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Baby Boomer Toys for Christmas from the 1950s

December 18, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

In 1950 the Tiny Tears doll was introduced to American girls by the American Character Doll Company. Tiny Tears had a small hole by each of her eyes which produced a crying effect when the doll’s stomach was squeezed. The doll was loaded with water from her baby bottle and … Read More

The Fourth Thursday of November

November 27, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

Thanksgiving is one of my very favorite holidays. Getting to spend the day with my loved ones, feast on a banquet of turkey, mashed potatoes, yams, cranberries, green beans, and ..well… all the wonderful food you could ever think of. Then, afterwards, just relive wonderful memories of all the great … Read More

Cooking My First Thanksgiving Dinner

November 27, 2014 | by Paula Nicewanger

I cooked my first Thanksgiving dinner when I was just 15 years old. My mother had developed Hepatitis in January of that year. She spent six weeks in isolation in the hospital and another seven weeks again in August of that year. She was still bedridden and I, being the … Read More

Halloween and All the Fun

October 23, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

When I was a kid, now nearly half a century ago, I loved the month of October. I loved the turning leaves, pumpkin pie, and apple cider. Going to Lilly’s Orchard up on North College street in Broad Ripple and loading up on apples and apple cider was an autumn … Read More

Where are we going to put everybody?

September 25, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

I once saw a educational film made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1955. In it, an ag scientist claimed that by the year 2000, the earth’s population could be as high as 2 billion. He was asking how the Earth could contain and support such a population. Of … Read More