Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Northeast News In observance of Veteran’s Day, we bring you this circa 1919 postcard dedicated to raising funds for French orphans during and after WWI. This postcard, published…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor “In Flanders fields the poppies blow, between the crosses row on row…” This poem penned by Lt. Colonel John McCrae (1872-1918) was the inspiration for the Veterans…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher These two black and white postcards from roughly 1940 show Assumption Parish and Convent located in the 300 block of Benton Boulevard. Construction of the church building…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Compared to mini-size chocolate bars, the popcorn ball is probably the last item in the Trick-or-Treat bag to be consumed. Fresh popped popcorn coated with a sticky…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Northeast News This is the second Historic postcard in a two week series spotlighting the American Legion Convention in 1921, when the Liberty Memorial site was dedicated, and…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Blast off with three stages of flavor with this aerodynamic confection. The Astro Pop debuted at the height of the Space Age in 1963, developed by two…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor It’s the peanut butter bar that wears the Texas star. Like many during the Depression, Basil Atkinson Sr. was looking for a way to provide for his…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher This week we begin a two-card Historic Postcard series that centers on the dedication of the Liberty Memorial site 100 years ago during the American Legion Convention.…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Northeast News This week we offer a circa 1913 Detroit Publishing Phost-Tint postcard showing the original Hannibal Bridge over the Missouri River, taken during a period of high…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor In 1847, Americans did not have the vast array of chocolate-covered, nut-centered, colorful candies we enjoy today. Now labeled as “the original candy wafer,” these simple pastel…
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