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New Zoo Revue intro & theme song lyrics from the campy '70s kids show

New Zoo Revue intro & theme song lyrics from the campy ’70s kids show

1920s couple - engagement stories

So this happened… 12 too-cute vintage engagement stories from the ’20s

The real death of a cheerleader story (1985)

These old-fashioned baby names for girls just aren't making a comeback

Sorry, Mildred. Too bad, Gertrude. These 12 old-fashioned baby names for girls just aren’t making a comeback

Candyland 1960s

Look back at Candy Land, the vintage board game that made millions of kids dream of an ice cream & lollipop world

Dog lithograph by Herman Bencke (c1879)

Dogs’ names: The most popular of the pack (1875)

Unidentified but not forgotten: Antique portraits from Cincinnati

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

Vintage Milton Bradley board games for family fun (1950s & 1960s)

Milton Bradley board games for family fun (1950s & 1960s)

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

Vintage Disney ticket books

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

Remember these Etch-A-Sketch and other vintage toys from Ohio Arts

Remember these Etch-A-Sketch and other vintage toys from Ohio Arts? (1970s & 1980s)

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

Hula Hoop revival 1972 woman with toy

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

How the Weepuls were won (1986)

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

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

Unidentified husband and wife - Portrait c1855

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

colorful genealogical chart for recording marriages

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

Old test tube pregnancy test kits from 1979 (3)

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

The Sunshine Family Home (dollhouse) - Vintage toyts

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

1966 Wonder Horse toys

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

Juvenile Jungle movie from 1958

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

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

The perfect ’80s tween birthday: Slumber party!

May 5, 1941 Mother's Day guilt trip

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

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

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

Vintage preschool favorites: Puppet Storybooks with 3D lenticular covers

Last name crests of American families - history

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

Follow-up Titanic survivor Charlotte Collyer (1912)

Follow-up: Titanic survivor Charlotte Collyer (1912)

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)

Build a dream-come-true play house in your backyard (1962)

Toys R Us catalog: ‘You’ll never outgrow us’ (1987)

Cute vintage babies

Mom didn’t know she was pregnant: First big story about a surprise baby (1915)

Barbie’s new family & friends: Tutti, Francie, Casey & Chris (1960s)

The old-fashioned grandmother has gone out of fashion (1900)

Let’s play house! Fisher-Price Kitchen Center (1994)

How did people spend their free time back in the 1970s?

McDonald’s Friendly Skies Meals on United Airlines (1991-1993)

Pregnant with a prince Princess Diana's maternity outfits (1982)

Pregnant with a prince: Princess Diana’s maternity outfits (1982)

Disneyland brochure - 1987-1988

Disneyland brochure for 1988: More than ever the happiest place

Use old wallpaper samples as gift wrap

8 high-style, low-budget gift wrap ideas (1976)

Antique Christmas cards with dogs - vintage postcards (6)

Christmas goes to the dogs: A party for pups, plus antique Christmas postcards with dogs

Antique and vintage Christmas postcards from the early 1900s at Click Americana (6)

Christmas at Red Butte: A short story by Lucy Maud Montgomery, the author of Anne of Green Gables (1909)

Stage a crafty Christmas claybake! (1964)

Make a cookie Gingerbread house for Christmas (2)

Make a cookie house as a gingerbread house this Christmas

How to craft clever Christmas ornaments from paper (1960)

Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)

L'eggs pantyhose eggs in metallic gold, silver, red, blue, green for Christmas (1973)

L’eggs pantyhose eggs in metallic gold, silver, red, blue, green for Christmas (1973)

Play time! Popular toys from 1948

Make your own Christmas trimmings & decor! (1962)

Heat Miser & Snow Miser: The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)

Decorate the Christmas tree with salt dough ornaments (1975)

Kate Mulgrew of Star Trek: Voyager – Where no woman has gone before (1995)

Kiddie Koop: A baby crib that closes so mom can do chores (1950)

Wonka lollipops

While hardly a classic, ‘Willy Wonka’ will do (1971)

Love among the Reagans: Life with Ronald Reagan in 1942

How to make these lion and elephant quilted comforters (1972)

Make costumes & have Halloween fun with crayons (1957 & 1958)

Survey: What’s happening to the American family? (1972)

Make a circus train cake (1972)

How Judy Garland’s career began (1942)

The hottest Parker board games from the '60s Sorry, Risk, Clue, Monopoly other classics

