Declining Anglo-Saxon birth rates made eugenicists obsessed with creating strong, healthy white babies. And temperance advocates claimed that alcohol posed a dire threat to this goal — one that ...

THE TEMPERANCE movement in the United States began in earnest in 1826 with the founding of the American Temperance Society. Its goal was to diminish the harm caused by the overconsumption of alcohol ...

Adna Hecox, who preached the first Protestant sermon in California, was living in Soquel when he established the state’s first Temperance Society in 1847. It was a self-help order where one “took the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Granville Historical Society is presenting "Songs of the American Temperance Movement: 1865-1920," in a program on Feb. 29 at ...

The month of March brought two matters of considerable public moment before the citizens of Caledonia County. At a temperance convention held at St. Johnsbury Plain on the 9th where ...

As younger adults opt for “wellness” products, many are practicing alcohol abstinence. Sometimes referred to as “sober curious,” this trend of often forgoing alcohol has forged public conversations on ...

For all its notorious stories of bootlegging gangsters, unground crime, speakeasy’s and the infamous Red-Light District, it’s no wonder how Terre Haute earned the moniker, “Sin City.” It’s easy to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millions of people give up alcohol every January, but in the 1830s temperance created a "parallel existence" for non drinkers ...

The Granville Historical Society is presenting "Songs of the American Temperance Movement: 1865-1920," in a program on Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. at Seek-No-Further Cidery. The program will be presented by ...