Nebraska was a largely treeless prairie region when, on April 10, 1872, it became the first state to celebrate Arbor Day by planting trees. The celebration came a few months after J. Sterling Morton, a vice-president of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture, first proposed to the Board that the day be set aside for tree planting and that they […]
By Maureen Timm From the beginning of time an egg has been the object of religious adoration. Practically all highly developed nations are well aware of the symbolic significance of an egg illustrating transition from non-existence to life, it is a symbol of joy, happiness and sun which brings warmth and revival of nature. In the ancient language of Egyptian […]
These beads are called Roman face beads. There is amazing detail in these tiny beads, shown here much larger than actual size. The eyes, mouth and other features were made by fusing rods of differently colored glass with heat, then slicing the fused rods and embedding the slices in glass beads. Invented by Syrians and Egyptians during Roman time, the […]
We had no correct answers for our March’s What Is It. It is kind of hard to make out, isn’t it? The item is a purse! This tiny party bag is of the 1920s era. It is made of silk covered with tinted ostrich feathers. Pretty fancy. The purse could hold little more than a compact. In 1978, at an […]
By Robert Reed You certainly didn’t have to be Irish to send a postcard of St. Patrick’s Day greetings in early 20th-century America, and you didn’t have to be Irish to enjoy them. Usually there was a good bit of blarney in the colorful cards that served to salute Ireland’s patron saint on March 17. One card in this collection […]
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