Regina Villiers
We are pleased to feature articles written by Regina Villiers on our website. These articles were featured weekly in Suburban Life-Press. There are over 600 stories about Madeira published over a span of fifteen years and we have the honor to host them on our website.
Regina Villiers was a columnist for Suburban Life for about 15 years, starting in 1992. This is where the articles that will be featured on this website were published. She also wrote articles in The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati and Ohio magazines, and 50 Plus. Her articles were also published in numerous national, and general interest magazines. Among them are: Oh, Idaho, The Golf Quarterly, In Kentucky, Country Collectibles, Lady’s Circle, and various gardening magazines. She wrote fiction as well, which has been published in literary journals such as The South Carolina Review, Appalachian Heritage, Eureka Literary Magazine, Pembroke, Journal of Kentucky Studies, and most recently, Karamu.
Kids await joys of summer
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 9, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added November 2022.
I'm not sure what kids do on the...
Keiko gets to come back – this time for college
By Regina Villiers. Originally published March 17, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added November 2022.
Keiko Hirano of Tokyo first cast her spell on...
Quilts to warm hearts of homeless
By Regina Villiers. Originally published March 31, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added November 2022.
Patchwork quilts possess almost magical qualities that...
Era’s end, new library bring a twinge or two
By Regina Villiers. Originally published March 31, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added November 2022.
Some people hang out at the mall. Others head for the golf course or the local pub, and...
These little lambs had a lot of help
By Regina Villiers. Originally published September 2, 1992 in The Suburban Life, added November 2022.
Eddie Burton with his two lambs
In the world...
School’s fresh, but faraway, memory
By Regina Villiers. Originally published September 2, 1992 in The Suburban Life, added November 2022.
As children throughout Madeira and across the land dig in for another year of school...
History buff a 'Joy' to have
By Regina Villiers. Originally published March 23, 1994 in the Community Press, added October 2022
Warren Joy
For a proper Bostonian whose speech still retains...
Annual Quilting Bee for the Homeless
By Regina Villiers. Originally published March 22, 1995 in The Suburban Life, added October 2022.
( from left) Ruth Kannenberg, Shirley Burse and Masako Tamaki, part...
By all reports, Sellman program a success
By Regina Villiers, originally published May 31, 1995 in the Suburban Life, added October 2022 .
The staff of the Sellman Newsflash Includes, from left: bottom row, Paige Rorick, Greg Strong...
Madeira Historical Society gets home with lots of history
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 24, 1998 in The Suburban Life, added June 2022.
Elizabeth Miller, owner of this home on Miami Avenue, is giving her home...
Naming the best letters of the year
Allison Web-Bohl led all writers for the 2000 MILER Award.
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 10, 2001 in The Suburban Life added, January 15, 2021. ...
Medical pioneer had Madeira roots
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 13, 1999 in The Suburban Life, added January 15, 2021.
Dr. George Russell Aiken joined the Navy in 1943 and served his...
Caring can change a life
By Regina Villiers. Originally published December 22, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added December 15, 2020.
Billie Yeomans, Salvation Army doll chairwoman, holds a doll...
Best tree decorations are made with touch of love
By Regina Villiers. Originally published December 22, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added December 15, 2020
Patrick Watkins pastes his own photograph on his star ornament....
Madeira Library offers fun and literacy
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 26, 2003 in The Suburban Life, added November 16, 2020.
Debbie Hull, children's librarian, plans and schedules programs...
Madeira vet remembers cold of Europe during World War II
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 22, 2000 in The Suburban Life, added November 16, 2020.
James Walter during World War II and ...
Woman makes quilts old-fashioned way…by hand
By Regina Villiers. Originally published October 18, 1995 in The Suburban Life, added October 15, 2020.
Mary Roflow shows the double wedding ring quilt she made from...
Meeting keeps these ladies in stitches
By Regina Villiers. Originally published October 13, 2004 in The Suburban Life, added October 15, 2020.
The Extremities Knitting Circle meets each month at Madeira...
Madeira teacher takes part in exchange program
By Regina Villiers. Originally published in The Suburban Life September 20, 2000. Added September 17, 2020.
