Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laurel Durso, president of the Connecticut State Button Society, has a 20,000 button collection spread out across her home. Her ...

Q This collection of political campaign buttons has been in my family forever, but I’ve never really investigated what it is. I don’t even know who in my family compiled the collection. I’m downsizing ...

Little has changed about the humble button since it first began being used functionally in the 13th century. From the Mongol invasion of Europe to last week’s annual Oregon Brewers Festival, buttons ...

"Button Button, who's got the button?" Today, it's the collector. The hobby is widespread among artisans, fashion designers, crafts people and especially antique button buffs. Button collecting first ...

POWELL, Wyo. (AP) At some time in their lives, nearly every child has emptied out mother s button box, searching through the collection for a unique color or shape, finding a hidden treasure in a ...

Plenty of treasures are discovered in the attics of old homes in the Columbia neighborhood. For the descendants of Nellie Eastwood, it is an impressive button collection. Eastwood’s relatives recently ...