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"Mayday!" on May Day

By Marilyn Ludwig

Mother Nature didn't care for this class's outfits.
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1940s Tacoma

By Wynne G. Crombie

Everything on your shopping list could be found here.
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65 Years of Wedded Blessings

By Pat Cochran

Their faith took them across the world and back.
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A Day That Changed the War

Remembering D-Day on the 80th Anniversary.
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A Return Home on Mother's Day

By Hannah Dougherty Campbell

Two sisters received special gifts that last forever -- beloved memories.
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A Rude Awakening

By Betty Munshaur

She had no idea getting married would cause such a commotion.
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Celebrating the Past in the Smokies

By Elizabeth Wagoner

Decoration Day meant more to this community than just food and flowers.
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Decoration Day of My Childhood

By Lynn Cassity

This family came together to remember those before them by cleaning their resting places.
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Friends From My Old Neighborhood

By Patty Bascio

This community had so much to give to the children who lived there.
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Good Old Days in the Kitchen -- Recollections of ...

By Jennifer Broadstreet Hess

That day each year was filled with fellowship, families, fun and food.
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Good Old Days on Wheels -- Our Old Friend the Goat

By Eileen Harnden

This family car took each member through the years.
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Growing Up in a Rural Community

By Kathleen Dawson

They might not have been all blood relatives, but they were just as close.
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Isabelle's Pillowcases

By Nedra J. Downing

It didn't take long for these newlyweds to learn what meant the most.
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Life on My Street

By JoAnn Schueller Cooke

A neighborhood with mostly girls her age made a perfect place for her.
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Looking Hollywood Way -- A Story of Community

By Michael O'Donnell

Did the town take to him, or him to the town?
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Love Some Ramps

By Lynda Pelfrey

A delicacy to some could chase others away.
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Mom's Marvelous Handkerchief

By Jewell Johnson

There wasn't anything her hankie couldn't handle.
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Mr. Tudball and Mrs. Wiggins

By John Scanlan

These parents kept things together with comedy and caring.
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No Mushy Cards for My Mom

By Arlene Shovald

Her's is a caring heart even after 100 years.
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Nothing Like Riding Together

By Pamela Tabone as told by Vincenza Nencioni

Seeing him on his motorcycle brought back memories of the love and fun they shared.
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Pine Grove Baptist Church

By Brenda Kay Ledford

Folks enjoyed their neighborhood church.
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Returning Home

By Frederick J. Ammann

His walk through the neighborhood, even after 50 years, brought back clear memories of ...
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The Best of Small Town in a Big City

By Charlene Hayes Reynolds

Growing up in a small village created many memories for her and her family.
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The Lighter Side of Politics

By JoAnne Burkhardt

She voted from her heart for her Dad's gift.
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The Race Is On

By Susan Davis

Taking on her siblings was a daily occurrence that she looked forward to.
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Wedding Disaster After Disaster

By Rosemary O'Grady

Nothing could keep this marriage from happening.
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What Do I See?

By Sara Etgen-Baker

Her memories bring happy visions of her childhood.

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Our Hometown Neighborhoods

The Communities We Called Home

Treasured Milestones

Celebrating The Important Days In Our Lives

Remembering Mom and Dad

How Our Parents Nurtured Us And Each Other

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Dear Friends of the Good Old Days,

Aren't we lucky to have grown up in the Good Old Days, when we played outside for hours at a time, knew everyone in the neighborhood, and made memories? I say, yes, we are! In this issue, we visit the neighborhoods we called home. Where we knew every face and name, and had adventures with friends and celebrations with neighbors. In the following pages, our readers also share stories of their moms...

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The Best of Small Town in a Big City

By Charlene Hayes Reynolds

Spending my childhood in a suburb of a large city in the 1960s was a wonderful way to grow up. My brothers and sisters and I had the benefits of a small neighborhood, where we were free to roam all over, and the thrills of the large city were only a car or bus ride away. We moved to the Village of Hamburg, N.Y., from the Village of Blasdell, N.Y., in 1961. Both of these villages are part of the...

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