Some people see the Arcade & Attica Railroad as just that.

Learning about Kittanning's past and people was the most interesting part of putting together a photographic timeline of the borough's beginnings for writer Diane Acerni.

As they sorted through file after file containing old city minutes, brochures and historical photographs, Chris Wadsworth and Anne Cull stumbled across a snapshot that perfectly epitomized Cape Coral.

The father-daughter team collaborated on "Images of America: Central Ohio's Historic Prisons."

Perhaps coincidence, but there is a certain appropriateness to Arcadia Publishing's Nov. 2 release of "Hillsboro," the latest in its Images of America series.

Revealing the neighborhood’s past through vintage images

Local Author Pens New Book Celebrating Denver’s 150th Anniversary

Local historical society writes photographic history book.

Local author Laura Foster writes photographic history of the area.

Local author uses vintage and modern photographs to tell the tale

Local author uses photographs and ephemera for trip down memory lane

Local author highlights history of university over past four decades

Local author completes pictorial history

Local author write pictorial history of the metro Detroit teams

Local author releases new book featuring stunning collection of vintage photographs

Local author puts postcard collection in book

Old photographs capture cemetery’s captivating past

New book details Middleborough’s dynamic past

Local author writes pictorial history of his hometown.

Local documents past of Summit Hill through photographs

Biloxi is one of Mississippi’s best-known cities, and its 300-year history has long fascinated those who live, work, visit or are stationed in the coastal city because of the military.

On Monday, Oct. 24, Chester County native Vincent Martino Jr. will release his fifth book, Around Phoenixville, honoring the town that has successfully regenerated through a multifaceted industrious past into a flourishing commercial real estate hub.

Author, descendent of Center’s founder, chronicles local landmark in new book

New book chronicles town from its founding to now

Local author Chris Wadsworth will be sell and sign copies of his latest history book, "Images of America: Cape Coral," on Monday and Nov. 7.

Sayreville resident co-authors a photographic history of popular amusement park

Yes, just about all of us would like to learn more about Denver, and no, most of us don’t have the time to take a guided tour through all of the different parts of the city.

"Los Angeles's Little Italy" recently debuted from Arcadia Publishing.

Cape Coral is such a new community — developed by the famous Rosen Brothers in the late 1950s and early 1960s — that few realize its rich history dating all the way back to the 19th century.

In its heyday, Lakewood Park in Barnesville was a combination of Hollywood and Coney Island, where movie stars and coal miners, singers and seamstresses, big bands and grandparents and grandchildren gathered for all kinds of fun and recreation.

Local author pens the history of Orange County through vintage photographs

“Then and Now” photographs present an interesting look at local history

Written by Native Houstonian

Told through more than 200 vintage images

Foreword by Bill Boeing, Jr.

Walpole Historical Society writes photographic history of the area.

Local author Ernie Mann writes photographic history of the area.

Local historians use vintage photographs to tell Saint Clair’s history

The life of Lakewood’s famous park is displayed through photographs

Local author writes new pictorial history book

Local author writes pictorial history

Local authors tell compelling story of small progressive city from 1894 to late 1980s

Local authors use vintage photographs to tell story of picturesque peninsula city

Upon returning to Canton about 10 years ago to care for his ailing grandmother, William H. Samonides began researching his family’s heritage.

C.C. "Curley" Duson looked out on to the southwestern prairie known as Faquetaigue, at the end of a 20-mile railroad spur, and saw progress.

Book 'Potomac' recounts history between celebs and U.S. prexys

Pictoral documentary commemorates festival's 75th anniversary

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a postcard is worth enough to fill an entire book.

SIUE's University Bookstore hosted SIUE alumna Cheryl Jett's release party for her second book, "Edwardsville," on Thursday.

A new book from a southern Illinois historian uses the images on vintage postcards to show Edwardsville's growth into a bustling center for Madison County.

For many months, Janice Willis Barnett searched for hidden treasure.

For many months, Janice Willis Barnett searched for hidden treasure.

“Then and Now” photographs present an interesting look at local history

Local author releases new book with stunning collection of vintage photographs

New from Arcadia Publishing and local author, Cheryl Martin Sund, is Rogue River, the latest volume in the popular Images of America series.

