What is a Daguerreotype
Daguerreotype is one of the earliest forms of photography, popular in the 1840s.
History
1890s Footage of Cities Around the World
Travel back in time with this 1890s footage of places around the world. France, England, Japan, New York & more!
1920s Chicago Movie, Color and Sound Added
Travel back in time with thie momvie of 1920s Chicago. Michigan Avenue. The Chicago River. Grant Park.
Family History Gifts
See Family History Gifts from restoring an old family photo to capturing family stories in a Family History Video!
Ellis Island Film: Immigrants Arriving 1903
Travel back in time and watch immigrants disembarking onto Ellis Island in this 1903 film by Thomas A. Edison, inc..
Remembering My Grandmother
Remembering my grandmother, who lived through WWI & WWII, Women’s Suffrage, Prohibition, the Roaring Twenties, and The Great Depression.
Grandparents Day
Grandparents Day began in the US in 1978 thanks to the efforts of a very determined woman, Marian McQuad.
History of Labor Day in the US
Labor Day is a holiday in September for cookouts & football. But what is the history of Labor Day in the US?
Chicago in the 1930s Footage
Travel back in time. See footage of Chicago in the 1930s. Elevated trains, street cars, the Loop, State Street, Michigan Avenue and more.
Remember When….
Remember when the milkman delivered milk in glass bottles, the mail carrier brought handwritten letters and gas station attendants pumped gas?