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Our favorite Christmas characters Yuletide TV specials continue to draw nostalgic audiences
(Image courtesy of Classic Media)December 2022Cover Story Our favorite Christmas characters Yuletide TV specials continue to draw nostalgic audiencesby Corbin Crable The holiday season is a time for nostalgia, savoring warm memories created with friends and family –...
Hey, wanna go to the mall? Shopping malls exist as snapshot of America during one moment in time
(Photo by Patti Klinge) November 2022 Cover Story Hey, wanna go to the mall? Shopping malls exist as snapshot of America during one moment in time by Corbin Crable “All right, I’ll pick you up at the food court entrance 3 p.m. Have fun and be safe!” The words – or...
Trick or Treat! Halloween costumes have a colorful, creative history
(Photo courtesy Charlie Vandermeer/Reminisce)October 2022Cover Story Trick or Treat! Halloween costumes have a colorful, creative historyby Corbin Crable Whether you’re suiting up the kids or grandkids in Halloween costumes to traverse their neighborhood for sweets...
Let’s go to the movies Vintage movie venues have entertained audiences for decades
(Photo by Patti Klinge)September 2022Cover Story Let’s go to the movies Vintage movie venues have entertained audiences for decadesby Corbin Crable Streaming services, be advised – you can’t keep a good movie theater down. People have predicted the death knell of...
One-room schoolhouses still educate visitors Schools housed generations of young learners in 19th, early 20th centuries
(Photo by Kyle Bush)August 2022Cover Story One-room schoolhouses still educate visitors Schools housed generations of young learners in 19th, early 20th centuriesby Corbin Crable As a new school year begins across the country, it can be easy to forget that one-room...
Summer al fresco Before packing up a seasonal picnic, feed your head with these historical facts
Photo by Mike Leavenworth on flickr July 2022Cover Story Summer al fresco Before packing up a seasonal picnic, feed your head with these historical factsby Corbin Crable One of the great joys of pleasant weather lies in the simple picnic, a summer activity whose...
Support your local small businesses this holiday season
Photo by Tim Mossholder on UnsplashDecember 2022Everything OldSupport your local small businesses this holiday seasonby Corbin Crable Ideal gift for that special someone If you’re still looking for the ideal gift for that special someone on your holiday...
Malls remain a reminder of shopping in the pre-Amazon era
Photo by Ron Dauphin on UnsplashNovember 2022Everything OldMalls remain a reminder of shopping in the pre-Amazon eraby Corbin Crable Mall Shopping This year, as most of us log onto the Internet to do our Christmas shopping, some of us will hop in the car and...
These Halloween candies still fill us with terror, but some still view them as treats
Photo courtesy of Pinterest.October 2022Everything OldThese Halloween candies still fill us with terror, but some still view them as treatsby Corbin Crable Halloween candies Anytime of year, those of us with a sweet tooth can easily name the candies we always...
Vintage movie theaters hold cherished memories
Photo by Lloyd Dirks on UnsplashSeptember 2022Everything OldVintage movie theaters hold cherished memoriesby Corbin Crable We all have our own memories of going to the movies – that place where you could sit in silence, in the dark, and laugh or cry with the...
Shopping for school supplies sparked excitement, anticipation
Photo by Kiy Turk on UnsplashAugust 2022Everything Old Shopping for school supplies sparked excitement, anticipationby Corbin Crable New academic year Though we’ll soon be enjoying the final vestiges of summer, there’s another big event about which to be...
Play ball! Baseball rules, customs looked very different a century ago
Photo by Boston Public Library on UnsplashJuly 2022Everything Old Play ball! Baseball rules, customs looked very different a century agoby Corbin Crable Play Ball! Baseball Rules Fan or not, there’s always something to enjoy, when watching a summer baseball...
Small, antique painted wooden boxes can have big price tag
January 2022ANTIQUE DETECTIVESmall, antique painted wooden boxes can have big price tagby Anne Gilbert The humble wooden boxes The humble wooden boxes made in 18th-century America are popular and collectible when colorfully painted. As a November Americana...
Old laundry items are popular collectibles
December 2021ANTIQUE DETECTIVEOld laundry items are popular collectiblesby Anne Gilbert Would you pay $149 for a wood-and-glass washboard made in the 1940s? How about a 1920s old clothes wringer priced at $114? Such items are finding their way into restaurants...
What’s going on with dollhouse collectibles?
November 2021ANTIQUE DETECTIVEWhat’s going on with dollhouse collectibles?by Anne Gilbert Dollhouses and their mini furnishings have a history going back centuries. Not only has their purpose changed but what is being collected has changed as well. Some...
Collecting for teetotalers
May 2024Good Eye Collecting for teetotalersby Peggy Whiteneck The history of tea and its dispersion is not entirely known nor clearly understood, but it appears the first tea appeared in China at least as early as 350 BC. Eventually, tea drinking would expand across...
Tips for selling antiques for greater success
April 2024Good Eye Tips for selling antiques for greater successby Peggy Whiteneck Antique buyers have more types of buying options today than they did 15 or 20 years ago. The Internet and online auctions have revolutionized the antiques trade. However, that also...
Collecting Japanese Kutani and Satsuma Wares
March 2024Good Eye Collecting Japanese Kutani and Satsuma Waresby Peggy Whiteneck I generally prefer collecting Japanese to Chinese antique pottery and porcelain. This is because, in China, the practice of honorifics, in which late items are marked as being from...
Journeys in quilt history: Political patchwork edition
February 2024Covering Quilts Journeys in quilt history: Political patchwork editionby Sandra Starley Learning about the past can be fun! One of the things that I love most about collecting antique quilts, blocks, and fabrics are all the interesting tidbits of history...
My Old Kentucky Home – Quilt adventures with the American Quilt Study Group
December 2023Covering Quilts My Old Kentucky Home – Quilt adventures with the American Quilt Study Groupby Sandra Starley I recently revisited “My Old Kentucky Home,” having lived there briefly as a youngster, for the Annual Seminar of the American Quilt Study...
The Rolling Stone Quilt Pattern
November 2023 Covering Quilts The Rolling Stone Quilt Pattern by Sandra Starley As I noted in last month’s column, the Rolling Stone block is a classic early pattern that has been popular for more than 170 years. Part of its appeal is the simple, aka easy piecing:...
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Visit to threshers’ show brings back ‘farm memories’
September 2023Vintage Discoveries Visit to threshers’ show brings back ‘farm memories’by Ken Weyand As a farm kid who grew up in the days when farmers were transitioning from horse-drawn equipment to tractors, a part of my brain still remembers when a threshing...
Old recipe book shows how business plans can change
July 2023 Vintage Discoveries Old recipe book shows how business plans can change by Ken Weyand A comb-bound book was recently unearthed among my old files – a reminder of how far Discover Vintage America has come since my fledgling efforts as a journalist/publisher...
Old coloring book recalls WWII
June 2023Vintage Discoveries Old coloring book recalls WWIIby Ken Weyand One of the items I’ve saved from my childhood is a coloring book, and its subject matter makes it a bit special. “Fighting Yanks” measures 11 x 14 inches, with a full-color display of warplanes,...
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