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Do the Hustle! Disco made us boogie-woogie the night away in the ‘70s
The iconic mirror ball, setting the tone and delighting disco dancers for decades. (Image courtesy of dancepoise.com)March 2025Cover StoryDo the Hustle! Disco made us boogie-woogie the night away in the ‘70sby Corbin CrableThose who remember the bygone days of disco...
You’re 75, Charlie Brown! Good grief! Peanuts gang has made readers chuckle since 1950
Peanuts Gang Valentine image (image courtesy of schulz museum)February 2025Cover StoryYou’re 75, Charlie Brown! Good grief! Peanuts gang has made readers chuckle since 1950by Corbin CrableOne beloved American comic strip has allowed readers to see the world through...
The Name of Luxury Royal Doulton has stood for the finest in bone china, ceramics since 1815
Royal Doulton “Pomeroy,” pattern # D5270. Inspired by Davenport engravings of 1793, made circa 1933-60. (image courtesy of cynthiafindlay.com)Dec 2024 / Jan 2025Cover Story The Name of Luxury Royal Doulton has stood for the finest in bone china, ceramics since 1815by...
Got a light? Smoking accessories continue their collectible streak
If there’s one thing advertising in the 1950s and ‘60s taught us, it’s that smoking was an activity that brought people together. (Image courtesy of Pinterest)November 2024Cover Story Got a light? Smoking accessories continue their collectible streakby Corbin...
A real cut-up Jack-o’-lanterns bring whimsy, fright to Halloween
Treasure your creatively-carved jack-o’-lantern while you can – they’ll begin to get soft and moldy after roughly three to five days. (Image courtesy of Manicpumpkincarvers.com)October 2024Cover Story A real cut-up Jack-o’-lanterns bring whimsy, fright to Halloweenby...
A bridge to another time Covered bridges still stir up our nostalgia
Missouri’s Sandy Creek Covered Bridge, located in Hillsboro, is seen framed by winter snow. (Image courtesy of Facebook)September 2024Cover Story A bridge to another time Covered bridges still stir up our nostalgiaby Corbin CrableThe covered bridge The covered bridge...
Dressing the part for disco
(Image created by Adobe Firefly)March 2025Everything Old Dressing the part for discoby Corbin Crable It’s 1977. You and your friends spent the afternoon going to the local cinema and watching the new film “Saturday Night Fever.” Now you’re inspired -- you want to go...
Schulz’s Peanuts has KC connection
(Image courtesy of the Schulz Museum)February 2025Everything Old Schulz’s Peanuts has KC connectionby Corbin Crable You’ve read their antics on the comics page of your local newspaper. They’ve celebrated life’s milestones with you in greeting cards. And they’ve made...
See a movie, get a gravy boat
Image from adobe firefly Dec 2024 / Jan 2025 Everything Old See a movie, get a gravy boat by Corbin Crable Holiday Films The holiday season is big business for the film industry, and even though many former moviegoers prefer to stay home and stream their favorite...
Smoke ‘em if ya got ‘em
If there’s one thing advertising in the 1950s and ‘60s, The “Marlboro Man”, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” (Image courtesy of Pinterest)November 2024Everything Old Smoke ‘em if ya got ‘emby Corbin Crable Until the mid-1960s Until the mid-1960s, the act of smoking was an...
Legend has delighted, spooked us for centuries
Edward Hull, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsOctober 2024Everything Old Legend has delighted, spooked us for centuriesby Corbin Crable Pumpkin-carving season Autumn is upon us, and with it comes pumpkin-carving season. Maybe you’re planning to load the family up...
Libraries remain essential part of our communities
Photo by Seven Shooter on UnsplashSeptember 2024Everything Old Libraries remain essential part of our communitiesby Corbin Crable September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, and if you’re a lifelong reader like...
Learn the many names and types of quilts
November 2022ANTIQUE DETECTIVE Learn the many names and types of quiltsby Anne Gilbert Collecting Quilts In 1996, when I began researching for my book, “Collecting Quilts,” I quickly realized that research is a must. Would you recognize a Kapa, Crazy quilt, or a...
