Handmade lace is the jewel of fabrics
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the history of lace, one of the oldest and most versitile of decorative materials.
Ohio men honored for work in promoting intensive grazing
OSU extension agent and OSU animal scientist receive Master Grazier Award at the Great Lakes International Grazing Conference.
Rare comic books hit investment range.
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about collection comic books from the rarest of the rare to the current issues that boys collect like baseball cards.
Once shunned, painted ladies of Americana prized
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the history, importance, and value of painted furniture as part of Americana.
Wood engraving once common art
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the history of wood engraving to reproduce pictures in books magazines and newspapers.
Some firsts in post-war toys
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the sturdier and larger American-made toys that appeared just after World War II.
Multi-state grazing conference set
The sixth Great Lakes International Grazing Conference will be Feb. 12-13, at the Shipshewana Antique Auction Barn in Shipshewana, Ind.
Let a smile be your umbrella: a way to bridge the political chasm
Columnist Dale Wildman writes looks with approval at the bipartisian appeal of President George W. Bush and at the need for political civility.
Decorative tiles always in vogue
Decorative tiles were first in demand by the wealthy, but American craftsmen soon developed products for average households, too.
When solitude reigned and the banks of the Ohio were watered with blood
Columnist Roy Booth looks back at the dawn of the 19th century, when Ohio was the western frontier of the United States.
