Photograph: Belongs to A.Davey, 1 September 1914, This file is licensed under the Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license[1]. We really like this photograph! Each girl is baby-sitting a child younger than her. Look at their “geta sandals”. These are designed to keep your feet dry and it looks like … [Read more...] about Ohajiki: “Looks Like Flat Marbles to Me!”
Marble Stories
Manzanar: A Second Look at Camp Marbles[1]
In “Windswept”, which is the last section of our story Amache Marbles (https://thesecretlifeofmarbles.com/amache-marbles/) we noted that one man left two buckets of marbles in his camp when he was relocated with his parents at the end of World War II. Each person could carry only a small bag or two of the family’s possessions when … [Read more...] about Manzanar: A Second Look at Camp Marbles[1]
Amache Marbles
Photo Courtesy of the Library of Congress[1] Ever heard of Amache? What about the Amache Internment Camp or the Granada Relocation Center in Granada, Colorado? No? Well let us tell you a story about courage, the resilience of children, the toughness of their families, lives turned upside down . . . and marbles! Regardless of the … [Read more...] about Amache Marbles
Tips To Help You Identify Your Marbles: An Annotated List of References
Let’s say that you’ve just inherited a bunch of marbles from your father, a great aunt, or your grandfather. Or, you’re in a giant flea market in Chiefland, Florida, and you are offered this lunch pail which grandpaw carried to work on the train with him for forty years! The pail itself is an antique and it still has both a lid and … [Read more...] about Tips To Help You Identify Your Marbles: An Annotated List of References
The Long Last Ride & A “Well-Contested” Game of Marbles
Drawing by Jerry Barker, Mobile, Alabama, 2024 April 1865, at the very end of the American Civil War, was one of the most contentious and consequential months in all of American history. On April 2nd the Confederate Capital, Richmond, Virginia, was effectively evacuated and buildings along the waterfront were burned as … [Read more...] about The Long Last Ride & A “Well-Contested” Game of Marbles
The Novel ‘Qadir’s Marbles’: If Only All Children Could Play Marbles In A Pomegranate Garden
Guest Author: Caroline Janssen [Editor's Note: Here we introduce you to Caroline Janssen and her thoughtful analysis of a book, the human spirit, and the role of marbles in society. Caroline is a professor at Ghent University (Belgium). She has previously contributed to this magazine with her article about the history of marbles … [Read more...] about The Novel ‘Qadir’s Marbles’: If Only All Children Could Play Marbles In A Pomegranate Garden
The Drum, Tee-to-tum & Other Marble Stories
We enjoy wandering through old historic newspapers from all across the United States. You may have read our stories “Marbles in the Saddle Bag,” “Grandpa’s Marble Stories, ” and “A.L. Dyke: Man of Mystery” We found our inspiration for these stories in the online digital newspaper archives of the Library of Congress.[1] The … [Read more...] about The Drum, Tee-to-tum & Other Marble Stories
Marbles and High Strangeness
Ever been a bit deeper in the woods than you’ve gone before, or have you ever been camping off trail and, for no reason that you can think of, have you felt a bit spooked, and maybe a tad uneasy? Hair on your neck rises and, for some reason you can’t explain, you are breathing a bit shallow. We have. We felt that way while hiking … [Read more...] about Marbles and High Strangeness
Marbles In The Saddlebags
Most of the time we write about what we know or what we imagine. And most of the time that means we explore marble mysteries, history, and secrets in the parts of the United States east of the Mississippi. And, of course, we sometimes examine marble mysteries without any clear resolution. But just look at this beautiful view of … [Read more...] about Marbles In The Saddlebags
