By Roy Nuhn This month America once again celebrates the inaugural of an elected chief executive – our 57th such happening. Such ceremonies hark back more than two hundred years to April 30, 1789. On that long-ago Thursday, George Washington stood in New York City’s Federal Hall and was sworn in as our first president. More than 50 presidential swearing-ins […]
January’s What Is It is a piece of Carnival Glass, “the poor man’s Tiffany.” In an article written by Martie Grubenhoff in 2008 we learned that Carnival glass has been around for over one hundred years, gaining popularity in the collecting world from the 1950’s. The pressed and iridized glass was dubbed carnival glass when it was given as prizes […]
Each December the town of Georgetown transforms for two weekends into a bustling Christmas scene reminiscent of Christmas of long ago. Thousands come to this beautiful mountain town to experience a traditional Holiday where Christmas hasn’t changed in 100 years: roasted chestnuts, holiday shopping, horse-drawn wagon rides through Historic Georgetown, and wonderful sights and smells. Come enjoy appearances by St. […]
By Carol Mobley The Holiday travel season has arrived. In December 2015 there were 4.6 million people who traveled through Denver International Airport, the 6th largest in the United States. But airlines are not the only mode of transportation people use to travel. Amtrak carried more than three times as many riders between Washington, DC, and New York City as […]
By Robert Reed From coal dump trucks to cap pistols the toys of Hubley Manufacturing Co. were an historic part of the 20th century. Their colorful catalogs assured, “Hubley toys are made to sell.” And sell they did. The Lancaster, Pennsylvania enterprise was at one point among the largest makers of cast iron toys in the world. […]
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