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Made in the Shade

by Marti Attoun

Pawleys Island crafts handwoven history

first appeared: 6/4/2009

On the Cutting Edge

by Jackie Sheckler Finch

Century-old lawn mower company led 'green' movement

first appeared: 5/3/2009

Shelling and Selling Black Walnuts

by Marti Attoun

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

first appeared: 9/14/2008

Bronzing Baby Shoes

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.

first appeared: 7/27/2008

Delivering Food to Doorsteps

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).

first appeared: 2/17/2008

Assembling the World

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.

first appeared: 2/10/2008

Keeping a Corny Tradition

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.

first appeared: 9/16/2007

Producing Fun and Games for Generations

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.

first appeared: 11/26/2006

An American Hallmark

by Diana Lambdin Meyer

first appeared: 2/12/2006

Oh Boy, It's a Daisy!

by Marti Attoun

first appeared: 12/11/2005

Grand Ole Opry Turns 80

by Kay West

first appeared: 10/9/2005

The King of American Ranches

by Sheryl Smith-Rodgers

first appeared: 5/29/2005

American Innovator, Agricultural Icon

by Marti Attoun

first appeared: 4/17/2005

Weaving Warmth for Generations

by Polly Campbell

first appeared: 1/30/2005

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