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

A Sparkling Jewell • This teacher knew that filled bellies meant eager minds.

What? No Training Wheels? • Determination—and a cemetery filled with zombies—can be powerful motivation to keep trying.

Lutefisk! • Thankfully, this was a once a year Norwegian birthday tradition!

The Shoe War • Drastic measures would win this battle. Or would they?

Flowerpot Justice • She became judge, jury and executioner—and he was the better for it.

Coming of Age by Crossing the Bar • This rite of passage was never forgotten—nor repeated.

REWIND

Grandma’s Secret Recipe • I became her accomplice as we canned her “specialty” every year.

A Bride’s First Cooking Lesson • Watching closely (and Betty Crocker) helped prepare the cook and the meal.

Share Your Stories and Photos With Good Old Days Readers!

Mischief on Maple Avenue • They found ways to amuse themselves, pranking drivers.

How Do You Dance a Square? • “Marching through Georgia” brought friends and fun together one square at a time.

The Three Sisters • The three proved to be beneficial to one another as they grew—and not much has changed.

The GREEN PEA Fiasco • Only a favorite aunt could make eating peas bearable.

September

The Great Tricycle Pileup • First to the bottom—first to brace for impact.

We Found a Boat! • It seemed like a great idea … at the time.

From Bikes to Buses • From a small district school to a large public system—what we learned.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • The mystery radio show with brilliant case-solving detectives lived on for decades.

Just One More Adventure • They made it through a series of adventures—but what had happened to his shoe?

Popular 1995 songs • Can you match these popular 1955 songs to their performers?

BITS & PIECES

Ten Candles on the Cake • No shortage of surprise and celebration on her special day.

Picture THIS

Building Bonds • Who knew then that we were learning lessons for life?

Biscuit, Mayonnaise and Onion • This much-anticipated after-school snack was more than he could handle.

In This Issue

The Imagination Dimension • He could expand one’s mind while scaring it at the same time.

Willing Taste Tester • Was it the pursuit to learn to cook or the pursuit to sample that kept her in the kitchen?

Time for Home Ec • Sewing, cooking, managing a home—these essential skills were learned at school.

The Cap Gun Battle • Were we cowboys or gangsters? Either way, the bigger the bumps, the better.

Behind the Wheel • She learned the ropes in fields of cotton and maize.

Our One-Room Country School • We came from all directions, but once there, we were together as one.

Q&A: ON YOUR MIND