It’s fun to get letters, phone calls or comments about my columns from loyal readers. I recently had a note from longtime resident Norm Haven telling me that he reads and enjoys my weekly column. He ...

If you've held onto old marbles from childhood or stumbled across a dusty jar in the attic, you might be wondering if they're worth anything. Not all old marbles have high value, but certain handmade, ...

”When I showed people the marbles I kept in my jewelry box, they laughed,” said Beverly Brule, of Marble Collectors Unlimited in Northboro, Mass. ”A couple of years ago, when you asked an antiques ...

Childhood secrets are hiding in the dirt. Months after crops are harvested and fields stripped to bare brown, the slanted rays of morning or evening sunlight fire large circular patterns of crushed ...

Rockhounds will find agate, minerals and rocks from around the world all close at home. The show offers an opportunity to look at agates from across the globe or buy and trade stones. Vendors provide ...

A German inventor created a device in 1846 that allowed for the mass production of colored glass marbles. American manufacturing of marbles boomed in the 1920s, with Ohio becoming a center for ...