By Carol Mobley  Founded in 1868 by Charles Louis Fleischmann, his brother Maximilian, and James Gaff in Riverside, Cincinnati as Gaff, Fleischmann & Company, the Fleischmann Company is now 154 years old and still thriving.  The success of their products is simple.  They provide a high-quality product for both industry and the home, yeast.  The Fleischmann brothers wanted to produce […]

By Peggy DeStefano  Janet and Julie McCoy, mother and daughter, were always shopping for collectibles and antiques. They needed a place for their treasures and decided it was time to get serious about putting an inventory together for their very own shop. They already had a booth up at Old Wagon in Northglenn and still do but wanted to expand […]

By Robert Reed   If you love me as I love you, Then you will be my sweetheart true. – verse from fancy, heart-shaped 19th century Valentine.    Giving valentines to those dear to us has been a practice for centuries but it was the Victorians that made them so wonderfully fancy.  During the 17th century both men and women […]

February Anniversaries February 1 National Freedom Day (1865) February 2 Groundhog Day February 4 George Washington elected first President (1789) February 4 Founding the USO (1941) February 12 Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday February 14 Valentine’s Day February 21 President’s Day February 22 George Washington’s Birthday   “If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in […]