The Kodak Instamatic Camera was the newest way to snap a memory in 1963. The production of 50 million of these “24 Hour Cameras” between 1963 and 1970 meant that images on film came to life in a one-day process. Gone were the days where every photograph was developed in ...
Read More »Lessons Taught, Character Caught
In early American schoolrooms the art of beautiful penmanship was more important than learning the proper spelling of words, but lessons in good moral character were of the most value. Students began by drawing straight lines over and over before moving on to the letters of the alphabet, and finally ...
Read More »Five Finger Lesson
“May your ‘five finger lesson’ be valuable to you throughout your school day and when you go home.” ...
Read More »It Started with Cornflakes
God is looking for those who would be faithful in the little things, for it shows Him that He can trust us with much. The story of one man’s small beginnings started with the creation of a cereal flake made of boiled corn, salt, and sugar. His success over several ...
Read More »A Good Name, or Gold?
Among my father’s things we found a letter dated May, 1886. The handwriting had faded, but the words of Robert White, minister at Sea-View Cottage in County Down, Ireland, still attest to the character of my great-grandfather, James. In the letter, the minister bore testimony to the “honest”, “industrious”, and ...
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