of Jacksonville, Oregon in 1883
New Jersey
Beautifully restored map of Hackensack, NJ from 1896
Historic bird's eye view of Hackensack, New Jersey in 1896
Pennsylvania
Old map shows bird’s eye view of Cambridgeboro, PA in 1895
This old map shows Cambridgeboro, Pennsylvania in the late 19th century.
Massachusetts
Beautifully restored map shows bird’s eye view of Monson, MA in 1879
This old map shows Monson, Massachusetts in the late 19th century.
New York
Long Island: 118 Miles of Recreation and Romance
This map of Long Island was originally published in 1938
Massachusetts
Bird’s eye view of Brockton, Massachusetts in 1882
This map shows Brockton, Massachusetts in 1882
Wisdom
A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong…
A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser to-day than he was yesterday.
Wisdom
Be friendly to all; but make none your friend until…
Be friendly to all; but make none your friends until they know you and you know them. Many a friendship born in the darkness of ignorance hath died suddenly in the light of a better acquaintance with each other. - Charles Spurgeon
Massachusetts
Beautifully restored map of Provincetown, Massachusetts from 1910
Historic bird's eye view of Provincetown, Massachusetts as it used to be
Connecticut
Connecticut’s Chester–Hadlyme Ferry
The Chester-Hadlyme ferry is the second oldest continuously operating ferry service in the state.
Knowledge
Plan a Schedule of Great Reading
A love for great literature is one of the noblest pleasures of life.