October 2, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment Most of us are familiar with the term “grandfathered in” that indicates an exemption from some new rule or law that has been enacted. Merriam-Webster defines the grandfather clause: “Law: a part of a … Continue Reading about Who’s your gran-daddy? The Origin of the Grandfather […]
October 1, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment This article was written in 1914, at the beginning of World War I. News dispatches were describing battles taking place in Europe and there must have been some confusion about the names of these … Continue Reading about Battles That Have Two Names: It’s a Matter […]
October 1, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment This article was written in 1914, at the beginning of World War I. News dispatches were describing battles taking place in Europe and there must have been some confusion about the names of these … Continue Reading about Battles That Have Two Names: It’s a Matter […]
September 12, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment Boys’ Page for October: “When You Are Lost in the Woods” The Youth’s Companion October 1, 1914, p. 512 Few persons become lost in the woods when the sun is shining; but on a cloudy day, or in a … Continue Reading about When You Are […]
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 conversation seems to be an oxymoron. But what if there really is common ground? What if we went back […]
October 3, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Meet Granny Rhoda, who could be the “poster child” for the self-reliant frontier woman. She was beautiful, accomplished, fearless, neat, sweet-tempered, and had faith in God. An inspiration to us … Continue Reading about Granny Rhoda: She Can Bring Home the Bacon and Fry It Up in a Pan […]
January 12, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment If you know a twelve-year-old boy whose idea of adventure is playing video games on his cell phone, share this story with him. Ask him if he’d like to trade places with this boy “born and bred in the … Continue Reading about Frontier Boy vs. […]
September 17, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment 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 … Continue Reading about What do you mean, Culture? → […]
This story appeared in the June 14, 1917 issue of The Youth’s Companion, which happened to be Flag Day. This is the tale of nine-year-old Marnie Evans, who was upset because two of her classmates were giggling during the daily salute of the flag. After school, she confronted one of the offending boys, John Grover, […]
June 21, 2017 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment 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 … Continue Reading about Civil Conversation: Finding Common Ground → Filed Under: Civil Conversation, Cultural Values, […]
Because you’re our guest, you can view samples without a membership! Sample BLOG (lots more samples below) Throwback Thursday: A Fast Food Restaurant 100 Years Ago September 4, 2014 by Maryanne Datesman Did you ever wonder what life was really like 100 years ago? Well, Vintage American Ways has a collection of The Youth’s Companion for the […]
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 … Continue Reading about Suffering from […]
September 11, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment We can all remember exactly what we were doing when we heard—and saw—the horrendous events that occurred 16+ years ago today. Those events are burned into our collective psyche as we reflect back on … Continue Reading about Reflections on 9/11: Timeless, Inevitable Questions about War […]
June 21, 2017 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment 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 … Continue Reading about Civil Conversation: Finding Common Ground → Filed Under: Civil Conversation, Cultural Values, […]