My Mother-in-Law, the Tap Dancing ShowgirlMy wife's 91-year-old mom shares stories of her early days as a tap-dancing showgirl and TV performer May 10, 2024
How Oral Histories Bring Family Stories to LifeYour family and friends may not think they're interesting, but it's up to you to ask questions that prove them wrongMay 8, 2024
House Tours: The Joy of Peeking Into Other People's Homes'These properties are filled with such interesting history, we feel that we're caretakers, not just owners,' a New Orleans fiction writer says of her (allegedly haunted) houseApril 17, 2024
Breaking Up (With my 212) Is Hard to DoA 212 number once had a certain cache, a status symbol that indicated we were original New Yorkers. Not too much is original anymore.April 15, 2024
Feeling Nostalgic for the CatskillsBy the 1950s, half a million people were visiting the Catskills during the summer season. It was a place for relaxation, recreation and entertainment where Jewish people felt welcomed.April 5, 2024
A 'Hoosiers' Tale Untold, Until NowA 1986 movie told how a rural high school overcame hardships to become champions. The new book, 'The Real Hoosiers' tells the improbable story of what came next.March 27, 2024
Up with People: More Than Just a Theme SongMembers of this upbeat singing group from the 1960s and 70s have fond memories of the people they 'meet wherever [you] go'March 15, 2024
The Quilts of Gee's Bend Stitch Generations TogetherThree generations of quilters from Gee's Bend, Alabama, share what they've learned from each other about their legendary craftMarch 14, 2024
Connecting to the Past with Dishes Made in the PresentRemember, you don't have to use the exact recipe to experience the joy of a family dishMarch 11, 2024
In ‘Father Verses Sons,’ Author Herbert Gold Meets His Gen X Sons at Life's HorizonThis unique poetry collaboration between a prime author of the Beat era and his Gen X sons is a 'volley of voices' that began as an exchange of lettersMarch 7, 2024
Film Noir Star Veronica Lake: My Dad Called Her 'Connie'Veronica Lake's popularity has never faded among her devoted fans and her peekaboo hairstyle is still a cut above the rest. My father had the chance to tell her story.February 16, 2024
Photographer Gordon Parks: His Unshakeable Peace EnduresLooking back at the transcript of an interview that Gordon Parks gave more than 30 years ago resonates even more meaningfully todayFebruary 12, 2024
Discovering the Paranormal in the Rural MidwestRecently returning to, and researching, my hometown revealed a world of hobbyists and folklore that I never knew existedJanuary 30, 2024
A Multigenerational Group in Indiana Is Committed to Holocaust EducationLaunched 25 years ago, CYPRESS in southern Indiana continues to foster understanding while reducing hatred and antisemitism in their communityJanuary 26, 2024
Riding off With a LegacyA story about women breaking barriers was bigger than my dying friend and me. I promised to see it through.January 22, 2024
A Rock Documentary That Won't Die'Heavy Metal Parking Lot,' a cult classic documentary, offers a glimpse of youth culture lived by millions of people now in their 50sJanuary 16, 2024
Remembering President Kennedy: Sixty Years LaterIn the same way that almost everyone remembers where they were when they heard about 9/11, most people remember exactly the moment they heard about JFK's deathNovember 22, 2023