Holding on to ephemera

St. Paul, Minn. — As you're preparing for the holidays, you may be hauling gifts in paper shopping bags and sorting through receipts, and these paper items may not seem worth hanging on to.

But, Moira and Leo Harris would argue otherwise. Cathy Wurzer talked with them about their new book called "Minnesota on Paper: Collecting Our Printed History" that tells Minnesota's history through ephemera, from postcards to police blotters.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, 12/22/2006, 7:40 a.m.