Jeanne LeBlond, left, and Margot Schauer, a Munich, Germany...
Former student makes teacher proud
By Regina Villiers. Originally published September 6, 2000 in The Suburban Life. Added September 17, 2020.
Back home, Jay LeBlond sits surrounded by memorabilia-his...
Writing class members pursue their dreams
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 11, 2004 in The Suburban Life, added August 22, 2020.
The fourth-grade newspaper class in Sellman's 30 Day Program are,...
Madeira sister pay tribute to Clooneys
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 21, 2002 in The Suburban Life, added August 22, 2020.
Madeira sisters from left, Laura and Becca Wallace, perform Rosemary...
Good people abound in Madeira, everywhere
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 31, 2002 in The Suburban Life, added July 21, 2020 .
After teaching a class in a writer's conference where they teach in...
Tarheels’ talents take them to tourney
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 28, 1999in The Suburban Life, added July 21 , 2020.
The Northeast Tarheels pose with their trophies after winning the...
Madeira resident receives major historical award
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 8, 2005 in The Suburban Life, added June 16, 2020.
A Surprised Doug Oppenheimer receives the 2004 Griffin Yeatman Historical...
Sellman’s junior journalists make profession proud
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 19, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added June 16, 2020.
The fourth-grade newspaper class in Sellman's 30 Day Program are,...
Time is right for honoring men and women of World War II
Harold "Bud" Seevers, a U.S. Marine in World War II, served in the Pacific. He was at Okinawa and other battlegrounds. His bravery and his service to his country should...
It’s just the way a neighborhood should be
Left: Gus Uebel remembers the day he moved to Juler Avenue, May 30, 1938. He has lived there for 55 years. Center: Mrs. Catherine Byus has lived in her house on Juler...
Letters tell about life, death
By Regina Villers. Originally published April 11, 2001 in The Suburban Life, added April 16, 2020.
I have a friend who has long preached and lectured...
Hello, my name is Regina, and I am a quilt-a-holic
A large sampler quilt served as a backdrop for librarians Debbie Hull, Beverly Wilson and Kathy Kennedy at a quilt show at the Madeira Library on Feb. 24. Hull, children's...
Getting to the ‘point’ in Madeira’s history
By Regina Villiers. Originally published March 9, 2005 in The Suburban Life, added March 17, 2020.
Time moves on, too rapidly to suit most of us. ...
Villiers announces the MILER award winners for 1999
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 5, 2000 in The Suburban Life, added March 17, 2020.
My daughter-in-law said to me recently,...
Thank you for your dedication to preserving the history of Madeira
Special edition to the story that follows, written in June 2009.
Am I smarter than a fifth-grader? Now I know
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 3, 2009 in The Suburban Life, added February 13, 2020.
One of the third-grade groups which visited the Madeira Historical...
Madeira writer has editor in her own back yard
By Regina Villiers. Originally published February 1, 1995 in The Suburban Life, added February 13, 2020.
Ed Gallenstein enjoys the piles of mail that come from subscribers...
Not even 90 years could slow Ethel Boyd down
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 26, 1994 in The Suburban Life, added January 14, 2020.
In May 1992, Ethel Boyd invited her best friends and neighbors...
Party celebrates Madeira bookstore anniversary
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 24, 2001 in The Suburban Life, added January 14, 2020.
Current and former owners of the Bookshelf pose for a photo...
Keep sending letters
By Regina Villiers. Originally published December 28, 1994 in The Suburban Life, added December 16, 2019.
The holiday
season and the approaching...
Everything but the kitchen sink
By Regina Villiers. Originally published May 29, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added December 16, 2019 .
Elizabeth Miller owns this Sears home, located on Miami Avenue in...
Beauty and expression found at Cincinnati ‘Big Pig Gig’
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 1, 2000 in The Suburban Life, added November 16, 2019.
Regina Villiers and grandson, Christopher, pose with "Ms. Penciline,"...
Excellence in schools began with Zachary DeMar
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 2, 1994 in The Suburban Life, added November 16, 2019.
Madeira’s
reputation for the high q...
Madeira head librarian retires after 23 years of service
By Regina Villiers. Originally published October 18, 2000 in The Suburban Life, added October 16, 2019.
