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A Childhood House Remembered
A Childhood House Remembered
By Arlette Lees
Aunt Carole Hamilton said, calling from Wisconsin, "I know this will come as a shock, but our old houses and at least three or four of the neighboring houses are gone."
A Place in the Heart
A Place in the Heart
By Vernon Ream
Delicious home-style food forged our family ties while it nourished our bodies.
Baba's Summer of Fame
Baba's Summer of Fame
By Charles O. Boldreghini
Devotion to duty made him a local celebrity.
Doc’s Little Black Bag
Doc’s Little Black Bag
By Sara S. Yetter
Back in the Good Old Days, doctors made house calls, a U.S. postage stamp cost 3 cents and a gallon of gas was 15 cents.
Good Old Days in the Kitchen -- Remembering Easters Past
Good Old Days in the Kitchen -- Remembering Easters Past
By Helen Bolterman
When I reminisce about the Good Old Days in the 1950s, I remember Easter as being a favorite holiday for our family when we were living in Onalaska, Wis.
Good Old Days on Wheels -- Our First New Car
Good Old Days on Wheels -- Our First New Car
By Ima Ralston
What a pleasure it was to drive a brand-new car!
Hannibal
Hannibal
By Pat Arbeiter
He learned an enduring life lesson from a cantankerous old goose!
Johan's Secret Gift
Johan's Secret Gift
By Shirley Waxbom
This plea was heard frequently from the five Waxbom children in the early 1900s.
Maggie and Prince Charming
Maggie and Prince Charming
By April Knight
As it turned out, he just wasn't marriage material.
Memories Of A Former Kid
Memories Of A Former Kid
Bob Artley
MugWump Marketing
Of Wings and Strings
Of Wings and Strings
By Carol McAdoo Rehme
The musty old ball of twine reminded her of a precious lesson she'd learned from her dear Daddy.
Old-Time Music -- Down by the Old Mill Stream
Old-Time Music -- Down by the Old Mill Stream
Tell Taylor
Down by the Old Mill Stream music submitted by author Dorothy Coleman.
Our Fordson Tractor
Our Fordson Tractor
By Edna Krause
Progress didn't necessarily guarantee perfection
Penny Candy
Penny Candy
By Bernice Senti Pluchos
My dad had a grocery store, the S&H Grocery, in Portland, Ore., in the 1930s and early 1940s during the Depression.
The Blizzard of 1949
The Blizzard of 1949
By Merle S. Hahn
A winter whiteout created a dangerous situation, but these hardy ranchers were up to the challenge.
The Farm Boy and His Dog
The Farm Boy and His Dog
By Tom R. Kovach
Many people are fond of dogs. But on farms, almost everybody owns dogs.
The Kite Festival
The Kite Festival
By Beverly Hill McKinney
It was a beauty, all right, but would it ever get off the ground?
The Miracle of the Lightbulb
The Miracle of the Lightbulb
By Mary Ellen Johnson
This simple item was once the stuff of dreams.
The Rain Barrel
The Rain Barrel
By Arlene Shovald
The other night I turned on the local TV news and learned, to my surprise, that rain barrels are now illegal in the state of Colorado.
This Ol' House
This Ol' House
By Dorothy Coleman
I can't pinpoint the year when the old stone house was erected near Stewartstown in southeastern Pennsylvania, but it had to be around 1850.
Wanted
Wanted
The Wanted column is a service for Good Old Days subscribers only. When accepted, Wanteds are printed free of charge.
Weekend With the Stars
Weekend With the Stars
By Don Colpitts
I pulled the curtain aside -- and I was backstage. Wow!
You Don’t Have to Be Crazy
You Don’t Have to Be Crazy
By Bob Griggs
I'm going to tell you a story -- well, a story within a story.
You Only Get So Many Miracles
You Only Get So Many Miracles
By Robert B. Robeson
The bonds we forged as teammates have lasted all our lives.
First-Class Ride
By Mary M. Chase
A brand-new school loomed tall like a giant in my life at age 10.
Identity Crisis
By Audrey Corn
Nicknames weren't the norm in 1940s classrooms.
Our Model T and Mud
By Neil Hunt
I'm not a newcomer, so I enjoy reading magazines like Good Old Days that bring back memories of things funny and not so funny that happened way back when.
Reader Poetry -- Childhood Days
By Jerry Allen Gray
Oh, to relive childhood wishes
Of simple dreams and mud-pie dishes ...
To let one’s mind take you away
With grand castles to play all day.
Reader Poetry -- Deserted Farmhouse
By Leta Fulmer Harvey
Much like a saddened ghost, it
Stares through empty windowed eyes --
This house that once was warm with
Human touch.
Reader Poetry -- Easter
By Joseph Fecher
Sunday morning,
How sweet the sound.
Church bells ringing
Around the town.
Were They Really the Good Old Days?
By James D. Doggette Jr.
It seems as though nowadays, youngsters are always asking me about what it was like back when I was a kid.
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