Table settings throughout the years
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes of the evolution of modern plates and silverware.
Troubles, history of barbed wire fences
Columnist Roy Booth recalls he and his brother never could stretch the barbed wire fence right enough to suit his father.
Dismantled barn had ‘beautiful’ aspects and a secret signature
Looking at an old barn about a mile or two northwest of Smithville, Ohio.
Silverplated oil lamps still light up lamp lovers
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the silverplated oil lamps fashionable in the late 1800s.
Bennington art wares were popular
Bennington pottery comes in more than just brown. Read more in this week's Yesteryear column by Roy Booth.
Figureheads guided ships to sea
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the ships at Mystic Bay in Connecticut, a step back into time.
Dolls of wood have enduring qualities
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes of the most elderly of dolls and most enduring of the dolls collectors love to have.
Slate walls provide solid foundation
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the slate found in older homes, anywhere from the room to the cellar, and out onto the lawn or in the patio.
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.
A closer look at the Fox and Hounds Barn
A decorated barn in southern Ohio reminds Friends of Ohio Barns member Tom O'Grady of the heritage that abounds across farm country.
