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The Youth’s Companion

The Youth’s Companion is our main source of vintage historical material. An illustrated weekly newspaper, it was published by the Perry Mason Company in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1827 to 1929. It started out as the first publication written for children but evolved into a paper for the whole family, and by 1900 had it 500,000 […]

American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture

American Ways The official website for American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture 4th Edition, a textbook for English as a Second Language (ESL) Learners This site is for: Teachers and students using American Ways People who are interested in ESL Anyone interested in American Culture Many people today are talking about American values and […]

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These historical resources will give educators, history buffs, and all Americans access to the system of values which began shaping our country in its infancy. The Youth’s Companion, a weekly newspaper, was the second most-circulated publication in the US at the turn of the century. Published between 1827-1929, it has been credited with being a […]

The New Frontier Archives – Vintage American Ways

Propaganda about Super-Women (that remarkable woman with ideal qualities) has been around for over 200 years, because here’s the 1914 tale of Granny Rhoda. She could do anything from shearing a sheep, preparing the wool, weaving the cloth and making clothing to protecting her children from bears and multi-tasking while rocking her baby in the […]

The Gerta Rinker Collection

The Gerta Rinker Collection contains the majority of our vintage historical sources. Gerta Rinker was born in 1864 in a rural area near the foothills of the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains. Her father Silas D. Kalb was such a strong believer in education that he started the first public school in his farm springhouse. Gerta […]

Battles That Have Two Names | Vintage American Ways

Summary Newspaper readers are confused by the fact that the same World War I battle may have different names—one given by the French and the other by the Germans, for example. The author explains that this occurred in previous European wars as well as the American Civil War. “Whose battle is it?” Here’s a bit […]

Civil Discourse and American Values

Times are tough. We’re facing a lot of important issues in the United States and instead of thoughtful, serious discussions, many political leaders and commentators on television have resorted to angry talking points and name-calling. Civil discourse seems to be an oxymoron. But what if there really is common ground? What if we went back […]

Blog – Vintage American Ways

The events of September 11th are burned into our collective psyche as we reflect back on that day. One hundred years ago people in the United States were watching World War I erupting in Europe and they must have had some of the same questions we had. Read More Why do Americans love their fast […]

The Six American Values Archives – Vintage American Ways

What do you think of when someone says they are going to talk about the “culture” of a country? Do you think of art, classical music, ballet, and literature? Or do you think about food, hip-hop music, Halloween costumes, and the latest fashion trend? Well, these are all definitely interesting aspects of culture. When we […]

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