Great Truths About Life That Adults have learned Raising teenagers is like nailing JELLO to a tree. There is always a lot to be…
(Remembering Joyce Ray Wheeler who was a frequent contributor of wonderful stories to AP. I especially liked this heartwarming one. Joyce Ray Wheeler passed away November…
Miscellaneous items from 1872 newspaper reveal humor of the day A GENTLEMAN In London lately, in making a return of his income to the…
Humor is timeless as these two anecdotes from 1883 newspaper reveal. (Excerpts from The Shelby Chronicle, Columbiana, Alabama, Nov. 22, 1883) Brilliant trade? "Doctor,"…
Genealogy research requires a lot of time spent on the computer but you know you are spending too much time there if any of…
FUNNY FRIDAY A MUSICAL BED (From Abbeville Advertiser, Abbeville, Alabama, March 17, 1859) The last novelty from Germany is a musical bed, which receives…
"There is no child so bad that he/she can't be used as an income tax deduction." "It's tax time. I know this because I'm…
In England: This world's a City full of crooked streets, And death the Market-place where all men meets; If Life was Merchandise that men…
Castor and tea seemed to solve many problems in olden days.... Afternoon of Tea ca. 1901 (Library of Congress) A good complexion never…
(Transcribed From Abbeville Advertiser, Abbeville, Alabama, March 17, 1859) The following advertisement appeared in the New York Hearld: "Board and Repose Wanted --- in…
Our ancestors did not have access to medical treatment like we have today and came up with many home remedies. This is a very…
In 1838, Arkansas couples married quickly according to this humorous article MARRYING IN ARKANSAS (Transcribed from Lexington union., Lexington, Mississippi, November 24, 1838) We…
Great Truths about Life that children have learned.... No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats. When your mom is mad at…
These are excerpts of actual correspondence received by the Family History Department of the LDS Church in Utah. So funny! Our 2nd great-grandfather was found dead crossing…
NOTE: This anecdote about storms in Alabama was written in March 1880. Col. E. A. Powell, of Tuscaloosa, read by request, a very entertaining…
The people in the South have always had an interesting way of turning a phrase. These are some I remember. Can you think of…
Sometimes it is funny seeing life through the eyes of a child. A little boy opened the big and old family Bible with fascination,…
RANDOM THOUGHTS The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but also to leave unsaid…
Searching through records in dark attics and basements and wandering through old cemeteries for a trace of an elusive ancestor can be challenging. A…
{These health tips from the Perfect Woman 1903 by K. T. Boland have changed over the years. } EARLY TO BED AND EARLY TO RISE Early…
I always enjoy the beautiful dogwoods, azaleas, and daffodils in my yard in the spring, but worry each year that we might have a “blackberry winter,"…
TWAS THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house, Every creature was hurting -- even the mouse. The…
A Legal Gift If a man would, according to law, give to another an orange, instead of saying, "I give you this orange "which one…
THINGS I LEARNED WITH AGE Learned to pick my battles, - “Will this matter one year from now? How about one month: One week? One…
THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA'S REINDEER IS REVEALED According to the Alaskan Department of Fish and game, Both male and female reindeer grow antlers…
The following are actual copies of correspondence received by the Family History Department. I have a hard time finding myself in London. If I were…
Here lies one Box within another; The one of wood Was very good; We cannot say so much for t'other. --------- Here lies the…
Some funny, clean stories stand the test of time like these: A little girl wanted to say that she had a fan, but had…
Anyone who has lived in the south knows about chigger bites. Here are some home remedies from a 1930's cookbook. Rub chigger bites with…
A prominent physician of Baltimore tells of an amusing experience of the early days of his practice when he was residing in a small…
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