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

Leading the throwback charge, in her curvy convertible, is Barbie, the plastic-fantastic doll that has been delighting young ...

I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s. Our Christmas traditions were pretty typical ... One time, I fell in love with a baby doll who came with a cradle that rocked. The second particular wish came during ...

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.

The Studebaker National Museum shares the story of the South Bend Toy Factory in its "Industry Spotlight" exhibit.

Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and ...

There’s a wondrous magic to Christmas,” a wise man once observed, “a special power reserved for little people.” ...

Many children will have received toys as Christmas gifts over the festive period. Many of today’s toys have a long history ...

One of the sights in Amsterdam during the heyday of carpet manufacturing was the lighted outline of a Christmas tree ...

Here are a few of the most dangerous toys in history from SafeHome.org, listed from least dangerous to potentially most ...

Elias Inn Supper Club in Watertown is like that friend who insists on using a rotary phone and writing letters by hand – ...

The air is thick with the scent of old books, vintage perfume, and just a hint of mothballs – the olfactory equivalent of a ...