Doug Houser

Retired autoworker. Maplewood resident since 1975. Advocate of the Arts and Historic Preservation.

Maplewood History: Mammy’s Crazy Quilt, Mary Rannells Left Us A Treasure

Hi Folks, Editor Miner and I are still stumbling in the dark as per getting this site up and running again. We know that a...

Maplewood History: Katz Drug Store and the Ghost Sign

Just a few days back, I got a tip from our Community Development director, Laura Miller, that a ghost sign had been partially revealed...

Maplewood History: Saving Woodside – Maplewood’s Oldest Home

These beautiful summer days are just not allowing me any time inside on the computer so let's try this. Summer Reruns Saving Woodside Woodside was recently sold. ...

Maplewood History: My Own Family Story – The Lindbergh Letter

Or My Baby, He Wrote Me A Letter (apologies to the Box Tops). All right. Maybe you’ve been thinking, he’s carrying this a bit too far...

Maplewood History: My Own Family Story – My Mother – Dolores Jane Jackson Houser

My mother was 27 years old when she married my father in 1948. He was 22. They both were intelligent, sensitive, articulate, kind, caring,...

Maplewood History: My Own Family Story – Part Two

Ora Marguerite Layman and Lowell Hobart Jackson, my maternal grandparents If you missed the first post of my historic family photos you can find it...

Maplewood History: My Own Family Story – The Jacksons – Part One

I began putting historic photographs and documents concerning Maplewood online around 2010. ‘Til now the focus has been on families that once lived in...

Maplewood History: Please Vote Yes On Proposition L For Our Library Tomorrow!

Well, if you live in Maplewood, that is. Our historic Maplewood Pool/Library building is in need of some attention. It won’t take a lot...

Maplewood History: Two Sarah Harrisons, Three Charles Humphreys and Two William Holmes

Now this is confusing so you’ll have to pay attention. I’m going to repeat some of the material that I published not too long...

Maplewood History: Vote Yes On Proposition L For The Library

Dear Readers, Recently, I received this letter from the folks that are working to improve our library. The original Maplewood Pool building, now home...

Maplewood History: The Miraculous Transformation of 2628 Big Bend

In the beginning... This loading dock was on the Big Bend side. This attractive addition was on the south end. As the sign indicates, the building...

Maplewood History: Charlie Notter and Corkball

Ernie B------t was one of the first fellows that I got to know when I began working at the Chrysler truck plant in Fenton...

Maplewood History: Just What Exactly Was The Maplewood Departmental School?

This small booklet was among the many interesting objects, images and documents that Laura Varilek was kind enough to share with us. I don’t...

Maplewood History: A Rare Image of an Early Kroger Super Market

Another very rare bit of Maplewoodiana has come to light. Attached to an email from my former neighbor, Bill Smothers, was this wonderful image...

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