By Carol Mobley  I recently purchased a mounted photo for my snowshoeing collection.  I paid more than I usually would but the image was so sharp and I hadn’t purchased anything of merit for this collection in some time.  It was online so I had to rely on the description provided.  Most of the time this arrangement doesn’t work out […]

By Henry J. Pratt  To top things off for the famous and exotic, Lloyd’s of London insured the shapely legs of Marlene Dietrich, the velvet eyes of Elizabeth Taylor, and even the sensitive nose of a perfume sniffer worth his weight in gold. More than 80 years ago, Lloyd’s reputation as a sound, reliable insurance operation was solidly demonstrated to […]

By Mel Tharp  He was born in what is now South Dakota. As a boy he was known as Hunkensi, which means slow. After showing great bravery in a battle against the Crow Indians, however, he received the name Sitting Bull. His father chose to call him by that name.  Historians believe Sitting Bull was born around 1834, although there […]

By Robert Reed  New Year’s Day has a distinguished past which has left behind a treasure trove of paper collectibles. They range from trade cards and early postcards to magazine covers and party programs.  Granted there was precious little paper in 46 BC when Julius Caesar finalized the Roman calendar. The ‘New Year’ has begun on the first day of […]

By Bobbie Sweeney  New Year’s Day is a special day for everyone in the world. All countries, except the United States, have observed the first day of the year as an important day for thousands of years. Although customs vary from nation to nation, and the time of year varies for different reasons, the meaning is the same to all. […]