Tennessee’s first “wind telephone” was created by Allison Young, a cancer research nurse at Vanderbilt University, in East Nashville. The concept comes from Japan, and the idea is that a disconnected ...

In a corner of Somerset, Massachusetts, there is a sound that seems out of place. A rotary phone in a small wooden structure, ...

Wind phones look like the landlines that were once ubiquitous in homes. These phones, though, are typically found outdoors at ...

A newly dedicated Wind Phone on the grounds of Cornerstone Church in Williamstown, New Jersey, offers a symbolic tether to communicate with deceased loved ones for grieving members of the community. A ...

In East Granby, next to the library, through a winding trail of budding trees, sits a phone booth. The phone inside is not connected to any wires. When the receiver falls off the hook there is no dial ...

For many, the holidays mean family gatherings, full of cheer and happiness. For others, it is a reminder of those who are no longer with us. A growing phenomenon has helped a Saginaw woman grieving ...

DALLAS TWP. — Tara Yamelski still talks to her deceased mother through a wind phone memorial in her yard to channel her grief. The Shavertown woman finds it helpful and thinks it can help others ...

HARTVILLE, Ohio — Like a meandering path through a forest, grief is not a straight line. But along one trail in Stark County, Ohio, those suffering the heartache of losing a loved one may find some ...

These quotes are on one side of Tara Yamelski’s wind phone that will be placed on the Back Mountain Trail on Saturday, Sept. 20. These quotes are on one side of Tara Yamelski’s wind phone that will be ...

Attached to a tree in Downtown Atlanta's Woodruff Park is a placard with a rotary phone fashioned on it. The phone isn't plugged into anything, but it serves as a powerful tool for locals who are ...

WICKENBURG, Ariz. — There is a phone in Wickenburg that will never ring. It is a payphone that requires no payment — no number of nickels or dimes will ever make it work again — but people still use ...