08-23-2012
Raising Profitable Milk Cows … a 1924 Oklahoma Primer
by Clarence Roberts
Table of Contents Topic: Modern vs. Vintage Farming
CONTAINS: I assume all of you want a basic milk cow in your yard. Here’s how to raise them.

09-04-2012
A Penniless Thomas Edison Makes Some Money, 1869
by George Bryan
Table of Contents Topic: Create & Innovate Plus Home Made Gifts & Games
CONTAINS: Like many a young man, Thomas Edison was often flat broke. This is the story of his breakout.

09-06-2012
Detroit 1910 … the Auto Industry, Whiskey Row and Interesting People Produce a Special Flavor
by Norman Beasley
Table of Contents Topic: Local Histories, Pictures & Event Archives
CONTAINS: Using the auto industry as a backdrop, the author creates delightful descriptions of 1910 Detroit by giving stories of many local characters. Really fun reading!

09-18-2012
Cyrus Field Pushes for a Telegraph Cable Across the Atlantic 1857-1866
by Roger Burlingame
Table of Contents Topic: Create & Innovate Plus Home Made Gifts & Games
CONTAINS: Besides giving us the story of the Atlantic cable, the author gives a great look of how we viewed innovation in the 1860’s.

09-20-2012
A Railroad Passing Switch Results in a Town? … Arthur Illinois, 1872
author not stated
Table of Contents Topic: Local Histories, Pictures & Event Archives
CONTAINS: Transportation is the key. A passing track and an access road started the town.

10-02-2012
Will Railroads adopt the Westinghouse Air-Brake? … 1870
by I. E. Levine
Table of Contents Topic: Create & Innovate Plus Home Made Gifts & Games
CONTAINS: Good salesmanship, a deadly train accident and continued improvements would make his air-brake a success.

10-04-2012
Not Easy to Get a Railroad … Newton Illinois, 1870
by Martha Robins
Table of Contents Topic: Local Histories, Pictures & Event Archives
CONTAINS: A realistic look at the finance and construction difficulties of a small town’s first rail service.

10-16-2012
Barbed Wire, an American Invention Changes Society in the West, 1874.
by Roger Burlingame
Table of Contents Topic: Create & Innovate Plus Home Made Gifts & Games
CONTAINS: Our excellent 1940 author makes the story of barbed wire very interesting by describing less, its simple construction and more, the social transformation of the plains states.

10-25-2012
Automobiling Replaces Bicycling For Touring, 1900
by M. M. Musselman
Table of Contents Topic: Automotive … Planes and Trains Too
CONTAINS: How to enjoy an automobile in 1900. How to pack, what to wear and how to navigate.

11-01-2012
World War One is Over (1918) … Back to Normalcy?
by Fredrick Lewis Allen
Table of Contents Topic: Who We Were, Where We've Been
CONTAINS: The family’s hardships caused by war are over and it's back to the good life but prohibition of alcohol and anti-communist actions highlight a changed society.

03-08-2012
Can You Build an Airplane Out of Wood?
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Create & Innovate Plus Home Made Gifts & Games

11-13-2012
Westward Expansion in the 1840’s Texas, California, Oregon … Tainted by Political Friction
by James Truslow Adams
Table of Contents Topic: Who We Were, Where We've Been
CONTAINS: Acquiring Texas and California will be more than a war with Mexico. Acquiring Oregon Country is much smoother.

11-22-2012
Birth of the Model T Ford, 1902-1908
by Keith Sward
Table of Contents Topic: Automotive … Planes and Trains Too
CONTAINS: Henry Ford had little money … a financier organized the incorporation. Within 5 years Henry found a mass market.

08-31-2011
Don Day Autobiography: From Oklahoma Farm Kid before Electricity, through Cold War Air Force, to Agriculture Professor.
by Donald L. Day
Table of Contents Topic: Modern vs. Vintage Farming
CONTAINS: Must Reading! 1930’s rural Oklahoma, daily chores, washing clothes, making soap.

08-09-2011
Thompson’s General Store, a Gem From the Past
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Local Business & Small Town Economies
CONTAINS: Heartwarming description of an old fashion charm which we can still experience.

