My grandfather was a baker in Cincinnati in the very early 1900s. He and my grandmother owned and operated a neighborhood bakery in the Clifton Heights neighborhood just 400 feet from where I was born ...

When my grandfather retired from his career as a baker in Cincinnati, he decided to build an apartment building just down the street from his former workplace. He named it Valley View for its ...

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How stone salls became prevalent in New England. Stroll through the woods of New England and you’re bound to come across long stretches of stone walls. The historic walls function as more than a ...

If you have ever walked in the woods anywhere in New England, you have likely stumbled into an old stone wall and wondered at their purpose and how they were built. This wonder can be satiated at one ...

Stone wall expert Roberton Thorson will lead a roundtable discussion, workshop, and public lecture in Little Compton, Rhode Island on July 2. Thorson advocates for the preservation of New England's ...

Cormac MacConnell explores the history, artistry and skill behind Ireland's iconic stone walls and recalls his memories of some of the more wonderful examples throughout his life. There is a young, ...