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Welcome to Fort Collins’ Vintage Marketplace

Welcome to Fort Collins’ Vintage Marketplace

By Jon DeStefano  When Kimberly Mary was growing up in Loveland she never imagined she someday would own an amazing shopping destination right in Fort Collins’ celebrated   Antique Alley. Even later when she lived in Fort Collins and owned a very successful on-line auction company she had no idea she would one day put together a boutique style antique mall […]

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Baseball Cards of the 1950s: A Kid’s View Looking Back

Baseball Cards of the 1950s: A Kid’s View Looking Back

By Tom Cotter  While I am not sure what got us started, about 1955 we began collecting baseball cards (my brother was eight, I was five).  I suspect it was reasonably inexpensive and we were certainly in love with baseball.  We lived in Wichita, Kansas, which in the 1950s had minor league teams (Milwaukee Braves AAA affiliate 1956-1958), although I […]

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History of Florence, Park 1

 Editor’s Note: Since Florence has such a rich history, we thought we would devide this article into two parts. You can look forward to Part 2 in the May issue.  Incorporated in 1887, Florence is a statutory city of 3,800 people located in Fremont County, Colorado. We are situated in Colorado’s “banana belt” at the base of the Rocky Mountains, […]

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American History April Anniversaries

April 7 75th Anniversary of the World Health Organization being established by the United Nations (1948) April 13 Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday (1743) 101 Anniversary of the State of Massachusetts opening all public offices to women (1922) April 15 Congress ratifies peace with Great Britain (1783) April 17 51st Anniversary of the first Boston Marathon in which women are  officially allowed […]

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American Traditions: Quilts And Coverlets: 1760-1900

American Traditions: Quilts And Coverlets: 1760-1900

By Beatrice Levin  On view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Texas twenty some years ago was a remarkable exhibit of fascinating old quilts and coverlets mostly from Bayou Bend, the home of Ima Hogg’s famous American antique collections. From our earliest history, weaving and quilting bedcovers has been a medium for creative artistry. Since quilting became elevated from a […]

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