Our society has a tendency to shed old images, words and styles in favor of ever newer ones, forgetting that we may need those odds and ends to assist us in reclaiming our past, so that we might better understand who we are today. We largely ignore the seemingly inconsequential bits of ephemera and colors that, like the power of certain scents, have the ability to trigger our memories. However, these memories, when awakened, provide a connection through which to explore both our personal and cultural history as well as our place in each.