Heisey is beautiful art glass. Produced between 1896 through 1957, homemakers loved its versatility, affordable price, and elegance it brought to their tables and homes. Made exclusively in Newark, Ohio, a museum was built and recently expanded to showcase its history and the many product lines by the Heisey Collectors of America, Inc. (HCA). The museum is also in Newark.
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Buffalo Gap and Texas Heritage
Just south of Abilene, Texas, is the town of Buffalo Gap. The sleepy little community of fewer than 500 residents has an exciting history, a living history museum, and a restaurant that served several U.S. presidents. Buffalo favored this gap in the Callahan Divide. As a result, it became a preferred place for Native Americans. U.S. soldiers, hide hunters, and cattlemen
Women’s History Month
Mississippi Honors Distinguished Woman
If Mississippi is on your travel itinerary, you might want to stop at locations honoring a few of the state’s remarkable women. Corinth’s first female pharmacist, Camille Borroum Mitchell, is a pioneer in a man’s field. She practiced pharmacy for 67 years and is the current owner and operator of Mississippi’s oldest drugstore in operation today, Borroum’s Drug Store. Founded in 1865 by
“Secret” Guidebooks offer more of destinations
Anyone who travels wants to see a city’s famous attractions. However, “Secret” guidebooks offer another perspective by showing visitors places many locals might not realize are in their community. Written by local experts, the guides help locals, visitors, and armchair travelers find the unusual and unfamiliar in several cities featured in the series. These Jonglez Publishing gems start where other guidebooks leave
Exploring Martin Creek Lake State Park, Texas
One thing is for sure. Not being able to explore the world this past year, I got to know my own neighborhood, so to speak. My daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter live in the small East Texas community of Tatum. It’s a half-hour drive from my home in Henderson. Every time I travel along Route 43, I pass the sign for
Finding fun where you live
For many of us this year has meant staying close to home. As a travel writer, I decided to get to know the communities close to me while I had the opportunity. One I enjoyed exploring was my own—Henderson, Texas. I moved to Henderson more than 10 years ago after I retired from my fulltime writing position. I wanted to
Appalachian Outreach helping West Virginia’s poor
John Denver sang a beautiful ode to West Virginia with his hit Take me Home Country Roads: “Country roads, take me home to the place I belong. West Virginia, Mountain Mama, take me home, country roads.” West Virginia is a naturally beautiful state with a rich and interesting history. Once part of the state of Virginia, tourists travel here to
Appalachian Outreach, Inc.
Appalachian Outreach, Inc. is a non-profit organization fighting poverty for West Virginians living in rural areas. Donations can be mailed or dropped off at 13 W View Lane, Glen Dale, West Virginia 26038. Personal items needed: Soaps, Hand Sanitizer Shampoo, Brush, Combs Toiletry Samples Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Dental Floss Denture Cleanser, Mouthwash Shaving items Toilet Paper, Tissues Feminine Hygiene Adult Diapers
Book offers a vivid view of theaters past
Matt Lambros does it again with a beautiful new “abandoned” coffee table book: “After the Final Curtain, America’s Abandoned Theaters.” What I appreciate about Lambros’ abandoned theater book is he shows the reader the haunting beauty of the past – long before today’s multiplex. Shredded curtains, torn seats, weeping plaster and grimy statues fill Lambros’ photographs. In this book, he
“Abandoned Asylums” presents a vivid view of mental institution history
Abandoned Asylums is a haunting coffee table book. Talented photographer and author Matt Van der Velde, along with a forward by Carla Yanni, paints a picture of the approach to caring for the mentally ill and “feeble minded” over the past 200 years. Yanni explains mental institution evolution and subsequent fall from grace while Van der Velde details each featured