Madeira librarian and branch manager Janie Pyle has retired....
Faux flowers better than real thing
By Regina Villiers. Originally published October 9, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added October 16, 2019.
Kay Faux stands beside a rock wall garden, just one of the many...
Madeira’s namesake never visited the city
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 17, 1994 in The Suburban Life, added October 16, 2019.
John Madeira Jr. and his father John (Jack) Madeira when they...
Librarian found happiness in her own neighborhood
By Regina Villiers. Originally published October 8, 2003 in The Suburban Life, added October 16, 2019.
Kathy Kennedy-Brunner sits at her dream desk, in her dream office,...
Time to record family history is now
By Regina Villiers. Originally published February 25, 1998 in The Suburban Life, added August 16, 2019.
Norbert Henke, left, and his brother, Daniel, show a display...
Researching post office learns to be a difficult task
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 26, 1998 in The Suburban Life, added August 16, 2019.
Howard and Nora DeMar were the parents of Russell DeMar. Howard...
Class sends kids down in the dirt
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 14, 1999 in The Suburban Life, added July 16, 2019.
Rebecca Hawkins, left, archeology professor at Northern Kentucky University,...
Madeira’s doll maker has live-in chef
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 23, 1997 in The Suburban Life, added July 16, 2019.
Hazel Valentiner, Madeira's doll maker, poses with her live-in chef,...
Young golfer displays drive for excellence
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 26, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added June 15, 2019.
Ashleigh Lyons of Madeira satisfies her love for reading and...
Civil War general passed through Madeira area
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 12, 2002 in The Suburban Life, added June 15, 2019.
On a rainy, stormy Sunday in April,...
Vet’s war experience appears in book
By Regina Villiers. Originally published May 3, 2000 in The Suburban Life, added May 15, 2019.
Charles B. Shea holds the book, "Brave Ship Brave Men," which was...
Wilson’s legacy lives on through tournament, scholarship
By Regina Villiers. Originally published May 19, 1999 in The Suburban Life, added May 15, 2019.
Wilson
Nadine Wilson...
Remembering a simple life in the old days
Geneva Parrish holds one of the old crockery canning jars that her mother used for canning and preserving foods.
By Regina Villiers. Originally published in The Suburban...
Remembering the simple pleasures of childhood
Doris Burton and her husband, Dallas, stop and relax for a moment during a walk.
By Regina Villiers. Originally published April 14, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added...
Give yourself a St. Patrick’s Day gift
By Regina Villiers.
Originally published March 10, 2004 in The Suburban life, added March 13, 2019.
At this time of
the year, if you find yourself...
Madeira’s musical traditions reaching next generation
Despite a snowstorm, the 4 Star Edition Quartet rehearsed March 9 and sang with their usual gusto. From left are Mark Bowman, tenor; Bob Lessel, lead; Dan Henke, bass; and...
Students offer heart-felt advice about friendship
Take the advice of theses Sellman fourth-graders and remember your friends on Valentine's Day. From left: front row, Sophia Sieng, Brian Peterson and Krista Braun; back...
Fourth graders give expert advice to new students
Sellman principal David Stouffer welcomes the third-grade classes last May when they came to Sellman to get acquainted with their new school, where they'll enter...
Madeira’s taxidermist made it as bird man in Florida
By Regina Villiers. Originally published September 28, 1994 in The Suburban Life, added January 16, 2019.
Jacob...
Mickie Hummel: A lesson in living
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 21, 2004 in The Suburban Life, added January 16, 2019.
Dr. Michele Hummel, flanked by her husband Michael, and...
Computers may make life easier, but not the library
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 27, 1994 in The Suburban Life, added December 18, 2018.
You need to know that I don’t give things up easily. I wan...
Musical writer wins $100 bond for self, computers for school
By Regina Villiers. Originally published December 9, 1998 in The Suburban Life, added December 18, 2018.
When Lauren Paluta was a student in my newspaper ...
Veterans merit continued thanks
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 5, 1997 in The Suburban Life, added November 17, 2018.
World War II is still thought of as the “big war,” the...
