By Robert Reed  Growing up the 1950s had to be a grand experience.  A new decade of expansion and prosperity had replaced the years of economic depression and world war.  Incomes were up as the nation entered the 1950s, and the sheer number of American families was on the increase. When Dwight Eisenhower was elected president in 1952 a delighted […]

 Frederick Douglass was a formerly enslaved man who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker. He became a leader in the abolitionist movement, which sought to end the practice of slavery, before and during the Civil War. After that conflict and the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862, he continued to push for equality and human rights until his death in […]

By Rosemary McKittrick  And there’s many a story that could be told  Of the fine figureheads that were chiseled of old  On the dreary sands they crumble today  From Terra del Fuego to Baffins Bay.  –19th century naval officer  The golden-haired figurehead in her white and green gown seems confident and casual about her ability to calm Neptune. Battling the […]

By Robert Reed  From Apollo mission patches to chunks of rocket ships collectors are increasingly discovering the out-of-the-world appeal of space collectibles.  Space-related things from vintage postcards to signed photographs are attracting followers.  The second edition of Today’s Hottest Collectibles lists space collectibles as one of the more potential fields currently. Included are promotional booklets, media kits, pinback buttons, and […]