09-02-2011
Wagner Machine Company, Parts Made in the USA
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Made in the USA
CONTAINS: Reassurance that passion and persistence helps us produce here in the USA.

09-16-2011
Road Racing Through the Eyes of a Somewhat Redneck
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Automotive … Planes and Trains Too
CONTAINS: Dumb and dumber humor.

07-18-2011
Uncle Boonie’s Got Worms
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Po-Boy Fishing Plus Your Fishing Pics

09-28-2011
Merle Lype Captured in the Philippines, 1942
by Chuck Knox
Table of Contents Topic: They Served

09-30-2011
Alvin Decker: A Farmer Turns His Love of Life, Nature and Scenery Into Paintings
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Art forms of a New Country

10-14-2011
E. J. “ARMY” ARMSTRONG, Air Force, Europe 1943-1944
by Chuck Knox
Table of Contents Topic: They Served

10-21-2011
Antiques We Used On the Farm
by Alvin Decker
Table of Contents Topic: Po-Boy Vintage/Antiques That Have Meaning To You.

11-17-2011
Carrier Pilot, Navy Captain HOWARD H. SKIDMORE, WWII Pacific Theater
by Chuck Knox
Table of Contents Topic: They Served

12-15-2011
My Grandparent’s Photo Album of Their 1946 Move to Rural, South Lincoln Vermont
by Dave Boyd
Table of Contents Topic: Adventure, Discovery, Scenic & Interesting
CONTAINS: Rustic Old Farm Photo's. Great Story of Fulfilling a Dream.

01-17-2012
Army Captain James N. Sherrick, Forward Observer WWII Italian Campaign, German POW
by Chuck Knox
Table of Contents Topic: They Served

01-10-2012
Chris Morrow, Traditional Print Ad Illustrator Par Excellence
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Create & Innovate Plus Home Made Gifts & Games
CONTAINS: Classic advertising art from the 1950’s to 1980’s plus ad clichés which will make you laugh.

01-26-2012
Nathan Wells World War II D-Day, Purple Heart
by Chuck Knox
Table of Contents Topic: They Served

02-28-2012
"Good Ol’ Summer Time in Camargo, Illinois" - Finding History in My Own Back Yard
by Jackie Wells Jamison
Table of Contents Topic: Local Histories, Pictures & Event Archives
CONTAINS: Early 1900's Rural Recreational Gatherings.

02-21-2012
Seaman Virginia Churchill Griffith, World War II Naval Intelligence
by Chuck Knox
Table of Contents Topic: They Served

02-16-2012
Grow Your Own Groceries: 1924 Guide to Oklahoma Gardening
by Clarence Roberts
Table of Contents Topic: Modern vs. Vintage Farming
CONTAINS: How they did it. Common sense approach to successful gardening.

03-01-2012
Death of the Model T. Will Ford Motor Company Survive?
by Keith Sward
Table of Contents Topic: Automotive … Planes and Trains Too

03-13-2012
Will You Fly with Me? Airlines Have Improved from 1918 to 1946
by Lucien Zacharoff
Table of Contents Topic: Automotive … Planes and Trains Too

03-20-2012
Tom Payne’s Restored 1930’s, Philo Illinois Auto Shop
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Automotive … Planes and Trains Too

03-22-2012
$2000 of Farm Equipment You Need, Whether You Use Horses or Tractors.
by H. R. Herndon
Table of Contents Topic: Modern vs. Vintage Farming
CONTAINS: A real primer on 1947 corn-belt farm equipment plus some humorous put-downs of early combines.

04-10-2012
Larry Paden, Much More than a Banjo Picker from Tuscola, Illinois
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Small Town Restaurants and Entertainment
CONTAINS: Enjoyable background & sound clips of a young [Bluegrass] musician’s styles and instruments.

04-03-2012
World War II US Navy Admiral, Marc Mitscher, Between the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of Midway
by Theodore Taylor
Table of Contents Topic: They Served

04-12-2012
World War II US Navy Admiral, Marc Mitscher, the Battle of Midway
by Theodore Taylor
Table of Contents Topic: They Served

04-26-2012
Edison Invents the Phonograph, 1877
by George S. Bryan
Table of Contents Topic: Create & Innovate Plus Home Made Gifts & Games
CONTAINS: Young Edison invents and improves the phonograph but it will be years before it's a commercial success.

