Good Old Days

Stories & photos contributed by readers. Launched in 1964, Good Old Days is the original nostalgia magazine, featuring reader-provided stories and recollections from days gone by. It continues to enjoy a wide audience. Good Old Days is an Annie's publication. Annie's products -- including magazines, books, kits and supplies, online classes and TV programming -- are targeted to home and family interests, including crafts, nostalgia and home décor. It is part of the third-generation Muselman family business based in Berne, Ind., near Fort Wayne. The business began in 1925 with the founding of Economy Printing Concern. EP Graphics, as it is known today, is still owned by the Muselman family.

EDITOR’S NOTE

Good Old Days

FROM the MAILBOX

Easter Love at My Grandparents’ Apartment • Their annual train ride led to happy memories of family, food and fun.

FLASHBACK FUN!

The Legend of Sugar Brown • She learned life lessons spending time with her grandfather.

Time of My Life • The spring formal dance was magic for this young woman.

Wagons for Easter • What seemed like extravagant gifts turned out to be useful to these families.

Making Hard Times Work • She knew early on that art would be what got her through.

Concord Hymn

The Gumball Caper • His plan to be an entrepreneur landed him in the principal’s office.

REWIND

Father Knows Best • This perfect family had a father who always knew the answers.

Share Your Stories and Photos With Good Old Days Readers!

A Green Witch in the Easter Basket • That silly bunny should have known better.

Life in the Mountains of East Tennessee • He loved the world that came with his home.

Spending Easter With the Best Peeps • Her memories of this special day were of cousins, church, egg hunts and Granny’s cooking.

A Rail Adventure • His campaign, as a lone railfan, was to bid farewell to a trolley line.

Our Door Was Always Open • Whether someone lost a cow or their job, they were always welcome here.

Baby-Blue From Dress • She didn’t know her neighbor had not forgotten a long-ago favor.

In This Issue

Something Special for All Three • Sisters passed down their First Communion dress through the years.

FLASHBACK FUN!

A Kid’s-Eye View of Hard Times • Life wasn’t as tough for her as she thought at the time.

BITS & PIECES

Paying Bills Was a Social Event • Just like her father, she looked forward to taking care business with her own checks.

Picture THIS

Easter Memories • These families were there for each other during happy and sad times.

Popular 1958 Films • Can you match these popular 1958 films with the actor or actress who starred in them?

Simply Charming • A gift from her dad that made her 16th birthday special is still worn around her wrist.

FLASHBACK FUN!

Sons of Liberty • Fiction or not, the story tells of many historical events.

Easter for a Large Family • It was a wonderful celebration that even a couple of greedy squirrels couldn't spoil.

Hard Times Party • Any reason was a good reason for this family to get together.

My Sole Responsibility • This rite of passage didn't earn him money, but something more important.

FLASHBACK FUN!

Memories From a Cardboard Box • How could they know that the tricks they tried as children would be part of their lives as adults?

FLASHBACK FUN!

Birthday Surprises • As the boys were catching up to the girls, she was reminded what day it was times two.

Spring Cleaning • Whether it was 1933 or 1963, refreshing the house was necessary.

Aunt Laverne's...