American patriotic-themed objects still popular with today’s collectors, artisans
September 2022ANTIQUE DETECTIVE American patriotic-themed objects still popular with today’s collectors, artisansby Anne Gilbert Collecting fads may come and go, but items decorated with historic American subjects still attract a new generation of current collectors....
Early Americans saved family history with decorative Frakturs
August 2022ANTIQUE DETECTIVE Early Americans saved family history with decorative Fraktursby Anne Gilbert Frakturs show family history in pictures These days when we get a printed birth or marriage certificate, we put the document in a drawer or bank document box. It...
Eggs not laid in Nature
August 2025Good EyeEggs not laid in Natureby Peggy WhiteneckThere’s just something really pleasing about an egg’s shape, whether it comes from hens – or glassmakers! Many companies made functional versions of white glass eggs, beginning in the late 19th century, to be...
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All dolled up – To play or not to play
June 2025Good Eye All dolled up - To play or not to playby Peggy Whiteneck Children’s toys have been sought by adult collectors, especially items in their original packaging. For me, keeping dolls and other toys in original cardboard and cellophane is kind of a...
Top Tips for Antique Quilt Collecting, Part II
August 2025Covering QuiltsTop Tips for Antique Quilt Collecting, Part II by Sandra Starley Knowledge is power With all the online resources available today, it is easy to become an educated consumer. It just takes some determination and time to develop your...
Spool Pets – Meet Clara Cow
June 2025Covering Quilts Spool Pets - Meet Clara Cowby Sandra Starley Quilters cannot sew without thread and other sewing notions, and most have collections of sewing supplies. You never know what you may find in that box of vintage lace, rickrack, and bias tape. I...
Flying Geese classic quilting block helps quilts take flight
May 2025Covering Quilts Flying Geese classic quilting block helps quilts take flightby Sandra Starley Egyptian pyramids, Mayan Temples and myriad European churches feature this iconic triangle. This ancient shape was quickly adopted by very early quilt makers as a...
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Old childrens’ books show how times have changed
June 2025Vintage Discoveries Old childrens’ books show how times have changedby Ken Weyand Recently I found four old childrens’ books my mother had stashed away – curiosities of her early life after she moved with her parents to Kahoka, MO, where my grandfather...
Kansas City’s early-day airports helped make flying history
May 2025Vintage Discoveries Kansas City’s early-day airports helped make flying history by Ken Weyand Operating in an era when airplanes were a novelty, pilots navigated using “dead reckoning, and a good landing was “any landing you could walk away from,” Kansas...
Remembering my ‘Dirt Road Days’
February 2025 Vintage Discoveries Remembering my ‘Dirt Road Days’ by Ken Weyand Years before J.D. Vance penned his “Hillbilly Elegy” about his Appalachian origins, I put together an e-book that recalled my early years on a Northeast Missouri farm. As the blurb on the...
“The Complete and Unauthorized Guide to Vintage Barbie Dolls” By Hilary Shilkitus James
April 2024Books for Collectors“The Complete and Unauthorized Guide to Vintage Barbie Dolls” By Hilary Shilkitus JamesBy Corbin Crable You’ve seen the more contemporary Barbie dolls everywhere, but Hilary Shilkitus James’ book “The Complete and Unauthorized Guide...
“NASA: Space Flight Research and Pioneering Developments” By Hans-Jüergen Becker
March 2024Books for Collectors“NASA: Space Flight Research and Pioneering Developments” By Hans-Jüergen BeckerBy Corbin Crable Those fascinated by what exists beyond Earth’s atmosphere are sure to gobble up Hans- Jüergen Becker’s tome “NASA: Space Flight...
One Hundred Years of Valentines
February 2023Books for Collectors"One Hundred Years of Valentines" by Katherine KreiderBy Corbin Crable Remember sitting at your desk in elementary school on Valentine’s Day and anxiously waiting for your crush to slip a small envelope into the box you had...