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What is a ‘wind phone’? Concept helps offer comfort to those grieving lost loved ones
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStory at a glance Tennessee’s first “wind telephone” was created by Allison Young, a cancer research...
The history of the American phone book
WKRN articles via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOnce a mainstay of homes, businesses, and phone booths everywhere, the phone book has (mostly) gone the way of the dodo. Spokeo examined historical...
‘Telephone of Wind’ lets people grieving talk to loved ones who passed away through non-wired phones
WPXI via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA tug of a sage gate reveals a beautiful garden. Step further into a courtyard in Millvale and you’ll find a phone booth tucked away in the corner. A Telephone of the Wind, connected to…well ...
Gadget Daddy: Oh the things that are no more because of the smartphone. Remember these?
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAh, nostalgia. Something to reflect upon as time marches on. Remember the slide rule? Replaced by...
OPINION: Potpourri: Where have all the phone booths gone?
Abilene Reflector-Chronicle, Kan. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 14—As a child I was fascinated by telephones. If there was one around I had to play with it. I loved the sound the rotary dial made as a call was placed. The process involved lifting the ...
Wedding guests can add the gift of gab when 'signing' an audio guestbook
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 12 hours agoCapturing recorded messages on vintage phones is the latest twist to the wedding guestbook. Couples...
Raleigh cemetery adds a phone booth to call departed loved ones, symbolically
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoThe “wind phone” at Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh is one of fewer than 10 known to exist throughout...
Talking to the dead: South Florida has a Wind Phone that offers solace to the grieving
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAnyone who has lost a close friend or relative knows the feeling: You want to pick up the phone and...
Telephone of the Wind comes to Boettcher Park
Lake County Leader, Polson, Mont. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJun. 1—It's mostly big old trees, grass, and the swish and murmur of Flathead Lake in the background at the eastern end of Boettcher Park. That's why Suz Rittenhouse chose to put a Telephone ...
Little-known museum celebrates the history and legacy of the telephone
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMay 11—ALBUQUERQUE — If you don't have a ringing sound running through your ears before taking a tour of the Telephone Museum of New Mexico, you might have one afterward. This little-known love ...