Links to Nostalgia and
Memories Resources on the Web
 Take
a stroll back over the previous century. Below are links to some of
the very best nostalgia and memories sites on the Net!
You’ll
be reminded of those magical moments of your youth and yesteryear.
Be reminded of the fads, culture and happenings from many of the the
past decades. It is my hope that your mind
will be flooded with nostalgia and memories as you wonder back
to memory lane. These
sites are sure to bring up memories and stories that you’ll want to tell.
The
Kingwood College Library of American Cultural History: The Twentieth
Century
- Don’t let the boring name
fool you. This
site is so full of stuff from your past that you’ll likely be here
awhile. This site is put together by Reference Librarians so you
know it’s good and all-inclusive! I listed it first for a reason! http://mclibrary.nhmccd.edu/lit/decades.html
They have also created a
new 19th
Century Website
This
site takes us back through 100 years of nostalgia and fads that you either wished
would stay forever or you hope will never come back. This site has
recently added quite a few pop up ads, but the site is really worth
taking a look at. http://www.badfads.com
Their logo leaves a little to
be desired, but this site has lots of fun stuff to
dig through. www.retroland.com
Old
Vehicles Here’s a cool web site that is
sure
to
send you thinking back, recalling and reminiscing about all the
vehicles you or your family
has owned over the years. Many of our memories are associated with
the vehicles that we had at a particular time in our lives.
Check
it out! http://www.motorcities.com/list-vehicle-makes.html
Old
Station Wagons – Did your family own one of
these? See if you
can find it in
amongst these 449 models with pictures!
http://www.stationwagon.com
http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/gallery.html
Great
Old-Time Radio Programs – Fibber McGee and Molly, Dragnet
and
Gun Smoke are just a few of the old radio discussion forums that are
on this web site!
If
you’re not old enough to remember them, your parents or
grandparents will!
http://www.lofcom.com/nostalgia/phorums/index.php?f=23 Old Time Radio BLOG
http://blogs.oldradio.net
Your
source for the history of nostalgic and old time radio series and
news!
http://www.otr.com/index.shtml
Old
Lunch Boxes – Did you have one as a kid? Check out this
museum
of old lunch boxes and take a walk back through your past. http://www.lunchboxmuseum.com/index2.html
The
20th Century – A daily accounting from 1900-2000
http://timelines.ws/20thcent/TWENTIETHCENT.HTML
TV
Land Online Remember all those shows you use to watch back
in the
day? I bet you have forgotten about some of these shows completely. Go
to this site and relive those days of Chips, Bonanza, I Love Lucy
and others. http://www.tvland.com
Children’s
Books http://buyoldchildrensbooks.com/IllustratedChildrensPg1.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_children%27s_classic_books
Time
Capsule – Type in any date such as a birthday, wedding day or
any day you can think of and this site will tell you what was going
on in world and national news, entertainment and sports. It also
tells the average cost of items such as milk, homes etc… Print
these pages and put them right in your personal history binder!
http://www.dmarie.com/asp/history.asp
Your
Surname – This site will produce a color-coded U.S. map
showing
the avg. distribution of your surname in each state. Find out where
the rest of the family lives. Give it a try. I had lot’s of fun
with this! http://www.hamrick.com/names/
Baby
Boomer Collectibles – Do you remember any of this stuff? Here
is a gallery of collectibles that are sure to trigger nostalgia and memories from your past. http://collectibles.about.com/hobbies/collectibles/msubject16.htm
Everything
about the Fifties. A
terrific site that covers the 1950s well!
http://www.fiftiesweb.com
Drive-in
Theatres – Those that are still with us and those that are
gone
(state by state). http://www.driveintheater.com/index.htm
Flashbacks
http://www.1960sflashback.com/
http://www.1970sflashback.com/
http://www.1980sflashback.com/
http://www.1990sflashback.com/
http://www.ilovethe80s.com/index.html
VIDEO: A Hilarious
Look at Dance Moves Over The Years www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg
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