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Do you recall the series of 6 red Burma-Shave advertising signs along the country highways? In 1925, Clinton Odell and

After completing requirements for a master’s degree from Northwestern University in December 1964, I immediately was subject to the military

This week, I watched two movies with incredible star power and fairly weak storytelling: Air on Amazon Prime and The

This year Mother’s Day came early for the Levihn Family as we gathered on April 25 for a final goodbye

I was not a reader of Judy Blume’s books when I was a young person, because, unfortunately, I was a

Near the end of my 30-year career in the Public Affairs Dept. at Indiana Michigan Power in Fort Wayne, the

This week, my toddler came down with a fever, which gave me plenty of naptimes to check out new streaming

In case you missed it, both the Today Show and the CBS Sunday Morning Show with Jane Pauley recently featured

April Fools’ Day is one of the most widely recognized non-religious holidays in the Western world. Children prank parents, coworkers

The “wearing of the green” on March 17 in honor of St. Patrick, along with all the parades with their

What did humans use to clean themselves in the days BEFORE toilet paper? Naturally, they used what was readily available.

The History Center is offering a unique historical learning opportunity to the public in the month of April. Come to

On a frigid winter night, I headed out for the first available showing of Cocaine Bear because my husband wanted

The above proverb means without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring. The exact origins of

Valentine was a common gender-neutral name during 3rd to 6th centuries. It is of Latin origin meaning “strong and healthy”.

Last September, Jeff visited Born Again Quilts to inform me that Marceille had passed away a couple of months ago.

“Izzy! Izzy, come! Izzy, where are you? There you are! Wait a minute, what have you got? Izzy, put that

The oldest known paper doll card was printed around 1650 with two female figures and numerous dresses, headgear, hairstyles, and

Recently, Born Again Quilts acquired a very rustic quilt top circa 1920s-30s. It was the shoo-fly/monkey wrench/churn dash/hole in the

The phrase “nutty as a fruitcake” was first used in 1935 in reference to Southern bakers who loaded their fruitcakes

It had been a challenging year in our rural community. Lots of older people had passed away, leaving their spouses

Christmas was fast approaching, and as I sat in church, all I could think about was the many things I

Why do we say “Merry Christmas” and not “Happy Christmas?” Most people often use the word “Happy” for the New

When former lake neighbor Susan asked me to sell the family quilts belonging to her East Coast aunt, I never

First used in print in 1749, the term, “housewife,” has been used to denote a sewing kit commonly used by

The year was 1941. There was news of the carnage in Europe and Asia, and many were grateful America was

The Fort Wayne Philharmonic announced recently that it will perform a concert featuring the music of Academy, Grammy, and Golden

I love autumn: hands-down my favorite time of the year. My birthday lands in mid-autumn, the trees in Indiana make

My daughter, Heather, came out of her room all bleary-eyed one morning. “What happened to you?” I asked. “My touch