How much has Christmas changed over the years? An archive of vintage letters to Santa, written by Raleigh's children in the 1930s, reveals a glimpse into how our city celebrated the holidays nearly a ...

A collection of vintage stamps and letters from Europe were found at a park in Irvine, and police are now trying to find their rightful owner. The rare collection was found at Santa Luisa Park in ...

Jolene Sliwka was searching through a thrift store for vintage t-shirts and used records 35 years ago when she picked up a “scratch off and sniff” Valentine’s Day card and added it to her haul. That ...

Jennifer Isham of Delray Beach fell in love with letters a half-century ago. When she was in elementary school, international pen pal programs were popular. Educators believed having a pen pal ...

Although most people today do much of their written communication via email or texting and pay many bills online, we all get some envelopes that must be opened. Some are bill statements, some are ...

In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, we sometimes forget that Christmas hasn’t always been a time of stress, hectic shopping, expensive decoration, and frantic preparation. Barbara Finlay ...

It was an art that lasted hundreds of years - enjoyed by everyone from Kings and Queens to soldiers at war and their sweethearts waiting anxiously at home. Now the love letter may have been replaced ...

Welcome to Think Retro, a new weekly column which is unashamedly in love with yesterday’s Apple. Over the next few weeks you’ll see a mix of practical advice, hidden histories and wildly nostalgic ...

Amy Carter, daughter of former 39th President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, read a touching letter at her memorial service. The letter was written by her father to her mother 75 ...

No one expected it, but Pittsfield High School had a secret weapon Williamstown didn't know about, on the mound at Wahconah Park on May 1, 1915. John Cheshire Burwell (aka "Jack") was born in ...