The hottest Parker vintage board games from the ’60s: Sorry, Risk, Clue, Monopoly & other classics

A classic collection of vintage cards for Mother’s Day

How to make any kitchen more sociable (1981)

Hula hooping in the 50s (1)

How to Hula Hoop: The basics

God bless our family, family record, Chicago

Genealogy: The origin & evolution of English last names (1892)

Girl Scouts. Troop #1. Mrs. Juliette Low, Founder, Right; Elenore Putsske, Center; Evaline Glance, 2nd From Right

Vintage Girl Scouts uniforms, badges, activities and more from the 1920s troop handbook

Who is Suzy Homemaker? (1966)

Crafty ways with papier-mache (1970)

Movie guide for puzzled parents (1974)

The family electric typewriter: Royal (1969)

Latest Mattel toys & games for Christmas (1966)

Frosty the Snowman themed vintage Christmas desserts (1960s)

Frosty the Snowman-themed vintage Christmas desserts (1969)

Vintage Ho-Ho-Holiday photos with Santa (1940s-1990s)

Baby First Step, Cheerful Tearful & other Mattel dolls from 1967

Creative ways to wrap oddly-shaped gifts (1963)

Storybook Christmas party ideas (1969)

To grandmother’s house you go via TWA for Thanksgiving (1951)

Advance easy-to-read Colorstick pregnancy tests (1987)

Introducing the new easy-to-read pregnancy test sticks (1987)

What kids think of family in the TV age (1955)

Fisher-Price A-frame features a chalet-type house with people, furniture, a car for hours of playhouse fun.

The Fisher-Price A-Frame dollhouse (1974)

Romper Room: Real children doing real things (1978)

The cost of having a baby in 1978

Vintage playpens & more: Fold-away baby gear from 1955

Sanford introduces McDonald’s McMarkers (1995)

Fun people vacation in Arkansas (1961)

Fun people vacation in Arkansas! (1960s)

Marriage vs career Advice to the wife with a talent (1913)

Marriage vs career? Advice to the wife with a talent (1913)

Cute baby nurseries from the fifties (1955-1957)

Antique Ladies’ Home Journal magazine covers (1890)

Vintage Mr Potato Head toys (1952-1953)

Polished, professional & pregnant: ’80s maternity clothes

Care of the new mother after birth (1922)

Autism 'Wooden doll' illness noted at university (1960)

Autism: ‘Wooden doll’ illness noted by university reseachers (1960)

Genealogy: Surnames from personal & mental qualities (1842)

Vintage mom and baby

Benefits of breastfeeding your baby (1922)

Kids on drugs: They’re children you know. Maybe your own. (1970)

Mother and baby 1911

What you can do when your baby has colic: Old-fashioned parenting advice from 1911

Sorry, Qubic, Risk and Spill & Spell games (1969)

Collecting spider webs (1955)

Everything you want to know about Atari (1982)

Million dollar babies The children of the very rich (1915)

Million dollar babies: The children of the very rich (1915)

Famous Parker board games from the 1940s

Famous Parker board games from the 1940s

Tape it with GE’s new family tape recorder (1965)

Rent a family vacation home in Florida (1961)

Shrinky Dinks inventor tells her story (1987)

Pregnant? Conceal your condition with maternity wear

mother and baby 1912

Babyology: Old-fashioned advice on babies and sleep from 1913

Start early to raise your daughters well (1905)

Start early to raise your daughters well (1905)

Snuggle up to the world’s most complex machine (1968)

The best way to keep your baby healthy (1915)

Breastfeeding: The best way to keep your baby healthy (1915)

Hatch a happy Easter egg! Easter crafts from 1965

Old-fashioned rules for a happy marriage (1913)

Old-fashioned rules for a happy marriage (1913)

Make your kitchen the happy hub of your home! (1963)

Toddler in highchair with sugar jar

Vintage parenting advice: What kids should & shouldn’t eat (1905)

Shoe salesman and business reports - 1915

Don’t rack up debt! Why buying on credit is slavery (1916)

The trouble with triplets How to tell them apart (1892)

The trouble with triplets: How to tell them apart? (1892)

Merry Christmas - antique postcard

Creative ways to give the family Christmas presents (1910)

Tips for train travel with children (1910)

Talking dolls & toys: Just pull the Magic Ring (1964)

Feeding baby Mother's milk safest (1915)

Feeding baby: Mother’s milk safest (1915)

Build enchanting things with cardboard boxes (1965)

