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Vintage magic slate toys Donald Duck, Huckleberry Hound and Tom and Jerry

See the vintage Magic Slate paper saver toys that almost every kid used to have – with characters like Donald Duck, The Incredible Hulk, Tom & Jerry and more

Think of them like a really low-tech tablet -- you could draw and then erase... and do it over and over. These little "Magic Slate" toys have been ... Click to read more...

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.

The ultimate over-the-top Strawberry Shortcake room makeover An explosion of pink and cute from 1982

See the ultimate over-the-top Strawberry Shortcake bedroom makeover: An explosion of pink and cute from 1982

Anyone obsessed with Strawberry Shortcake probably dreamed of winning a bedroom makeover like this one from 1982. The prize package included more than 75 pieces of sugary sweet delight - toys, of course, but also wallpaper, roller skates and more.

Vintage Toys R Us catalog: ’80s Out of this World Toy Book (1986)

Take a look back at the latest and greatest toys from 1986 in this vintage Toys R Us catalog they called the '80s Out of this World Toy Book.

The ’50s Hula Hoop fad gets millions twirling and whirling (1958)

A simple and inexpensive new toy - known as the Hula Hoop - has thousands of the nation's children and many of its adults shaking their hips to make the hoop spin.

How the Weepuls were won (1986)

Why so much excitement? Because the teacher brings a basket brimming with weepuls -- doughnut-hole-sized bits of brightly colored fur with shaky eyes and sticky feet.

The Inquirer inquires Are modern mothers too lenient in raising their children

Are mothers too easy on their kids? Public opinion from 1940

Are mothers too easy on their kids? A few people from Philadelphia had their say back in 1940, and their answers might surprise you.

Unidentified husband and wife - Portrait c1855

Researching genealogy: The new rise of interest in ancestors (1923)

The United States is now old enough to afford ample material for those researching genealogy, and many people now engage the services of a genealogist for help in tracing family lineage.

colorful genealogical chart for recording marriages

Genealogy: How far back can you trace your family tree? (1967)

A Crusader in your past? A bank robber? Join the great ancestor hunt to map your genealogy, and find out just how far back you can trace your family tree.

Old test tube pregnancy test kits from 1979 (3)

The first home pregnancy test kits with test tubes (1978-1985)

On the way to achieving today's super-simple, one-piece pregnancy tests that give results in minutes, women had to use these first home pregnancy test kits with test tubes, then wait hours for a result.

The Sunshine Family Home (dollhouse) - Vintage toyts

The Sunshine Family dolls & vintage playsets (1974-1978)

Hot on the heels of the flower child era, back in 1974, Mattel introduced a set of toys that were sort of the anti-Barbie: The Sunshine Family dolls.

Wonder horse! Ride-on spring horse toys (1960s)

Get a Wonder Horse, and you've made your cowboy's happiest dreams come true... Wonder Horse makes the world’s most popular toy horses. All 17 models promise instant joy on Christmas morning -- and lasting year-round enjoyment!

How to stop your kids from becoming juvenile delinquents (1958)

When I was a kid, we had the same desire to loot and pillage and rape as these kids today, we were as savage as kids always are, but at the same time, we knew that our parents and all other grownups were unalterably opposed to it, and we didn't do it.

What Time Is It? A Puppet Storybook vintage book for preschoolers (1968)

Here is a look inside one of the books in this '60s series of vintage preschool favorites: Puppet Storybooks with 3D lenticular covers! This one had a simple concept: teaching kids the concept of time, and how to keep track of the hours of the day.

The perfect ’80s tween birthday: Slumber party!

To the average American girl, between the ages of, say, 10 and 17, slumber parties are as important as pizza, add-a-beads and Judy Blume.

Whitman’s Chocolates & the Mother’s Day guilt trips (1940s)

In the early 1940s, Whitman's Chocolates heavily promoted their product as the ideal Mother's Day gift -- and they laid the guilt on thick. "There is no hurt like forgetting."

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The quintessential ’50s family

Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, with their progeny David and Rick, are synonymous with the American family image both on and off television. The Nelson boys are perhaps the only people who have literally grown up before the eyes of millions of weekly viewers.

About Mother’s Day: How it began, and who started it all (1909)

Have you ever wondered about Mother's Day -- like how it got started? In the early years of the 20th century, Anna Jarvis started a movement that spread throughout the world: the custom of observing the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.

Vintage preschool favorites: Puppet Storybooks with 3D lenticular covers

These familiar rhymes and fairy tales have delighted generations of children. With their 3-D lenticular covers and full-color puppet-like illustrations, these vintage Puppet Storybooks are more irresistible than ever!

Last name crests of American families - history

How our ancestors originally got the first and last names we use today (1903)

Did you ever think that every first or last name must originally have meant something? It originally meant something, and was intended to be applicable to the person who first bore it.

Follow-up: Titanic survivor Charlotte Collyer (1912)

Response from Charlotte Collyer, survivor of the Titanic Mrs Charlotte Collyer's article, "How I Was Saved from the Titanic," printed seven weeks ago... Click to read more...

Free To Be... You And Me from Marlo Thomas & Friends

Free to Be…You and Me: A one-of-a-kind, star-studded message to kids (1973)

The first 'children's liberation' album, 'Free To Be... You And Me' - featuring stars like Marlo Thomas, Mel Brooks, Harry Belafonte, Alan Alda, Diana Ross and Shirley Jones - was catchy, upbeat, and like nothing else, and by 1976, had sold half a million copies.