Old picnic grounds now but a memo
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 24, 1999 in The Suburban Life, added November 17, 2018.
On a sun-drenched, mid-September day, cousins Evelyn...
Chief records department history
By Regina Villiers. Originally published October 22, 1997 in The Suburban Life, added October 15, 2018.
When Gerald Beckman Madeira’s chief of police, started wondering a...
26-year-old tornado still fresh in Madeira
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 9, 1995 in The Suburban Life, added October 15, 2018.
Can you remember where you were ...
Relief fund kept community spirit strong in 30s
By Regina Villiers. Originally published September 13, 1995 in The Suburban Life, added September 17, 2018.
Welfare, a word that invades our lives today, trips frequently ...
Bill Hoffeld one the “good guys”
By Regina Villiers. Originally published September 11, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added September 17, 2018.
Back in the 1960’s, a group of WSAI Radio DJ...
Archaeology hobby spans decades
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 6, 1997 in The Suburban Life, added August 12, 2018.
Dallas Burton remembers the first arrowhead he ever found. It ...
To make history, write it down like Roger Ward
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 10, 2005 in The Suburban Life, added August 12, 2018.
If you ever have an urge to preserve your family’s hi...
Residents recall ‘the corner’ of days gone by
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 8, 1998 in The Suburban Life, added July 16, 2018.
The building of a Walgreens store at Miami and Camargo roads has forever...
Navy veterans never forget their ship
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 26, 2000 in The Suburban Life, added July 16, 2018.
Ralph Covert of Madeira is a World War II veteran of ...
Presently, historical society future is bright
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 25, 1995 in The Suburban Life, added June 16, 2018.
Doug Oppenheimer, president of the Madeira Historical Society, ...
Morgan Gift Shop offered treasures
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 10, 1992 in The Suburban Life, added June 16, 2018.
For a quarter of a century, a tiny gift shop owned by ...
The Dianna Bartles that only I know
By Regina Villiers. Originally published May 31, 2000 in The Suburban Life, added May 17, 2018.
Recently, Dianna Bartles won the Valley Area PTA Teacher...
Kids learning from Suburban Life columns
By Regina Villiers. Originally published May 26, 2004 in the Suburban Life, added May 17, 2018.
One more time I’m back in the classroom at my favorite school, an...
For this group, Tuesdays bring out artistic expressions
By Regina Villiers. Originally published April 7, 1999 in The Suburban Life, added April 16, 2018.
They came together more than 20 years ago. No one is sure exactly ...
Do you remember ’37 flood?
By Regina Villiers. Originally published April 2, 1997 in The Suburban Life, added April 16, 2018.
Whenever the Ohio River floods, as it did recently, all of us here...
Madeira alum provides ‘first person’ history lesson
By Regina Villiers. Originally published March 1, 2000 in The Suburban Life, added March 9, 2018.
Ken Griffey Jr. is not the only local person to return home. Recently, ...
Quilting team blankets shelters, orphanages
By Regina Villiers. Originally published March 11, 1998 in The Suburban Life, added March 9, 2018.
Hello, My name is Regina, and I’m a quilt-a-holic.
My closest fr...
1st mayor defeated tuberculosis
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 10, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added February 10, 2018.
When Samuel Kitchell Druce tired to volunteer ...
We’ll think of Bill, and smile
By Regina Villiers. Originally published February 28, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added February 10, 2018.
A wide smile disappeared from the Madeira library Feb. ...
Granddaughters of Madeira’s first mayor reminisce
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 17, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added January 9, 2018.
When Mary Lee Druce, the daughter of Madeira’s first mayor Sa...
The 1997 MILER goes to busy, working mom
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 7, 1998 in The Suburban Life, added January 9, 2018.
Each year around this time, I write a column about mail. A...
Couple celebrates Christmas with Tradition
By Regina Villiers. Originally published December 24, 1997 in The Suburban Life, added December 14, 2017.
If you lean to the traditional in Christmas decorating ...
Family has two World War II veterans
By Regina Villiers. Originally published December 19, 2001 in The Suburban Life, added December 14, 2017.
One World War II veteran in a family is a reason to be ...