From a luxury resort to an environmental education center

Through more than 200 vintage images

Local author writes pictorial history book

Local author and tour guide writes history book

Local author teams with historical society on pictorial history

Local author releases new book featuring local collection of vintage photographs

Local author uses vintage photographs to tell history of Hubbardston

Local firefighter shares dynamic piece of Leominster history

Chancellor teams with Interim Associate Dean to write photographic history

Local author uses vintage photographs to provide a legacy for future generations

Local author Devora Butler writes photographic history of the area.

In 1819, Chief Ogemaw Ke-Ke-To and Gen. Lewis Cass signed the Treaty of Saginaw, effectively marking the beginning of what is now known as Ogemaw County.

Book, postcards on sale beginning Oct. 19

Tubac author Shaw Kinsley has a passion for history and writing.

Christy Van Heukelem, co-author of "Salem," released by Arcadia Publishing this summer, will meet the public and sign books on Saturday at E.Z. Orchards.

A new book presents rare images of African Americans in Rutherford County.

For close to 40 years, Paul Rheingold has collected old postcards of American scenes — 60,000 of them by his most recent estimate. Many are snapshots of Rye in the early part of the last century: from its homes, churches and downtown to its beaches, amusement parks and clubs.

Northwest Colorado is blessed with a wealth of serious books about local history.

Wade Arnold has come out with a new collection of charming historical photos, following up "Cocoa Beach Then and Now" with "Florida's Space Coast"

Chancellor Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry and Kenneth Womack, interim associate dean for Academic Affairs, announce that their collaborative book effort, Penn State Altoona, has been released

Working side-by-side Susan Kelsey and Shirley Paddock wrote, " Downtown Lake Forest," a pictorial look at the businesses of Market Square and the stories behind them.

Firefighter Roger LaPointe has been researching the history of the Leominster Fire Department since 1986, logging hours of his free time in the library, where he sifted through decades of records.

Arcadia Publishing has recently published Oregon Shakespeare Festival as part of its popular Images of America series.

Somewhere in your attic, do you have a photograph of Mason’s V-Day celebration in 1945?

Bobbye Baker Trammell was born and raised in Bemiston, educated at R.L. Young Elementary School (which then served the families of mill workers exclusively) and, although she no longer lives there today, continues to be a tireless advocate for preserving and restoring the community that is now part of the city of Talladega.

Ashland institution has produced a book with photos and words outlining the theater group's storied history.

How many times have you heard it said, "A picture is worth more than a thousand words."

Authors have scheduled a book signing at Pottstown’s Schuylkill River Festival on October 10.

And Reed loves it enough to have been involved with the historical organization for the past 6 years and to have written two photographic books on 19th and 20th century Tyler history.

Wilhelmena Rhodes Kelly grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights. She is a third generation Brook-lynite, and a genealogist.

A new book using the images of vintage postcards to document the history of Edwardsville was published this week by Arcadia Publishing.

Longtime resident pens photographic history of Tubac

Local authors team with historical society to write photographic history

Local authors release new book featuring stunning collection of vintage photographs

Local author releases new book featuring stunning collection of vintage photographs

Through more than 200 vintage images

Houston Heights revealed in more than 200 vintage images

Local authors tell compelling story through vintage photographs

Local author tells compelling story through vintage photographs

Gayle Neville Blum documents county’s history in vintage photographs

Local authors document town’s past through stories and vintage photographs

Local author releases new book featuring stunning collection of vintage photographs

Pictorial histories celebrate Czech and Slovak heritage

Pictorial histories celebrate Czech and Slovak heritage

Local Incorporated Village of Bayville is author of photographic history.

New book depicts city’s efforts to shelter the Great Depression homeless

Local author explores history of Rye in new book

Arcadia Publishing has published a Loomis Basin Historical Society photographical journey that will take you through the early Loomis history that covers the influence of the railroad to bustling agriculture whose impact is still felt today.

While doing research for a new book, Madison County historian Linda Higgins learned something surprising about a Jackson staple - the Pringles plant.

Sewanhaka’s Lacrosse Program Highlighted

Robert Reed, author of last year's photographic history book Images of America: Tyler, recently completed a second work with Arcadia Publishing titled Postcard History: Tyler.

She’s in the business of “family history mysteries.” On August 10, 2009, Cedar Springs native and Local Family Historian Roberta Schirado put her first book on the shelves.

If a pair of local authors ever had a ghost of a chance at reaching the bestseller list, it would be Jeff and Michael Morris.

Raymond Britt is re-writing the book on the Chicago Marathon – and that’s a good thing. Britt has just released “Chicago Marathon” through Arcadia Publishing.