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Woman with a vintage shrimp appetizer tree in 1965

Go totally ’70s and make a retro shrimp Christmas tree appetizer for your holiday party! Here’s how

A shrimp Christmas tree appetizer is a scene-stealer and a real buffet beauty, certain to cast a special charm over any holiday party - yet so easy to do! Here's how.

Spooky stickers 16 vintage Halloween sticker sheets from the seventies and eighties

Spooky stickers: 16 vintage Halloween sticker sheets from the seventies & eighties

Before individual stickers-by-the-yard became popular in the '80s, sets like these Halloween sticker sheets were the big thing with kids!

A treasury of 100+ vintage Christmas cookie recipes

If you're looking to recreate that special vintage Christmas cookie recipe that your grandmother used to make, or want to discover old-fashioned cookies to make new again, here's a big tasty collection of treats for you!

Vintage Disneyland tickets: The A B C D E rides and attractions at the Magic Kingdom (1959-1982)

With these vintage Disneyland tickets, visitors could enjoy their choice of dozens of Disneyland rides and attractions in Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, Frontierland and Adventureland.

Have a safe, kid-friendly Meet ‘n Treat Halloween party! An alternative to trick-or-treating for Halloween from the 1970s

By substituting trick or treating with a Meet 'n Treat Halloween party, this year's festivities can become a time for sharing the fun with family and neighbors in a spirit of friendship.

Monster Mash How the hit song by Bobby 'Boris' Pickett came to be - and became a huge hit

Monster Mash: How the ghoulish Halloween song by Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett came to be – and became a huge hit

Old Halloween songs never die - they just reappear on the chart every decade or so. Such is the case with Bobby 'Boris' Pickett's million-seller, 'Monster Mash.'

How to make a classic cheese-sauced meatloaf with this retro recipe from the ’70s

You can use a blender to help prepare cheese-sauced meatloaf surrounded by bright Brussels sprouts to add a bit of jolly old England to your dinner table.

14 different delicious and creative pumpkin pie toppings to try: Creamy, crunchy, sweet & tangy

Once you have made your perfect pumpkin pie - using the classic Libby's pie recipe or another version - you might want to accent your delicious dessert with one of these tasty pumpkin pie toppings.

Slice of Libby's pumpkin pie - classic recipe

Libby’s pumpkin pie recipe: Find out how to make the classic homemade pie

More than good, Libby's pumpkin pie is smooth, gently spicy and perfect! Get the classic pie you love - the original vintage recipe is right here.

Peanut butter chiffon pie with pretzel crust (1972)

Peanut butter chiffon pie with pretzel crust & a black-bottom peanut butter chiffon pie (1972)

We know. A peanut butter chiffon pie with pretzel crust sounds as though it might be sticky or salty or heavy. But this dessert is incredibly light and outrageously delicious.

Creepy 70s Halloween costumes based on TV shows

These vintage Halloween costumes based on ’70s TV shows were creepy for all the wrong reasons

Cheap store-bought vintage Halloween costumes like these were all the rage in the '70s. But how did the finished product compare to their TV show inspiration? We took a look, and the results were nothing short of scary.

How to make old-fashioned apple head dolls - shrunken apple vintage crafts

How to make old-fashioned apple head dolls: Get vintage shrunken apple DIY craft directions, details & photos

Remember apple head dolls - an early American craft with folk art roots that was popular again in the '60s and '70s? Find out how to make these shrunken apple dolls, and more about the art of dollmaking.

Ruby Slipper Bundt cake recipe, plus how to make an orange jello pound cake (1978)

The Ruby Slipper Bundt cake recipe is a Jell-O poke cake-style dessert - a unique cake with raspberry gelatin baked right in! A bonus recipe is a similar treat: an orange jello pound cake.

Amerigo Vespucci - Martin Waldseemüller map in color

How did America get its name? Find out, plus see some of the oldest maps of the United States

How did America get its name? The man from whom the continents got their names was an especially fascinating character of the late 15th century.

Art cards from the 1800s - Woman's head on a cabbage dress body

People as vegetables: Odd old trade cards from the 1800s showing men & women literally made from veggies

Trade cards, the granddaddy of today's trading cards, were common in the 1800s, and often showed offbeat images that existed solely to build brand buzz. Here's a strange set showing people as vegetables.

History of Halloween - glowing Jack O lanterns - carved pumpkins

How did Halloween start? The strange history of Halloween – including trick or treating and carving jack-o’-lanterns – goes way, way back

The ghosts and goblins, witches and spirits that are so much a part of every October now, have their roots in superstitions from many centuries ago. Here's a look at the strange history of Halloween!

Super-cute ways to say boo Vintage Halloween cards for kids from the 70s 80s

Super-cute ways to say boo: 15 vintage Halloween cards for kids from the ’70s & ’80s

Halloween greeting cards made especially for children became popular in the 1970s - and many of them were far more sweet than scary. Look back at these Vintage Halloween cards for kids from the '70s and '80s!

