American Ways 11 Archives – Vintage American Ways

June 22, 2017 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment

A Special Labor Day Message… Hard work—it’s one of our basic American values, the price we pay to get ahead, to capture the American Dream of a better life. But do our young people really have a …

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September 1, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment

Did you ever wonder what life was really like 100 years ago? Well, Vintage American Ways has a collection of The Youth’s Companions for the years 1880 to 1920—over 2,000 of them—containing thousands …

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September 25, 2014 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment

With elections coming, there is a lot of talk about the women’s vote and how to secure it. One party claims that the other party is waging a war on women and that women had better vote with them or …

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