Do kids still play marbles? If memory serves, we drew a big circle in the dirt and used a shooter marble to knock smaller marbles out of the circle. The phrase “play for keeps” comes from the practice ...

Peggy’s recent discovery of a valuable stuffed Beanie Baby inspired me to rummage through my personal belongings in search of my own personal pay day. The thought of raking in some green stuff sounded ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH — On Monday morning, Paul Germann and his grandson showcased marbles from Germann's collection of "several hundred thousand" overlooking the beach at Boardwalk Beach Resort. "I ...

If you've ever wondered where your lost marbles went, they probably rolled all the way to York, Nebraska, or more specifically, to the site of the world's largest marble collection.Lee's Legendary ...

Wading through a pile of marbles to find just the right one is a bit like gold mining. You never know what you might turn up.

The act of collecting is sometimes driven by an impulse to acquire, a reluctance to forfeit, or a desire to preserve. Whatever the impetus, every collection is more than the sum of its parts, ...

YORK, Neb. — Lee’s Legendary Marbles is a small brick building in southeast Nebraska home to more than a million marbles and one 89-year-old man named Lee Batterton. He started collecting marbles in ...

On show are classical Greek and Roman masterpieces, 92 statues of the Torlonia Collection to be precise, that have been lovingly restored to their original grandeur. Expect spectacular marble artworks ...