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.

LOOKING BACK

GOOD OLD DAYS®

FROM the MAILBOX

Expecting Unexpected Company • Sometimes, evasive action was required.

A Forgettable First Date • His stomach, his voice and even his feet were uncooperative.

No Invitation Required • The cars began to arrive at 1 p.m. every Sunday like clockwork.

Skating Like Sonja • It looked easy enough.

Rummy Royal and Charles Chips • The Friday-night tradition offered her a privileged position.

Snow Houses and Winter Picnics • Peanut butter sandwiches never tasted so good.

Unlucky in Love • They were really trying to obey the rules, honest!

REWIND

Laughter and Chatter • Hands down, they were the favorite guests.

Hula-Hooping It Up • A new toy sensation added to the family fun.

Share Your Stories and Photos With Good Old Days Readers!

Flying to the Ceiling • It was a time-honored parlor game tradition.

Book Weather • “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” —Edith Sitwell

a Celebration in Room 10 • It was up to her to save the day.

GOOD OLD DAYS POETRY

Drawing Cars • It was the next best thing to having one.

Cutie Pie, Won’t You Be My Valentine? • When she opened that envelope, her heart leaped out of her chest.

BITS & PIECES

Bossy and the Boys • Their second try did not have the desired results.

In Hiding • Once they broke the ice, the fun could begin.

Fresh Dresses and Warm Clothes • Some days she couldn’t have both.

The Great Gildersleeve • It was radio’s first spin-off program.

Picture THIS

A Treasured Tradition • The get-togethers were always entertaining, but this particular weekend was the best.

Frozen Windows and a Pickup Truck • A trip for lumber had an unexpected reward.

Fifties Love Songs • Can you match these 1950s love songs to the ones who sang them?

For Love and Money • Love conquers all in the Hollywood classic Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Lake Lessons • Summer or winter, her grandpa thought of every detail.

In This Issue

Boxed Shirts, Bedspreads and Bud • The combination was essential for their Sunday visitors.

The Nixon Plot • Would all his weeks of planning pay off?

The Hijacking of the Crescent • She imagined the worst.

Seed Catalog Dreams • This delivery was better than any valentine.

The Loving Quilt • They told sweet stories as they worked.

Q&A: ON YOUR MIND