Women remember WWII
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 8, 1995 in The Suburban Life, added November 12, 2017.
It isn’t so easy to find World War II veterans these days th...
Take time to remember forgotten heroines
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 26, 1997 in The Suburban Life, added November 12, 2017.
Since this is the month to honor veterans, and the column ...
Historical Society finds future home
By Regina Villiers. Originally published October 6, 1999 in The Suburban Life, added October 16, 2017.
Dr. Parke B. Johnston and his wife, Phyllis, recently met ...
Postcards become instant artifacts
By Regina Villiers. Originally published October 17, 2001 in The Suburban Life, added October 16, 2017.
Nelson Hoffmann has been a mainstay of the Madeira ...
Madeira schools will celebrate 80 years
By Regina Villiers. Originally published September 17, 2003 in The Suburban Life, added September 14, 2017.
On the second weekend in October, Madeira schools will ...
Story happens in my own backyard
By Regina Villiers. Originally published September 10, 2003 in The Suburban Life, added September 14, 2017.
Back at the beginning of summer when managing editor ...
Machine age beginnings in Madeira
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 25, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added August 15, 2017.
When Brownie Morgan, as a teenager, first worked on the farms...
40-somethings treasure Dot, Mack
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 25, 1999 in The Suburban Life, added August 15, 2017.
When Dorothy (“Dot”) Baldridge died July 27,...
Students learn Madeira history step by step
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 10, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added July 13, 2017.
I worked closely with a Mrs. Jeanne Gulick’s fifth-and sixth- grade s...
Know what was Madeira’s hub during 19th century?
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 21, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added July 13, 2017.
In the last part of the 19th century, social life in Madeira centered...
Traction cars gave Madeira residents a way out of town
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 1, 1994 in the Suburban Life, added June 14, 2017.
After all these years, the old “traction” line is still spoken of n...
No doubt about it, Madeira loves a parade
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 30, 1993 in the Suburban Life, added June 14, 2017.
I love a parade. I may as well admit that up front and get i...
Remember when boys published their newspaper?
By Regina Villiers. Originally published May 26, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added May 11, 2017.
In the old-time movies, bored Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney ...
It’s just the way a neighborhood should be
By Regina Villiers. Originally published May 19, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added May 11, 2017.
“It’s a lovely day in the neighborhood,” sings Mr. Rogers of chi...
Search continues for a missing mayor’s photos
By Regina Villiers. Originally published April 15, 1998 in The Suburban Life, added April 7, 2017.
Madeira Police Chief Gerald Beckman is still trying to solve a ...
Madeira woman, WWII veteran reflects on her storied life
By Regina Villiers. Originally published April 19, 2000 in The Suburban Life, added April 7, 2017.
Eunice Hehnke Younker, a female veteran of World War II, was a ...
Teachers deserve more than day of appreciation
By Regina Villiers. Originally published March 27, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added March 9, 2017.
I’ve seen bumper stickers that say: “If you can read...
Road names have special meanings in Madeira
By Regina Villiers. Originally published March 8, 1995 in The Suburban Life, added March 9, 2017.
Many street names traditionally come from names of ...
New store: Better than crackers in a barrel
By Regina Villiers. Originally published February 11, 2004 in The Suburban Life, added February 13, 2017.
Quite a few weeks ago, Wanda, one of my favorite scanners ...
Talk of radio programs hits Madeira with nostalgia
By Regina Villiers. Originally published February 8, 1995 in The Suburban Life, added February 13, 2017.
The waves of nostalgia awash in the audience would ...
Many remember dedicated, nurturing teacher
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 28, 1998 in The Suburban Life, added January 14, 2017.
When the subject of school and teachers arises in conversations ...
Railroad was once Madeira’s link to the world
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 20, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added January 14, 2017.
While I always happily accept any suggestions ...
Hollywood actress remembers Madeira store
By Regina Villiers. Originally published December 1, 2004 in The Suburban Life, added December 14, 2016.
Now and then in a lifetime of writing stories, an idea will ...
With a little help from my friends…
By Regina Villiers. Originally published December 1, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added December 14, 2016.
You’ve all heard, over and over, the cliché, “You’re never t...
