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Postcards are a Glorious Blast from the Past!

As postcard collectors and sellers we see lots and lots of postcards. We have lots and lots of postcards.........LOL. I'm in the process of trying to get our personal collection scanned and loaded to an album.........but in the meantime, we've revamped our Postcard categories on cemetarian, so that they are easier to find. Here are my favorites. For some reason I prefer and collect these Linen Motor Courts. The colors and textures just… Continue

Added by Rita Holcomb on March 19, 2009 at 5:14am — 2 Comments

My Grandpa Watt and the Confederacy

This is my Daddy and my great-grandfather Watterson Knox Polk Ownby (WKP or Watt for short), taken in 1927. Like all young men in Middle Tennessee in 1861 he answered the call to arms and enlisted in the Infantry and later the Calvary where he was promoted to Sgt. He was captured… Continue

Added by Rita Holcomb on February 2, 2009 at 5:00am — 3 Comments

Surround Yourself with Vintage Advertisements

Remember that fancy party dress Mom wore to the Country Club, Dad’s favorite fishing lure or the family’s first new car? Those items may be gone but you can take a walk down memory lane with the old ads. Vintage advertisements are colorful, nostalgic, and are an excellent and inexpensive way to change your décor in just a few moments. Take a simple frame with a simple mat and you can change the ad to fit your mood in the blink of an eye. Magazine advertisements are a wonderful research tool to… Continue

Added by Rita Holcomb on January 31, 2009 at 6:45am — No Comments