This episode centers on a small “Forget Me Not” booklet from around the 1950s or ’60s. A congratulatory keepsake written as if from a new baby’s perspective.

Page by page, it moves through everyday moments, appropriate to the time, capturing the early pieces of a life just beginning. A lot has changed when it comes to parenting.

It was meant to be a record. Something to be held on to. Only it wasn’t. 

Website: https://retellseller.com/vintage-keepsake-baby-book/

YouTube: https://youtu.be/PSMM141EP-k

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A 1909 postcard sent from Wetumka, Oklahoma, with a short handwritten message and a printed verse, leads us back to the work of Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

This episode looks at the poem behind the postcard & what it took for her published early on.

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YouTube: https://youtu.be/7p1NWC40V4s

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A small wax paper bag from 1977 is creased, worn, & was probably never meant to be kept. It leads us back to a craft store in Omaha, Nebraska where they are still offering ways to encourage you to say,  “And I made it myself.”

Through old newspaper ads, a changing storefront, and even something called “that awful tunnel,” this episode briefly follows the story of Mangelsen’s. From its beginnings as a Ben Franklin to the creative destination it still is today.

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Charlie Brown didn’t start everywhere. He started small. Before Peanuts became a brand, it was a comic of a different name. 

Once Charles Schulz made it real, a syndicate made it national, and Hallmark made it tangible, it found its way into everyday life like this small group of bulletin board cutouts used to decorate homes, classrooms, and more.

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In 1980 Garfield was only two years old already syndicated, already sarcastic, already beloved. 

The article captures Jim Davis just off a promotional tour and navigating sudden attention of his lasagna-loving creation.

Why did readers connect with a lazy, lasagna-loving cat?

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A 1936 sample card from Wm. WRIGLEY Jr. Co. features three sticks of gum and a lot of promises. A small piece of ephemera becomes a window into how WRIGLEY presented itself to the public in the early 20th century.

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A 1944 WWII letter sent home, from Camp Stewart, offers a glimpse into family life, distance, and the everyday concerns of a U.S. Army Private First Class. 

Even when the full story remains just out of reach but, close enough to feel, it's a story that should be heard.

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YouTube: https://youtu.be/92omOqmhCw8

Searching for info on the family:

1940 Census

David Enderlin 

Wikipedia Articles:
Old Man Draft

Waltham Watch Company 

Chicago Surface Lines 

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It started with finding a 1952 Purdue Yearbook. After having it for a couple years, I finally thought to look & see if any notable people attended at the time. I was excited to find out Ruth Siems, creator of Stove Top Stuffing did. Here's a bit of her story.

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YouTube: https://youtu.be/ts1g-ivr1os

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Instant Stuffing Mix Patent

Ruth Siems - Wikipedia

Los Angeles Times Story

1952 Purdue Yearbook

1953 Purdue Yearbook – Ruth’s Senior Year Photo

Good Gravy Coaster

Purdue - Ruth Siems, Inventor and Innovator

How DEBRIS became the name

Cutteridge-Curtis Home

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Even now, long after the Depression, we still live with the same mindset, just dressed in modern language. We call it recycling, re-purposing, sustainability. But at its core, it’s the same idea: don’t waste what could be used again.

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YouTube: https://youtu.be/rPv5DDxOkLs

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Salvage For Victory 

National WWII Museum 

National Park Service 

Britain - Paper Salvage 

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In the year 1980, this young couple had a baby and a whiskey barrel so, why not make a whiskey barrel cradle for the baby? 

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To see my "amazing" drawing of the puppet theater the way I remember it, check out the YouTube video 😉

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The title I came up with made we wonder, whatever happened to Billy Idol? 

Here’s the listing for the photo I purchased on eBay (affiliate): eBay photo

The photograph of the family was taken by Art Land. The page shows a few other photos under his name taken in the 1980s.

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