Hawaii became a unique tourist attraction early in the 20th century just as postcards were becoming firmly established as a means of colorful promotion and communication.

Ten months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, the American Library Association (ALA) held the city’s first major conference.

The word “millions” pops up frequently with any mention of the Dionne Quintuplets who riveted the attention of millions of people the world over once it became evident they would survive the astonishing circumstances of their birth, May 24, 1934.

As a child I read every comic book printed, but I never collected them in spite of my mania for accumulating everything from pebbles to paper napkins. No doubt some rare early issues went through my hands, but the deal with my dad was: Read and return.

The day mankind began walking upright he started looking for things to improve and prolong health. Along with a few useful remedies, hundreds of cures more wishful than useful were concocted – and some were downright dangerous.

Native American art was introduced to mainstream collectors through Indian trading posts, such as Indian Plaza in Gallup, N.M., which opened to take advantage of tourist traffic on Highway 66.

Excuse me! I’ve fallen way behind in reporting on readers’ write-ins. We’ll catch up a bit right here, right now.

How to preserve your postcard collection from storage safety hazard:  There are numerous albums and holders available for storing a postcard collection. Almost all will store and attractively display postcards, but the majority will not preserve a collection, and many have the potential to cause serious damage to the cards.

Over the years I’ve come across a number of postcards of a bunch of women in identical outfits arranged in classic group poses – lined up, fanned out, and stepped arrangements.