Old Is Gold
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Pittsburgh's Orphans and OrphanagesIn the early 1900s, orphanages in the United States housed more than 100,000 children, thousands of those living in Pittsburgh. Buildings that became group homes were constructed through churches and fraternal organizations. The facilities, complete with boarding accommodations, dining halls, schools, playgrounds, and infirmaries,...
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The Founding of Salem: City of PeaceIn the 1620s the land that would one day become the Massachusetts North Shore was a harsh frontier. Native Americans, fishermen, and religious exiles struggled to survive while speculators strived to profit off the vast resources of this New World. Out of the disease,...
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Glenview Prohibition: Bootleggers & BoondogglesProhibition Glenview made many people rich, some angry, some sad, and some dead.Today, Glenview is one of the safest places to live in Illinois, but during Prohibition, speakeasies, saloons, and ice cream parlors hijacked the small farming town. Good men and women, trying make...
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Nebraska's Carl Milton Aldrich and the Arbor Day SongThe Origins of the Arbor Day Song Since 1910, the Arbor Day Song has been a cherished part of Nebraska's tree-planting holiday tradition. Its author, Carl Milton Aldrich, belonged to an exceptionally talented family that included his mother, a Woman's Christian Temperance Union co-founder,...
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Philadelphia JazzMany scholars have traced improvised music in Philadelphia back through ragtime to the prominent Black orchestras that played quadrilles and marches for high-society dances in the 19th century, with one of the most famous led by Philadelphian Francis Frank Johnson. The Black migrations from...
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Speaking of Atlantic City: Recollections & MemoriesFor over one hundred years people have been coming to Atlantic City to swim in the ocean, walk on the boardwalk, and get away from their day-to-day lives..... Return to the halcyon days of the sand and sun as local writers and long-time locals...
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Cold War TexasFrom missile launch sites to Soviet espionage, experience the Cold War deep in the heart of Texas.In an era when miscalculation or a mistake could lead to global annihilation, Texas operated 12 Atlas F intercontinental ballistic missile launch sites near Abilene's Dyess Air Force...
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Lady Rebels of Civil War MissouriWomen at WarAlthough war was traditionally the purview of men, the realities of America's Civil War often brought women into the conflict. They served as nurses, sutlers, and washerwomen. Some even disguised themselves as men and joined the fight on the battlefield. In the...
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SheldonSheldon, Iowa, the largest town in O'Brien County, was established when the Sioux City & St. Paul Railway (now the Union Pacific) reached the townsite on July 3, 1872. Named after Israel Sheldon, a stockholder in the railroad company, the area was known for...
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A Wild West History of Frontier Colorado: Pioneers, Gunslingers & Cattle Kings on the Eastern PlainsJolie Anderson's collection of wild west tales focuses on the early frontier history of Colorado's plains and includes a look at some of the state's early pioneers like the 59ers who promoted the state through travel guides and newspapers, exaggerating tales of gold discovery...
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Fort Jesup: A HistoryVisit a Louisiana landmark that tells a big piece of the American story.Fort Jesup was founded two centuries ago, a bulwark on the youthful nation's western frontier. During its long run as a military post, it was visited by over one thousand soldiers and...
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WoodridgeCenturies ago, members of the Potawatomie tribe lived along the beautiful DuPage River on lands that would later become the village of Woodridge. Situated on high ground populated by wide strands of oaks and maples, this land was rich in natural beauty. The modern...
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Hidden History of East MeadowBest known for Baby Boom-era housing developments that transformed potato fields and orchards into suburban sprawl, East Meadow's past is full of fascinating long-forgotten events. Rediscover violent feuds of jealous farmers, such as the love triangles of the 19th century Brower clan. Marvel at...
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Lighthouses and Lifesaving on the Great LakesLighthouses and Lifesaving on the Great Lakes explores many of the lighthouses and pier, reef, and breakwater lights in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Many of these lights were photographed at the turn of the century for use as...
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Around EagleThe village of Eagle is a small town with a big smile. Located within the southern Kettle Moraine Forest and a large prairie, the town is identified by its yellow, smiley-faced water tower. Eagle's modern history began in 1836, when three prospectors came across...
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Hidden History of Chilton County, AlabamaTake a juicy foray into the all-but-forgotten history of Chilton County, Alabama.Author: Billy J. SingletonPublisher: History PressPublished: 10/24/2022Pages: 144Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.39dISBN: 9781467152174
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The Village of LincolnwoodSettled in the late 1830s and incorporated as Tessville in 1917, Lincolnwood was founded by emigrants from Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, the United Kingdom, and multiple other European countries. From a prairie land, these European arrivals created a small-town rural community filled with greenhouses and...
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BellefonteNestled in the Nittany Valley, 2.5 miles from the geographic center of Pennsylvania, the quaint community of Bellefonte was founded in 1795 by Revolutionary War veteran James Dunlop and his son-in-law James Harris. During the 19th century, Bellefonte quickly grew in industrial and political...
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Lesourdsville Lake and Americana Amusement ParkFor over 75 years, generations of children and their parents called LeSourdsville Lake and Americana Amusement Park their home for the summer.Despite the popularity of Kings Island, one of the largest amusement parks in the country located only about 20 miles away, LeSourdsville Lake...
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The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008The past thirty-five years have marked an era of conservatism. Although briefly interrupted in the late 1970s and temporarily reversed in the 1990s, a powerful surge from the right dominated American politics and government from 1974 to 2008. In The Age of Reagan, Sean...
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