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The Toronto Exhibition of 1894
Posted on 14 April 2013 | No CommentsAdvertised as Canada’s Greatest Industrial Fair, the Toronto Fair of September 3 – 15th 1894 was advertised throughout North America and in Europe. We don’t see posters now that enjoy... -
Movie Matinee During World War I
Posted on 13 April 2013 | No CommentsMovie matinee’s were 25 cents at Havlin’s Theatre in Saint Louis during World War I. A dapper young man in knickers and polished shoes studies the advertisement for the movie... -
Gold Medal Flour ~ Accept No Substitutes
Posted on 1 April 2013 | No CommentsOld advertisements have always fascinated me. In today’s world, we don’t picture purchasing flour by the wooden barrel, but barrels where the storage container design used until the not too... -
Cuban Missile Crisis ~ November 1962
Posted on 31 March 2013 | No CommentsIt doesn’t seem like we are as old as our grandchildren perceive us to be but when they talk about their latest history report and you tell them that you... -
Lincoln’s Inn ~ The Inner Court
Posted on 10 March 2013 | No CommentsMy ancestor Sir Edward Drewe was a member of the Inner Court having been knighted by Queen Elizabeth in about 1589. I’ve often wondered how a barrister conducted himself in... -
The Chimney Sweep
Posted on 7 March 2013 | No CommentsThe occupation of chimney sweep was low on the social scale in most countries, yet these men and boys filled a vital role in keeping chimney’s free of soot and... -
Child Labor in America
Posted on 7 February 2013 | No CommentsWe know that young children were pressed into dangerous jobs during history and little appreciate their social, political and work environments on our modern world. Children were important only as... -
Family Photos ~ A Treasure and a Laugh
Posted on 9 January 2013 | No CommentsThe day wasn’t that windy. Perhaps the flash made grandma’s hair stand on end. The cousins said they could act. Perhaps the ‘insane’ focus should have been understood from... -
Soda Drinks in Vintage Days
Posted on 8 January 2013 | No CommentsIf you’ve traveled the byways of the American Southwest, you’ve seen this old plastered store or one like it somewhere in your journeys. I remember a similar one from one... -
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Posted on 25 December 2012 | No CommentsMerry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all from the Lineagekeeper.
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