During the Middle Ages – and in some regions, all the way through the 19th century – one could expect to get more than one's hair cut by the barber. The line between haircutter and medic was blurred, ...

Barbers have not always been tasked only with haircuts and beard-trims; in fact, being a barber during the Middle Ages – and in some regions, all the way through the 19th century – meant being ...

Barbering has a long and interesting history. The first known barbering services were performed by Egyptians in 5000 B.C. with instruments made of oyster shells and sharpened flints. Over the ages, ...

HOUSATONIC — The dean of Berkshire County barbers is celebrating his 89th birthday today, and he’s still cutting hair, as he has for the past 69 years. Fred Sauer has outworked and outlived many of ...

The history of the Elk Horn Barber Shop began long before it opened. Local banker Jack Bates used to take annual hunting trips to Colorado. He had his trophies mounted and hung them in a small back ...