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These Old Sites on The National Register of Historic Places

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher “THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR” The National Register of Historic Places ...
The Word on the Street: A History of Street Signs

by Jessica Kosinski It’s interesting that I was asked to write an article about street signs because I have firsthand experience with living on an unusual street, or in my ...
19th Century African Americans Who Transformed Transportation

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Despite the constraints of slavery, poverty, lack of education, and social and racial discrimination, these seven men defied the odds and went on to influence, through ...
1964: A Banner Year for Transportation!

by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor The Teamsters Master Freight Agreement JANUARY 15, 1964 – A monumental day in Teamsters history when the first National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA) was signed ...
Cunard: The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World™

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher On July 4, 1840, the steamer Britannia departed Liverpool, England on her maiden transatlantic journey, bound for Boston, MA carrying mail, passengers, and freight. Fifteen days ...
The Railroad in American Art

By Thomas Denenberg, PhD John Wilmerding Director and CEO, Shelburne Museum The exhibition All Aboard: The Railroad in American Art, 1840-1955 is on view at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, ...
Sinclair Gas: DINO still going strong 90 years later!

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher If you traveled by car almost anywhere in the Continental U.S. in the first half of the 20th century, chances are you stopped at a Sinclair ...
Survival of the Fittest

By Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Fotomat Back in the days of 35mm film and the affordable Kodak Instamatic, getting that film developed took time – and patience. Most people would ...
Radio Shack: Where America Shopped for Consumer Electronics

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Ask anyone who grew up in the second half of the 20th century if they knew about, shopped at, or had a Radio Shack store nearby, ...
Timeless Treasures: A Glass Quintet

By Donald-Brian Johnson Some things exist “outside of time:” The Wizard of Oz … Model T Fords … Turntables and LPs. After brief, brilliant moments in the sun of our ...
Entertaining and Decorating with Stretch Glass

by Cal Hackeman, Treasurer, Stretch Glass Society American iridescent stretch glass brings color and excitement to your home entertaining and provides just the perfect splash of color when decorating your ...
Influencing Glass History

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher We toss around the term “influencer” today to refer to someone we follow on social media who catches our attention, however fleeting, and introduces us to ...