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How DIY Became America’s Hobby in the 1950s

June 16, 2022June 14, 2022

Did you know that “do-it-yourself” home-improvement projects boomed in 1950s America? While home maintenance and repair were far from new concepts, the ’50s saw them

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June Brides in the Paper!

June 8, 2022June 27, 2022

Have you ever wondered why so many couples get married in June? Historically, it hearkens back to a superstition that since June is named in

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10 “Favorite” Dessert Recipes Shared by Newspaper Readers of the Past

May 20, 2022May 18, 2022

Newspapers have been a hub for sharing recipes for well over a century. Today, if we find a recipe we love, we might share it

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Family Bible Finds in the Newspapers!

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

Family bibles are a treasure for genealogists and often recorded important events like births, deaths, and marriages. Family bibles were especially popular in the 1700s

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Evidence of the G.I. Bill in the 1950 Census

April 14, 2022April 19, 2022

The 1950 U.S. Census records have been released. Several states are already indexed and searchable on Ancestry®. Others will become available in the coming weeks

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How to Host a 1950s Brunch

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

Popularized in the 1930s, brunch had become a weekend “national habit” for many American families by the 1950s. With the post-war economic boom in full

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Countdown to the Release of the 1950 U.S. Census

March 18, 2022May 18, 2022

On April 1, 1950, some 150,000 census workers, armed with pencils and thick pads of census schedules, set out to visit every residence in the

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The Double V Campaign

February 15, 2022March 1, 2022

On a January day in 1942, a young Black man penned a letter to the editor at the Pittsburgh Courier asking a poignant question, “Should

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Belleville News-Democrat, 26 Dec 1925
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7 Helpful Hints for Making Vintage Recipes

February 11, 2022February 10, 2022

26 Dec 1925, Sat The Belleville News-Democrat (Belleville, Illinois) Newspapers.com We love vintage newspaper recipes, but admittedly some of them can be hard to follow

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Indiana’s Most Famous Landmark Disappears

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022

In the late 1800s, people flocked to the shores of Lake Michigan to play in the sand. Visitors loved to climb a 200-foot landmark dune

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