Times were hard after the Civil War, but people still kept their sense of humor. Here are some humorous and ridiculous tips for life…
Sometimes it is funny seeing life through the eyes of a child. A little boy opened the big and old family Bible with fascination,…
Patron+ Member story The following is from a 1903 book The Perfect Woman, on how to avoid wrinkles on your face. I wished it…
Here are some suggestions of how to keep well from an 1880's cookbook on keeping well. Some of these could apply today. Don't sleep…
Miscellaneous items from 1872 newspaper reveal humor of the day A GENTLEMAN In London lately, in making a return of his income to the…
These are some home remedies for common ailments from 1880 cookbook! I'm glad I'm living in this century. Nervous spasms are usually relieved by a…
Speech and Voice Are Important Points by Olive Roberts Barton From Tuscaloosa News, Aug 2, 1937 When our children grow up, we want them…
Humorous Tombstones Catholic Cemetery, La Pointe, Wisconsin: To the Memory of Abraham Beaulieu Born 18 September 1822 Accidentally shot 4th April 1844 As a…
Did you know? In Montgomery, Alabama it is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of spooking horses? In Lee…
Humor is timeless as these two anecdotes from 1883 newspaper reveal. (Excerpts from The Shelby Chronicle, Columbiana, Alabama, Nov. 22, 1883) Brilliant trade? "Doctor,"…
Two humorous tombstones from the west Cripple Creek, Colorado, A man killed by a rattlesnake “Within this grave There lies poor Andy; Bit by…
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In a small southern town there was a "Nativity Scene" that showed great skill and talent had gone into creating it. One small feature…
JUST LIKE MINE By Joyce Ray Wheeler We were so young in 1953 when my husband became a mathematics professor at Howard College…
Patron+ member story Over the river and through the wood - Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day! Here is the origin of this old poem. Scroll…
Patron+ Member story FUNNY FRIDAY: No mimicking old maids or scheming widows (Transcribed From Abbeville Advertiser, Abbeville, Alabama, March 17, 1859) The following advertisement…
Patron+ member story - Click …/ to see how to Become a Patron and unlock this story now. FUNNY FRIDAY A MUSICAL BED (From Abbeville Advertiser, Abbeville,…
Patron+ member {These health tips from the Perfect Woman 1903 by K. T. Boland have changed over the years. } EARLY TO BED AND EARLY TO…
These epitaphs on tombstones reveal that the husband must have died last since he had the last word. Within this grave do lie Back…
In 1838, Arkansas couples married quickly according to this humorous article MARRYING IN ARKANSAS (Transcribed from Lexington union., Lexington, Mississippi, November 24, 1838) We…
FUNNY FRIDAY: He's about as useless as a screen door on a submarine The people in the South have always had an interesting way…
TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Some unusual ways to die These epitaphs reveal some unusual ways people died. Here lies entombed one Roger Morton, Whose sudden death…
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…
[When conducting research for my historical fiction series, Tapestry of Love, I sometimes run across historical trivia that is very funny. I thought I'd share this one.]…
THE NIGHT I WENT TO THE YACHT CLUB IN A TABLECLOTH by Dorothy Graham Gast I was just ending my Blue Birds reading group…
Some Funny Tombstones for Animals Epitaph on wooden cross over grave of a cow in North Carolina "Here lies Bossy, a cow who gave…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Making hay while the sun shines - thankful for the work ethic I learned Making hay while the sun shines by Shannon…
On a tombstone in Grafton, Vt.: Gone home below. ---- Here lies Bernard Lightfoot who was accidentally killed in his forty fifth year. Erected…
In a New York churchyard: We shall miss thee, mother. (Good job printing neatly done) ----- Here lies Jane Smith, Wife of Thomas…
Searching through records in dark attics and basements and wandering through old cemeteries for a trace of an elusive ancestor can be challenging. A…