Take a look around Armsmear, Samuel Colt’s famously over-the-top Victorian mansion built in Hartford, Connecticut

Armsmear, the Connecticut mansion also known as the Samuel Colt House, was built on a huge plot of land owned by the inventor of the famous firearm. See what this grand and spacious Victorian home was like in its heyday!

Bake someone happy with this sensational seventies Graham streusel cake

Bake someone happy with this sensational graham streusel cake from the seventies

This delicious vintage Graham streusel cake starts with a boxed mix, the batter divided and adorned with a streusel-type crunch, and after baking, is drizzled with a light powdered sugar glaze.

Vintage mood rings - what do the colors mean

America gets in the mood: Mood rings seen everywhere as colorful new-age trend of the ’70s captures the minds of millions

Mood rings were incredibly popular pieces of jewelry in the mid-1970s. - call it a colorful fad. So do the rings actually work? What do the mood ring colors mean? Find out here!

Tiny magical worlds A collection of vintage View-Master reels

Take a look! Vintage View-Master reels & viewers

Vintage View-Master reels were a trip into another dimension; 'Stereo color pictures are so real, you'll feel you are actually part of the scene! Over 400 entertaining, educational subjects to delight all the family.'

University of Michigan Library card catalog

Remember those amazing old wooden library card catalogs – and how to use them? Look it up!

If you need a book, ook for the most important item in the library; the card catalog. It’s that beautiful walnut cabinet with the many drawers. it contains cards on every book that the library system owns.

Vintage Peanuts sticker sheets with Snoopy - Woodstock - Charlie Brown and the gang

Vintage Snoopy & Peanuts stickers sheets (’70s & ’80s)

Why do so many people still love vintage Peanuts stickers sheets? 'You'd be astounded at the enthusiasm of Peanuts collectors,' said cartoonist Charles Schulz in 1989, who once resembled his round-faced Charlie Brown character.

Looking for a classic cookie recipe? Try these award-winning peanut brittle cookies from the ’50s!

Fill your cookie jar today with these really prize-winning peanut brittle cookies made with peanuts, vanilla and fresh-ground cinnamon. They were the Best of Class Winner in Pillsbury's 1958 Bake-Off!

Orange and green vintage Space Fidgit - Fidget toys

Space Fidgit – the cosmic color-changing disc toy from the ’70s and ’80s

Remember that little round toy from the seventies where you pressed on the back with your finger to squish stuff around and it changed colors? They were called Space Fidgits, and you can find out more about 'em here.

Everyone’s favorite instant pets: The (not so) amazing live Sea-Monkeys

'Just add water and you've got instant life!' they said. 'Over 150 amazing Sea-Monkeys born ALIVE before YOUR eyes!' But, oh, the disappointment when the critters didn't look anything like the pictures on the package.

Stick-on home decorating: Get some Flair Squares on your walls (’70s & ’80s)

See some vintage DuPont Flair Squares wall coverings - sticky squares of vinyl wallpaper that used to be super-popular. They were an easy way to DIY some home decor in the '70s and '80s.

Debbie Harry & Blondie have the punk rock moves (1977)

The band Blondie was discovered one night by some wealthy people out slumming after the theatre, and hired to perform at a party in a posh apartment.

Go oh-so-retro and wallpaper your ceiling like they did in the ’70s

Why stop with the walls when decorating your home when you can add color and flair up high? Here are some retro examples and home decor tips on how to wallpaper your ceiling!

Gratpe Nuts stuffing recipe from 1969 (1)

Old-fashioned Grape Nuts stuffing recipes

Here's a look back at a few of the recipes for Grape Nuts stuffing that have been published in newspapers over the years!

Colorful 70s fashions for women from 1974

Relax – skinny is out of style (1974)

If you're making yourself miserable because you can't diet your size-12 figure down to a size 8, relax. Skinny is out of style.

7 sweet & scrumptious Bundt cakes from the '70s

7 sweet & scrumptious Bundt cake recipes from the ’70s

If you're looking for some delicious Bundt cake recipes to serve at your next holiday party -- or any time of year, for that matter -- you have come t... Click to read more...

Sonny and Cher’s hit TV variety show: Music, comedy & divorce (1976)

In the early '70s, Sonny and Cher turned to television, and to everyone's surprise, became the hit of the 1971 season, paving the way for many other successful musical variety shows on TV.

Tourist photos of the World Trade Center (before 9/11)

Here’s a selection of photos taken by visitors to NYC who snapped pictures of the impressively tall twin towers of the World Trade Center during the months and years before they fell.

Love’s Baby Soft: Because innocence is sexier than you think? Eww. (’70s & ’80s)

Love's Baby Soft hit the market in the mid-'70s with a creepy ad campaign with lines like 'that irresistible, clean-baby smell, grown-up enough to be sexy' and 'innocence is sexier than you think.' So how did America respond?

Cheery cherry cheese pie recipe (1978)

Company coming, so of course, dessert just has to be homemade cherry cheesecake pie. So elegant... and so delicious.