The memories of poring over catalogs from Sears-Roebuck, J.C. Penney or Montgomery Ward are priceless. Some of us circled the ...

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SCROOGE has got nothing on tight-fisted gran-of-five Emma Parsons Reid, 57, who proudly reveals why she refuses to splash out ...

There you have it, folks – 12 gardens that prove Maine isn’t just about lobsters and lighthouses. So grab your sunhat, ...

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For about one week every December, a pop-up toy store takes shape in a Community Campus classroom with the help of dozens of ...

With bright eyes, post-World War II baby boom children filled “toylands” at area stores, amazed at the brightly colored offerings as local retailers stacked the shelves for lucrative Christmas sales.

Ella Bernegger, the founder of the group Guiding Eyes at SCSU, wanted to foster a community around the effort of raising ...

Here is a list of the most popular Christmas presents for kids every decade for the last 100 years from yo-yos to Barbie ...

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West. Before he joined KPCC, Martínez had never listened to public radio. He views ...