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Made in the Shade images

by Marti Attoun

Pawleys Island crafts handwoven history
On the Cutting Edge images

by Jackie Sheckler Finch

Century-old lawn mower company led 'green' movement
Shelling and Selling Black Walnuts images

by Marti Attoun

The black walnut is a wonderful resource, a gift of nature that provides some income to thousands of people
Bronzing Baby Shoes images

by Vivian Wagner

Just as it preserves keepsakes for grandmothers like Green, American Bronzing Co. also preserves the heritage of its own founding grandmother, Violet Shinbach.
Delivering Food to Doorsteps images

by Stephen Garger

Rich Olenius, 63, climbs into in his delivery truck after carefully reviewing his daily customer list and inventory at The Schwan Food Co.'s depot in Richland, Wash. (pop. 38,708).
Assembling the World images

by Marti Attoun

When Luther Replogle quit his job during the Great Depression to make and sell globes, critics thought he'd mapped out a surefire route to failure.
Keeping a Corny Tradition images

by Kristen Tribe

When brothers Carl and Neil Fletcher invented the batter-dipped, deep-fried hot dog in their Dallas kitchen and sold it for the first time in 1942 at the State Fair of Texas, they couldn’t have imagined its enduring popularity.
Producing Fun and Games for Generations images

by Bob Gulla

Today, the mighty Hasbro, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Pawtucket, R.I. (pop. 72,958), has annual net revenues in the billions of dollars but continues its original mission: to help Americans have fun.
An American Hallmark

by Diana Lambdin Meyer

Oh Boy, It's a Daisy!

by Marti Attoun

Grand Ole Opry Turns 80

by Kay West

The King of American Ranches

by Sheryl Smith-Rodgers

American Innovator, Agricultural Icon

by Marti Attoun

Weaving Warmth for Generations

by Polly Campbell

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