Life’s stories told through death
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 27, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added November 14, 2016.
Dan McDonald, who was Madeira’s longest-serving ma...
Retired principal talks about history of school
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 10, 2004 in The Suburban Life, added November 14, 2016.
Billed as the monthly meeting of the Madeira ...
Columnist learns value of recycling newspapers
By Regina Villiers. Originally published October 30, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added October 14, 2016.
Stories for these columns come from various sources and get...
Case house a sturdy reminder of Madeira’s past
By Regina Villiers. Originally published October 14, 1992 in The Suburban Life, added October 14, 2016.
In its time, the old Case house on Camargo Road...
Ward spends life serving city
By Regina Villiers. Originally published September 10, 1997 in The Suburban Life, added September 15, 2016.
Russell Ward has spent most of his life in Madeira, a...
School’s fresh, but faraway, memory
By Regina Villiers. Originally published September 2, 1992 in The Suburban Life, added September 15, 2016.
As children throughout Madeira and across the l...
Memories of city building live on
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 12, 1992 in The Suburban Life, added August 16, 2016.
When the old Madeira city hall, which once had been Madeira’s Me...
Remembering horses and buggies and mules
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 18, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added August 16, 2016.
Brownie Morgan remembers horse and buggy days in Madeira. H...
Former usher remembers Camargo Theater
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 10, 2002 in The Suburban Life, added July 13, 2016.
Back in March, Jim Eichmann, a former usher at the...
Cemetery in front yard tells a story
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 8, 1992 in The Suburban Life, added July 13, 2016.
Most of us in Madeira have ordinary yards with tree, shrubbery...
Historical gala a novel event
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 28, 2000 in The Suburban Life, added June 13, 2016.
If you closed your eyes on this soft June evening, you ...
Grandpa Elliott gets around, just not on horses
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 20, 2001 in The Suburban Life, added June 13, 2016.
Back in March when Abraham Lincoln (also known as Stan Wernz) came ...
Morgan’s Raiders display offers step back in time
By Regina Villiers. Originally published May 17, 1995 in The Suburban Life, added May 13, 2016.
Bill Samuel of Madeira first called me about it. “I thought you mig...
DeMar family history recorded in survivor’s book
By Regina Villiers. Originally published May 14, 1997 in The Suburban Life, added May 13, 2016.
This is the last of three columns about the DeMar family.
The ...
Cornet Band featured many DeMars
By Regina Villiers. Originally published April 30, 1997 in The Suburban Life, added April 14, 2016.
(This is the second of three columns about the DeMar family.) ...
DeMar name dates back to early Madeira days
By Regina Villiers. Originally published April 16, 1997 in The Suburban Life, added April 14, 2016.
(This is the first of a three-column series on ...
Hunting in Madeira helped support families
By Regina Villiers. Originally published March 26 in The Suburban Life, added March 13, 2016.
Did you ever start out with a destination in mind and end up somewhere ...
Mayor Brown was popular in Madeira
By Regina Villiers. Originally published March 3, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added March 13, 2016.
H. Russell Brown was the mayor of Madeira for two terms, ...
Valentine Memories
By Regina Villiers. Originally published February 10, 1993 in the Suburban Life, added February 15, 2016.
Scraps of construction paper, mostly red, pink, and ...
Commuter train –lifeline of Madeira
By Regina Villiers. Originally published February 3, 1993 in the Suburban Life, added February 15, 2016.
Brownie Morgan’s lifelong fascination with trains di...
Mary Lou DeMar called two Madeira Sears houses home
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 19, 2000 in The Suburban Life, added January 11, 2016
Mary Lou DeMar, a Madeira artist, has a ...
So different; so familiar Madeira of 1913 much smaller, but still had hometown feel
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 24, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added January 11, 2016
When Naomi Bain Henn sat down several years ago and wrote ...
Remember when sledders, skaters flocked to Madeira?
By Regina Villiers. Originally published December 9, 1992 in the Suburban Life, added December 14, 2015
There was a time, several decades ago, when M...
Principal quarterbacks school to national honor
By Regina Villiers. Originally published December 10, 1997 in the Suburban Life, added December 14, 2015
This is a story about good things happening to good people.
