I recently ran across an article with the photographs above that stated it was legal to mail children through the mail until 1913. and a reader validated the article somewhat when he wrote a story about traveling with the mailman to his grandparents in “Sand Mountain Memories,” on Alabama Pioneers. I found it hard to […]
The Paris Exposition was a world’s fair held in Paris, France from April 15 to November 12, 1900 and the film below brings the event to life. Thomas Edison Attended It celebrated achievements of the past century and of course Thomas Edison attended. He had only recently invented the mobile motion picture camera and these […]
Go back in time with this vintage film and see what life was like at the New York Fish Market in 1903 when producing moving pictures and film was in its infancy. Click here to see the film that may have inspired the iconic photo of Marilyn Monroe. Click here to Join Amazon Kindle Unlimited 30-Day […]
They came with hope and dreams of a better life. This historic film was taken of immigrants arriving on July 9, 1903. Some stared at the camera when they arrived and provided remarkably clear pictures of their faces. Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United […]
The song in the video, “Baseball Rag” was recorded in 1913 by Arthur Collins 1864-1933 (vocalist) Dave Wolff (lyricist) Clarence Jones (composer) The rare footage below was filmed in 1898 by Thomas A. Edison Company. Photographed from one camera position behind home plate, the film shows a baseball game in progress. The action includes two players running […]
THE LOOK by Inez McCollum The eyes can say so much without uttering a word. As I think back, I had very few spankings as a child. My Dad usually had to only give me a certain look that would cause me to correct my erring. As a teenager, I sang in the church choir. […]
MY DAD by Clifford Dobyns My Dad grew up on a four hundred acre farm in eastern Kentucky. About one-third of the farm was thick forest which was very good for hunting, two-thirds of the farm was great for growing crops. Dad had five brothers and one sister and it took everyone doing their part […]
A HARD FALL by Clifford Dobyns On the 13th of April I had a hard fall down some steps and cannot write as I injured my right arm and shoulder, therefore, I have borrowed a story sent to me over a year ago by a very good friend. I hope you enjoy it. “IT IS […]
TATTLE TALE BY INEZ MCCOLLUM Road Maps tell us where we are going. Scars on our bodies tell us where we have been. As I look around my body, I find a number of scars; each with its own story. My sons have their scars, each with a story, too. As I hold my left hand […]
PICKLES AND CHOCOLATE by Joyce Ray Wheeler Actually this title sounds a lot like the wild cravings of a pregnant woman ! Instead it refers to the totally unorganized, disconnected bits and pieces this article contains. Allow me to try to clarify. People who know me well are fully aware that I’m a confirmed chocoholic . I […]