05-03-2012
Raising Chickens and Why You Should Raise Chickens, A 1924 Tutorial
by Clarence Roberts
Table of Contents Topic: Modern vs. Vintage Farming
CONTAINS: Entertaining but really educational … even thought it was written way before you were born.

05-08-2012
Staff Sergeant William H. Congleton, 10th Armored Division, US Army
by Chuck Knox
Table of Contents Topic: They Served
CONTAINS: Very illustrious personal account of our 1945 advance into Germany.

05-17-2012
The Pioneer Settlement Life Around Sidney Illinois
by Virginia McElroy
Table of Contents Topic: Local Histories, Pictures & Event Archives
CONTAINS: Midwest life before railroads gave convenient transportation to towns. Recollections are from both, personal and social angles. We survived and we also had fun.

05-24-2012
George Westinghouse & Crew Develop our Modern Electrical Distribution System – 1886
by I. E. Levine
Table of Contents Topic: Create & Innovate Plus Home Made Gifts & Games
CONTAINS: Thomas Edison had recently invented the light bulb, but to power it … how would we get electricity to homes and businesses?

06-05-2012
Why Mow? Raise Sheep
by H. R. Herndon
Table of Contents Topic: Modern vs. Vintage Farming
CONTAINS: A 1947 Primer on Choosing, Care and Market Timing.

06-07-2012
A Small Fly-In Showcases Fun, Affordable Airplanes
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Automotive … Planes and Trains Too

06-12-2012
First Lieutenant Maggie Rudolphi, C-17 Transport Pilot
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: They Served
CONTAINS: After making the great decision join the Air Force, her dedication and enjoyment of the experience expanded to her fellow servicemen.

06-14-2012
Thomas Edison Proves the Future of the Light Bulb, 1879
by George S. Bryan
Table of Contents Topic: Create & Innovate Plus Home Made Gifts & Games
CONTAINS: A story of failure after failure … but persistence pays off.

06-21-2012
They Won’t Replace Horses but Automobile Fever Comes to DeLand Illinois, 1908
by Myrta Grace Paugh
Table of Contents Topic: Automotive … Planes and Trains Too
CONTAINS: Enjoyable and humorous accounts of the acceptance, joys and problems of operating the first automobiles on the non paved streets of a small town.

07-05-2012
Dirt Track Racking Through the Eyes of a [Lady]
by Jackie Wells Jamison
Table of Contents Topic: Automotive … Planes and Trains Too

07-19-2012
The 1920’s Business of Sport, Baseball, College Football and Boxing.
by Preston William Slosson
Table of Contents Topic: Sporting America
CONTAINS: Our Roaring 1920’s lifestyle is enhanced by the commercialization of sports. The family radio allows the fever to spread.

07-24-2012
Fastest Thing on Wheels, the 1898 Stanley Steamer
by M. M. Musselman
Table of Contents Topic: Automotive … Planes and Trains Too
CONTAINS: By 1905 a Stanley steam powered racer did 127 miles per hour … although a young man named Henry Ford would beat that.

08-07-2012
Raising Cattle for Beef or Milk … A 1947 Primer
by H. R. Herndon
Table of Contents Topic: Modern vs. Vintage Farming
CONTAINS: This writer has character … makes it fun for all of us to understand the farmer’s task of raising cattle.

08-16-2012
1890’s Small Town Entertainment: Buy an Instrument and Join a Band.
by Myrta Grace Paugh and Others.
Table of Contents Topic: Small Town Restaurants and Entertainment
CONTAINS: What did we do before electricity? Our authors give us an amusing look at bands … “members were able to make some kind of noise.”

08-21-2012
Social Impact of the Automobile From a 1920’s Perspective
by Preston William Slosson
Table of Contents Topic: Automotive … Planes and Trains Too
CONTAINS: Truly excellent article written in 1930 explains the way automotive transportation changed our nation.