I ...
Madeira News gives glimpse of past
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 25, 1992 in the Suburban Life, added November 15, 2015
Alma Linn called me recently and offered me the use of some ...
‘Miss Nelly’ seen in wildflowers, birds
By Regina Villiers. Originally published October 8, 1997 in the Suburban Life, added November 15, 2015
Whenever conversation shifts to Madeira history or...
Madeira has ghosts in its own haunted house
By Regina Villiers. Originally Published in October 26, 1994 in The Suburban Life, added October 14, 2015.
Madeira may or may not have its own haunted ...
Area’s roots date back 100 years
By Regina Villiers. Originally Published in October 1998 in the Madeira-Mariemont-Terrace Park Guide, added October 14, 2015.
Almost a century
after its beginnings ...
Helen Morgan’s story worth telling, long overdue
By Regina Villiers. Originally published September 15, 1999 in The Suburban Life, added September 14, 2015.
If I worked for “60 Minutes” or any of the TV news...
History students digging for answers about old mill
By Regina Villiers. Originally published September 14, 1994 in The Suburban Life, added September 14, 2015.
If you tend to think of delinquency and tee...
When life was one giant picnic
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 14, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added August 14, 2015.
An area from Kenwood Road and Shawnee Run to Camargo...
Oscar Meyer driving force for much of Madeira’s history
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 31, 1994 in The Suburban Life, added August 14, 2015.
These days, he’s a reticent man when it comes to t...
Madeira man eagerly shares history facts
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 12, 2000 in The Suburban Life, added July 14, 2015
The name Clifford Behrmann ...
End of an era: Friendly’s closes doors in Madeira
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 20, 1994 in The Suburban Life, added July 14, 2015
Sometimes I get the feeling that everything ...
Tice's Grocery Store ruled Madeira for 10 years
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 25, 1997 in The Suburban Life, added June 13, 2015.
Many of us remember with nostalgia Dot and Mack’s Grocery, wh...
Memories of Madeira’s Bauer family fading
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 13, 2001 in The Suburban Life, added June 13, 2015.
I’ve had this story on the back burner for a long time. If ...
Property turned into nature center, arboretum
By Regina Villiers. Originally published May 9, 2001 in The Suburban Life, added May 13, 2015
Nestled in a quiet niche next door to the library on Miami ...
Madeira teacher retires after 35-year run
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 9, 2005 in The Suburban Life, added May 13, 2015
When the 2005-2006 school year for Madeira High School opened ...
Last moments of B-17 bomber captured in painting
By Regina Villiers. Originally published April 29, 1998 in The Suburban Life, added April 14, 2015.
When Les LeFevre toured a World War II B-17 bomber ...
Summer writing vacation interrupted by noisy ghost
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 23, 2000 in The Suburban Life, added April 14, 2015.
For summer vacations, some people flock to beaches to char themselves ...
No Complaints to register with this ‘machine’
By Regina Villiers. Originally published February 14,1996 in the Suburban Life, added March 14, 2015
If you walk into one of my favorite Madeira hangouts, the Bookshelf, ...
That’s Precinct ‘H’ – as in home
By Regina Villiers. Originally published March 13,1996 in the Suburban Life, added March 14, 2015
I’m not a person who does anything for 25 years at...
Memories of Juler Avenue stretch all the way to Florida
By Regina Villiers. Originally published February 23, 1994 in The Suburban Life, added February 13, 2015.
When I wrote about my street, Juler Avenue, several months ...
This Brownie’s viewfinder sees nothing but beauty
By Regina Villiers. Originally published February 2, 1994 in The Suburban Life, added February 13, 2015.
You could draw comparison after comparison between ...
How do you get a name like Jethve?
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 3, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added January 14, 2015
When I first moved to Madeira and saw the street name Jethve ...
When a man becomes a boy
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 28, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added January 14, 2015
If boys grow up and become men when they put...
Christmas was magic, without razzle-dazzle
By Regina Villiers. Originally published December 23, 1992 in The Suburban Life, added December 13, 2014
In earlier days in Madeira, Christmas holidays centered ...
