American Culture

First, to clear up any misunderstandings, parchment paper is different from parchment. Parchment is animal skin that's treated and carefully preserved for use in writing. Parchment paper, on the...

Paper money has been used in America since colonial times. In 1690, the Massachusetts Bay Colony issued the first paper money in the United States. The United States Treasury department estimates...

Butcher paper is a sturdy, multipurpose paper that can be used for food wrapping or kids' art projects. Because it has so many uses, you can buy it from several types of stores. Many art supply...

The first step in making anything out of recycled paper is to get old, waste paper. This means that paper is collected in individual and community recycling bins and it's then taken to a local or...

Packaging remains an essential way to transfer goods safely and hygienically from the manufacturer to the consumer. In an environmentally conscious world, the way packaging is produced, how it...

An ancient technique to create beautiful artwork is with tombstone rubbings. It allows families a way to keep a memento of someone special. Others enjoy researching genealogy and keeping the...

Paper recycling has existed for almost as long as paper itself has: The first paper was made from repurposed fabric. Paper recycling as a modern municipal system began in the 19th century, when...

The United States has issued its own currency since just after the end of the Revolutionary War. The currency we know today is the product of how U.S. money has evolved over the nation's history.

Most paper--but certainly not all--comes from trees. A variety of woods are used for paper, but all trees are made of cellulose, the basic building fiber that makes up most of the plant kingdom....

Construction paper, like most other varieties of paper, is made mostly out of wood products. Wood is first pulped, which removes the wood fibers from the rest of the wood. After pulping the second...

There are several kinds of "Support Our Troops" magnets. Many families display these magnets on vehicles, mail boxes and home interiors to honor a loved one who is deployed overseas. It is...

Nicotine in its pure state is one of the deadliest poisons known to humans. Popular for pest control purposes since the late 1800s, nicotine is most frequently used in very small quantities in...

Lead carbonate is industrially prepared from a combination of lead, acetate and carbon dioxide. Naturally occurring in the mineral cerussite, it might seem like a lot of time and energy goes into...

In this How To you will learn how to make a "tulip" joint. This type of joint is named a tulip because of how the end product resembles the flower. This is just one of many fun ways to...

When you think about paper bags, usually the first thing that pops into mind is grocery shopping. While this is typically what paper bags are used for, they serve other purposes. Everyone should...

Recycling paper has important environmental benefits for residential consumers as well as businesses, such as reducing pollution and the need for natural resources. Many communities have recycling...

Plastic grocery bags became a modern cultural convenience in the later half of the 20th century, with grocery baggers from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon posing the popular question,...

Are your newspapers stacking up, leaving you uninformed and short of time? You can follow these simple steps to quickly catch up on the latest news.

The paper industry is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. The average American uses over 700 pounds a paper a year, and most of it ends up in landfills. While recycling...

The "New York Times, " founded in 1851, is the largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States. The paper continues to be well-respected and has earned 98 Pulitzer Prizes during its long...

Everyone is different so keep in mind that this technique can only be used as a guideline for beginners learning to roll a non filter cigarette.