Reminisce

Relax, Laugh and Remember with Reminisce Magazine. Each issue is a "time capsule" of life from the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's filled with reader-written stories, pictures from the past, embarrassing moments, ads from the Old Days and much more!

Celebrating All Things Americana

Tell Us Your Story! • Your true tales are the heart of this magazine, so dust off that photo album, high school yearbook or vacation diary.

SPOTLIGHT

TIME CAPSULE • PATRIOTISM CAPTURED THE NATION

1976 TOPS IN ENTERTAINMENT

SO THEY JUST STAYED HOME

PARTY TIME—1976 • Americans celebrated 200 years of independence from England with fireworks, parades and other red, white and blue festivities. Make Uncle Sam proud by showing what you recall.

CLOSE ENCOUNTER • SKIP THE FORMALITIES She preferred being with people who just happened to come by.

POP OR SODA? YOU DECIDE • If you’re from the Northeast, you crave soda. In most of the Midwest, you drink pop. In the South, you ask for a Coke. Relive the past with a swig of one of these vintage favorites.

1976 THEN & NOW • WRESTLING SUPERSTARS

OLD GLORY • I took this shot on July 4, 1959, when a neighbor suggested staging an Iwo Jima-inspired flag raising. From left are Bill Evans; John Price; my husband, Charles; and John’s sister Martha.

ON THE MARCH FOR FUN • When it came to comedy, they all knew the drill.

SONGS OF FREEDOM • The Bicentennial Band played the music of patriotism.

STUCK IN GEAR • His quick exit plan ran into a snag.

TRY THE MEATBALL SANDWICH • Mom knew a thing or two about Italian cooking.

ODDLY FAMILIAR • Relatives can live in the same town and not even know each other.

HOORAY for HOMETOWN PRIDE • SMALL TOWN OR BIG CITY,OUR HOMETOWN EVOKES MEMORIES AS FAMILIAR AS THAT FIRST LICK OF A TOOTSIE POP.

I Love a Parade • Drumbeats echoed as freedom rang.

VETS LEAD THE CHARGE

Schooltime vs. Summertime • During our youth, the year is divided into two seasons.

MUSICAL LULLABY

Hometown of the Happiest

A Fistful of Pennies • A short bike ride turns into sweet satisfaction.

COWBOY DREAMS

IF PAST WERE PRESENT

Family Fun Time • Pride and place kept them together.

Hoofing It on the Ballroom Floor

THE MOTHER of all ROADS • Route 66 winds from Chicago to L.A., carrying myths, memories and a whole lotta kitsch along the way.

On the Trail of an American Dream

THE ROOTS OF 66 • America’s first fully paved highway has a storied history.

She Felt the Kicks on Route 66

GET YOUR KITSCH • The midwestern stretch features Missouri’s sleek Gateway Arch and these homegrown monuments:

A Timely Trip

GET YOUR KITSCH • In the Southwest, intrepid tourists encounter spectacular plains and plain spectacles.

GET YOUR KITSCH • It covers 315 miles through California in a dramatic shift—fitting for Hollywood—from punishing desert to lush coast.

Eastward Ho! • A holiday rush to the other coast

ROOM FOR ONE MORE • OFTEN SEEN AS GOOD LUCK, MULTIPLE BIRTHS GIVE SIBLINGS A SHARED BIRTHDAY AND A SPECIAL BOND.

FAMILY EXPANSION • WITH A LITTLE REMODELING AND MANY HELPING HANDS, THIS QUARTET BEAT THE ODDS.

RETRO REPLAY

ON WITH THE SHOW • A day at the circus museum sure beat the heat of farm chores.

GET THE PARTY STARTED • Bring a winner to every family picnic this summer.

BACK IN TIME

ON THE BEACH • Sun, sea and sand add up to waves of fun.

RIDE OF A LIFETIME • He relives his carefree youth every time he gets behind the wheel.

USING ITS POWER FOR GOOD • Former sheriff’s...