http://nostaligiapix.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Nostalgia Pix en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:55:57 GMT 2010-01-07T22:55:57Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933351&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Due to the wordly encumbrances and sloth of the Sunday School teacher, the "regular" Sunday School lesson for today has been postponed. Instead, I am sharing a vintage postccard that express the . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:17:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933351&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-12-06T17:17:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928814&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace  The Zeppelin is named for Count Frederick Von Zeppelin, a German nobleman who observed first-hand the use of balloons in the American Civil War and in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Von Zeppelin . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:39:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928814&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-12-03T12:39:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923757&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace More than a month ago, I posted an article including two illustrations of military training from the era of World War I.  The iillustrations, against a hand-colored background, featured "Battery . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:47:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923757&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-30T15:47:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921414&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Seventy years ago, some scholars in the Sunday School were reminded of their attendance (or absences) by postcards sent from their Sunday School teachers or the Sunday School Superintendant. Long . . . Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:16:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921414&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-29T15:16:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920961&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace The original title of this article was " The Three Graces in Peoria, Illinois". I found it too difficult, however, to focus on the vintage photograph and not to offer commentary on the evolving . . . Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:19:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920961&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-28T15:19:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977917265&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace I wrote this article last night, exactly one hundred years after the Turkey was postmarked. One hundred years ago today, young John Waterman received a Thanksgiving card from his friends in Albany, . . . Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:35:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977917265&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-25T14:35:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977913982&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace I love the huge, solid, "substantial" shapes of vintage automobiles from the forties.  Of course they were much heavier than they needed to be (gas was cheap)  and were adorned with . . . Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:23:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977913982&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-23T16:23:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912518&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Was King Saul suffering a major depression?   Was he psychotic?  Everyone knew that he had dark moods, but no one predicted that he would throw spears at the "entertainment". Did he have . . . Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:30:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912518&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-22T15:30:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901623&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace This is the fourth Sunday School lesson from the packet of materials I found at the Flea Market. The lessons were developed for the Methodist Church in 1943. I believe that the series presents a "snapshot" . . . Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:38:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901623&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-15T13:38:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897580&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Americans were on the move throughout the early decades of the twentieth century.   As automobiles became increasingly accessible ( and affordable, thanks to Henry Ford), there was enormous interest . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:47:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897580&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-13T13:47:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894084&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace One of the things that bothers me about looking at vintage photographs for sale in antique shops is the absence of identifying information.  It is both sad and frustrating. Sometimes one picture . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:23:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894084&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-10T14:23:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977853661&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Settled by German immigrant families in 1799, this small town in north-central Pennsylvania became a city during the coal era - and a center of Molly McGuire labor activism. The town is about 12 . . . Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977853661&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-09T10:00:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977889860&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Two weeks ago, I began publishing a series of Sunday School Lessons on Gather. Sunday School For the Infidels of Gather - Lesson I: "A Happy Family" Sunday School for the Infidels of Gather . . . Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:48:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977889860&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-08T11:48:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977887965&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Birdie Sharp was working in Tionesta, Pa, a borough in Forest County.  Although Tionesta was the county seat, it was a small community on the edge of the large Allegheny National Forest.  . . . Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:34:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977887965&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-06T13:34:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884964&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Milford Logan lived in Royal Center, Indiana, a small town in north central Indiana. Royal Center, Indiana In July of 1914, he received a postcard from Rachel, who encouraged him to take his medicine . . . Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:07:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884964&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-05T11:07:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884073&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace At the antique flea market in New York several weeks ago, I was offered a packet of postcards and a souvenir folder related to servicemen in World War I. The postcards were crudely made, stock images . . . Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:23:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884073&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-04T11:23:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879028&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Last Sunday, I published my first Sunday School Lesson on Gather. Sunday School For the Infidels of Gather - Lesson I: "A Happy Family" This is how I introduced the series (regular readers, unless . . . Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:12:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879028&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-01T11:12:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877074&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Ruth Dent lived in Galloway, a small town is southwest Missouri (now, within Springfield, Missouri), and she loved to hear about exciting things elsewhere in the world. In November of 1908, her . . . Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:41:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877074&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-10-30T10:41:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977871661&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace I have a vintage photograph, albeit somewhat dirty and damaged, from the First World War. There are two men in uniforms, which include shorts. One man bears a patch with a cross, which (if it is not . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:23:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977871661&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-10-29T11:23:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977873403&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace In March of 1908, the mysterious writer, EMS, was visiting Binghamton, New York.  Writing to Mrs. Edith Smith, EMS indicated that all was well.  The visit to Mrs. Wilcox was successful, and . . . Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:59:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977873403&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-10-28T10:59:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977871646&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace At the Flea Market several weeks ago, I picked up (free with my postcard purchase!) a beautiful advertisement for a defunct company that I plan to share on Gather in the near future. The beautiful advertising . . . Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:07:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977871646&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-10-27T11:07:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977856890&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Mount Olive, Illinois is a small city of about 2,000 people in southwest Illinois. The city is included within the metropolitan statistical area of St. Louis, Missouri, about 45 miles southwest of Mount . . . Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:53:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977856890&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-10-26T08:53:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977866616&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Mrs Martha Coles lived near Monroeville, New Jersey, a small town in southwestern New Jersey (Salem County) that lies within the Philadelphia/Camden metropolitan statistical area.  Because Martha . . . Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:15:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977866616&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-10-24T14:15:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977863087&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Milford, Kansas is another place to which I was introduced through vintage postcards. The small city (population of about 500) is located in Geary County, in north central Kansas.  Milford is not . . . Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:03:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977863087&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-10-23T12:03:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977863067&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace One of the great books of American History in the twentieth century is "The Big Change" by Frederick Lewis Allen.  In this work, Allen describes the transformation of America in the years 1900- 1950.  . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:29:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977863067&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-10-22T10:29:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977847900&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Steubenville, Ohio is a small city on the Ohio River, on the state's eastern boundary with West Virginia.  Steubenville is about 38 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. The city was plotted in . . . Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:06:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977847900&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-10-21T10:06:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977861002&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace In 1895, the good citizens of Fort Wayne, Indiana organized a Public Library of 3,000 volumes within the City Hall. By 1898, the city fathers had purchased a plot of land in a prominent place on which . . . Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:13:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977861002&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-10-20T04:13:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854118&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Early in 1939, Lucille and her companion (unless she uses the royal, "we") decided to make a move to Paducah, Kentucky. While they looked for a "desirable place", they enjoyed an apartment in the Hotel . . . Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:25:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854118&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-10-15T11:25:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977848688&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace New York – circa 1977.  There are moments in history that act as postcards from one era to another – a kind of ‘I wish you were here.’  Nothing major happens; no colossal . . . Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:53:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977848688&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-10-11T19:53:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977842030&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace I did not know of Franklinville until I found a set of three linen postcards that referred to the town. Thus, hobbies, manias, or obsessivve interests can prove to be educational. Franklinville is . . . Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:33:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977842030&grpId=3659174697242507&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-10-10T11:33:27Z