And in the post-war 1950s, cream cheese, bacon and spinach were the foundation of appetizers and side dishes. John Hafer ...

Flammable, tedious and a choking hazard, tinsel is found on nary a Christmas tree these days. But some 60 years ago, the shiny silver strands were the decoration du jour, a symbol of merriment ...

This column is in honor of Julie Bradley: I recently saw a picture of a family on Christmas Day in 1950’s Jamestown. In the picture, three children from the Bishop family sat in front of their ...

As I was on the threshold of my teenage years in 1950, I can remember those days clearly. They were, of course, very different to Christmas today. World War Two had finished less than five years ...

Christmas shopping involved boarding streetcars and buses in the 1950s. There was excitement to downtown shopping at Hutzler’s, Hochschild Kohn, Hecht’s and Stewart’s. The stores were ...