1909 food Railroad freight car filled with gigantic strawberries

Crafty ways to use strawberry boxes (1909)

Mom style: Super awesome maternity fashions from 1987

Autism easy to define, hard to pinpoint (1974)

Disney World: Fun, fantasy and reality (1973)

Mattel’s incredible Sew Magic (1973)

Take the train to your family vacation destination! (1956)

Are school teachers paid well enough in the US? (1893)

Top 100 baby names for boys in the year 1955

1889 Family record

A study in ancestors: Using genealogy to follow your family tree (1896)

More of Dorothea Lange’s iconic Migrant Mother (1936)

How to decorate the baby's room (2)

How to decorate the baby’s room (1917)

Growing Up Skipper doll: From girl to teen in seconds (1975)

Carowinds Park in North & South Carolina (1987)

Santa’s Preview: Toys & dolls at the hardware store (1972)

Antique babies: Cabinet card portraits of baby boys & girls

Why the new measles vaccine is recommended (1965)

I want to ride my tricycle: 17 Vintage trike snapshots

This jolly cut-out toy Santa really jumps! (1960)

Congrats on your new baby! Vintage cards from 1969

Mother’s letter to John Quincy Adams, age 11 (1840)

Natural childbirth is winning new adherents (1967)

Advice on boys’ too-loud voices (1904)

No other trains like Lionel Trains: Worth being good for (1952)

Knickerbocker Mickey Mouse plush toys (1981)

Congrats on your baby girl: Vintage cards from 1969

Reach out. Reach out and touch someone (1979-1982)

Introducing new Fruit Roll-Ups (1982)

FAO Schwarz catalog of toys & togs (1967)

From baby to child: Portraits of a little girl (1915)

Youngest automobile globe-trotter (1914)

So your last name is Johnson… (1955)

25 hottest Black & Decker Christmas gifts for 1987

Vintage birthday cards from American Greetings (1946)

Fisher-Price would like you to meet our dolls (1974)

Oct 22, 1945 new baby

New parents, newborn babies of the ’40s

The Addams Family opening credits & theme (1964-1966)

Arizona is 602 country (1967)

Create your own seashell menagerie (1972)

Puss ‘n Boots, Raggedy Ann & Peter Rabbit dinnerware (1972)

Quick brown fox: Smith-Corona portable typewriters (1964)

Kitchen remodel: Addition gives needed space (1966)

Baby-Shaped Kimbies disposable diapers (1974)

Tiny Tears, the doll that cries real tears (1952)

Putting a new face on Halloween: Paas makeup kit (1985)

Some of 1974’s best buys in antique toys

Bright and Early Books for kids from Dr Seuss (1972)

San Francisco junior high & high school report cards (1955-1959)

Schwinn bicycles: For the young at heart (1972-1973)

Teach him to dial 0 to always have a friend (1972)

Do things together! Be a “Fresh up” family with 7-Up (1946)

Sew Magic sewing machine for kids (1974)

Scotch colored tape: Like a can of paint on a roll (1972)

El Marko watercolors idea factory: Rainy day fun (1972)

Hawaii time: Vacation in Waikiki in ’73

GM’s new Love Seats: Child car safety seats (1973)

Auto trip tips with Scotch Magic Transparent Tape (1972)

Tootsie Rolls: America’s favorite candy (1955)

A mid-century perspective on cesarean childbirth (1959)

1974 Chevrolet family station wagon planner

Discover the baby nursery monitor from Fisher-Price (1985)

Surprise them with a Wurlitzer piano, organ or stereo (1968)

Florence Henderson introduces Jell-O Soft Swirl dessert (1972)

King Vitaman cereal: Get your vitamins in your breakfast (1974)

Playskool toy sets: Candy Land Kids & Village Blocks (1982)

New & classic Fisher-Price preschool toys (1965)

“Lady, is this your litter?” The park baby cage (1969)

The spacious Fisher Price Doll House (1979)

The question of birth control (1920)

Baby-sitting isn’t just sitting (1950)

Gifts that you can make (1963)

Little visitors to the maternity ward (1974)

Diaper ads: Huggies, Pampers, Luvs (1980s)

Woolworth’s wonderland of toys (1955)

Royal genes! What Princess Diana’s baby will look like (1982)

Post Crispy Critters cereal (1987)

Clothes trees for the kiddies (1915)

Nitey Nite sleepers (1950)

How to repair your child’s favorite doll (1950)

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