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Happy Father’s Day!

June 18th is Father’s big once-a-year special day this year.  Enjoy this verse from an Edgar Guest’s poem: Father and Son Be more than his dad Be a chum to the lad; Be part of his life, Every hour of the day; Find time to talk with him, take time to walk with him, Share in his studies and share […]

by · June 6, 2023 · 0 comments · Feature Article
Readers Share Their Love of Birds

Readers Share Their Love of Birds

 Editor’s Note On a recent trip to Wichita, Kansas, resident Pam Loyle (my co-grandmother to some pretty terrific kids) made a point of telling me how much she enjoyed my tribute to my mother in the article titled The Canary Is Singing.  We started talking about local birds that we both love and for Pam the red-headed Downy woodpecker and […]

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What Is It? May 2023

What Is It? May 2023

We had one correct guess. Terry Cook of Fort Morgan, Colorado tells us May’s What Is It is Mattel’s Barbie 50th Anniversary of NASCAR Collector edition. Nib Hot Wheels doll added another profession to Barbie’s ever-growing list of titles: NASCAR driver. The box features NASCAR 50th Anniversary artwork. Barbie’s lipstick is carefully picked for this set; Mattel dubbed the color […]

by · May 4, 2023 · 0 comments · What Is It?
Rocky Mountain Stamp Show May 26-28 Celebrates ‘The Birds of Colorado’

Rocky Mountain Stamp Show May 26-28 Celebrates ‘The Birds of Colorado’

 The 72nd Rocky Mountain Stamp Show will take place May 26-28, 2023, at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Exhibition Halls A & B, 25690 E Quincy Ave., Aurora, CO 80016. Hours are Fri. & Sat. 10am-6pm and Sun. 10am-3pm.  The event is free and open to the public.  This year the event is expected to fill the 400 available frames with […]

by · May 4, 2023 · 0 comments · Feature Article
Godey’s Lady’s Book and Fashion Plates Significance

Godey’s Lady’s Book and Fashion Plates Significance

Jack H.T. Chang, M.D.  Godey’s Lady’s Book fashion plates are commonly found in antique stores. Their origin began in July, 1830 when Louis Antoine Godey and Charles Alexander of Philadelphia published the inaugural issue under the title, Lady’s Book containing one fashion plate. It was not the first American magazine with women as its target audience as the Ladies Magazine […]

by · May 4, 2023 · 0 comments · Feature Article