Remembering the ghosts of Christmas presents
By Regina Villiers. Originally published December 11, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added December 13, 2014
From what I read and hear, the hot toys this ...
When Madeira went to War, a homespun newsletter followed WWII troops around the world
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 11, 1992 in The Suburban Life, added November 13, 2014.
At the height of action in World...
“Sawdust and Shavings” prompts vets’ memories
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 11, 1992 in The Suburban Life, added November 13, 2014.
About 250 servicemen from the Madeira area...
Farming, love for animals all in the Hosbrook family
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 26, 1995 in The Suburban Life, added October 14, 2014
Of the 10 children ...
Many a kid knew Dot and Mack
By Regina Villiers. Originally published October 28, 1992 in the Suburban Life, added October 14, 2014
It wasn’t the mall in Kenwood. It wasn’t even Kroge...
Hosbrooks settled Madeira area 200 years ago
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 12, 1995 in The Suburban Life, added September 12, 2014
The Hosbrook family name and Madeira are...
Madeira’s first teacher had several occupations
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 19, 1995 in The Suburban Life, added September 12, 2014.
After John Hosbrook died in a snowstorm in 1798, ...
This wasn't what was intended for barn
By Regina Villiers. Originally published September 22, 1993 in The Suburban Life, added August 14, 2014
It was one an elegant little barn with a gabled roof. F...
Loss of Madeira friend takes bit of city's history
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 11, 1995 in The Suburban Life, added August 14, 2014.
She was a remarkable woman and a most unique friend...
Getting to know Miss Hosbrook
By Regina Villiers. Originally published April 15, 1992 in The Suburban Life, added July 12, 2014
From the first time I saw her, I wanted to ...
Muchmore's barn left as legacy for Madeira
By Regina Villiers. Originally published April 13, 1994 in The Suburban Life, added July 12, 2014
The dissension over the fate of the historic Muchmore and...
WWII vet recalls D-Day, and service
By Regina Villiers. Originally published June 14, 2000 in The Suburban Life, added June 14, 2014.
As people across the country arose on the morning of ...
Firemen save lives...and keep a tidy house, too
By Regina Villiers. Originally published October 4, 1995 in The Suburban Life, added June 14, 2014
Recently I experienced one of life’s highs, a moment in...
Welcome to my hometown
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 15, 1997 in The Suburban Life, added May 15, 2014.
After all these years, I have a home town.
Now you may think...
Writers serve as idols, inspire hideaway
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 11, 1999 in The Suburban Life, added May 15, 2014.
I’m a paradox. I’ve never been to a class reunion, and the thought of ...
Grandmother's heart offers images of love
By Regina Villiers. Originally published September 5, 2001 in The Suburban Life, added April 15, 2014.
Becoming a grandparent was never one of my dreams...
World War II vet always a musician
By Regina Villiers. Originally published July 11, 2001 in The Suburban Life, added April 15, 2014.
Sometimes a story takes off on its own and ends up in a totally...
Mystery Man or Just Snow Job?
By Regina Villiers. Originally published January 29, 1997 in The Suburban Life, added March 16, 2014.
My friend, Rich King, who used to reign on Cincinnati radio,...
This Old Soldier Not About to Fade Away
By Regina Villiers. Originally published November 20, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added March 16, 2014.
The old soldiers from World War I have mostly faded away by...
Man with Madeira Roots Wrote Inspiring Book
By Regina Villiers. Originally published March 13, 2002 in The Suburban Life, added February 18, 2014.
Sometimes a story gets hold of me and just won’t let go, especially i...
Diary Captures Life of 1800’s
By Regina Villiers. Originally published September 24, 1997 in The Suburban Life, added February 18, 2014.
Most of us, when we keep diaries or journals, think of them...
Hosbrook Bird Sanctuary Provides Peaceful Oasis
By Regina Villiers. Originally published May 13, 1992 in The Suburban Life, added January 15, 2014.
When Miss Nelle Hosbrook died in 1975 she realized she couldn’t take h...
When Cornets Were Close at Hand
By Regina Villiers. Originally published August 7, 1996 in The Suburban Life, added January 15, 2014.
In the days before cable TV and MTV, people entertained themselves...