Publishing Column

Students weary of cracking the traditional textbook to get a glimpse of history can now browse the pages of Old News , a family-run publication which offers freshly written stories covering historical events.

The items in this tabloid-style paper may be "old news," but they are hardly stale, as teachers have testified in recent media coverage. Headlines over the past six years have included "Antony and Cleopatra Make Suicide Pact," "Lady Jane Grey Queen for Nine Days," and "Red Coats Slay Five in Boston Massacre."

Articles, which cover events up through 1930, are written as short stories using factual information. Each item is researched from historical documents and the sources used are...