Yesteryear

A restored Good Humor Truck and man dressed as the Good Humor Man. Photo by Greg Kelton, Dreamstime. A memory of childhood excitement when the Good Humor Truck came to the neighborhood: from hearing the bells to enjoying the "heavenly treat."
From Our Readers

The Good Humor Truck

Fond memories of flagging down the ice cream man

By R. G. Begora | August 30, 2022
Inside the dome of the Reichstag, Germany's parliament building. Travel writer Rick Steves recalls his visit to Berlin’s Reichstag – the German parliament building – and digs beneath the entertainment value of travel to examine its value in understanding history, broadening our perspectives, and understanding current events more fully.
History

Berlin’s Reichstag as a History Lesson

Teary-eyed Germans and a big glass dome

By Rick Steves | August 30, 2022
Visitor Center: The Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, tells the story of 9/11 on the site where the fourth hijacked plane crashed.
Annie Tobey

Flight 93 National Memorial

Connect with the past, and honor the heroes

By Annie Tobey | August 23, 2022
Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 - NBC publicity. Nostalgia writer Nick Thomas speaks with veteran actor Kent McCord on the fortuitous start to his career and several of his roles, including “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” and most notably co-starring alongside Martin Milner (1931-2015) in “Adam-12.”
Nick Thomas

Kent McCord of ‘Adam 12’ on His Career

Beginning with “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”

By Nick Thomas | August 22, 2022
Women's suffrage progress and pitfalls
History

Women’s Suffrage Progress and Shortcomings

Celebrate, remember, and learn

August 17, 2022
Votes for Women sashes, Lucy Burns Museum
History

Fairfax County Women's Suffrage

The Virginia county commemorates its role in the 19th Amendment

August 17, 2022
girl and dog silhouette Photo by Christinlola Dreamstime. Julia Nunnally Duncan shares her nostalgic poem, “True Friend,” with Boomer readers. Her 1960s sentiment touches all who have loved a dog.
From Our Readers

‘True Friend’

For Laddie

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | August 11, 2022
Lucy at Madam Tussauds, New York. Photo by Rorem, Dreamstime. The on-screen marriage of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in "I Love Lucy" can provide inspiration and these five lessons to other couples.
Family

5 Marriage Tips from “I Love Lucy”

What Lucy and Ricky demonstrated about strong relationships

By Charlie Fletcher | August 10, 2022
British Royal Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997), wearing a blue jacket over a black dress, with Eton housemaster Dr. Andrew Gailey, Prince Harry, Prince William, and Prince Charles outside Manor House on Prince William's first day at Eton College in Eton, Berkshire, England, Sept. 16, 1995. (Princess Diana Archive/Hulton Archive/Getty Images/TNS). “The Princess,” a Princess Diana documentary
History

Princess Diana Documentary ‘The Princess’ Debuts on HBO

Film premieres on the 25th anniversary of her death

By Rebecca Rubin, Variety | August 8, 2022
pennyIllustration of an old candy store. Image sent by author. Baby boomer R. G. Begora recalls a youthful trip to the penny candy store, the woman who helped him choose, and nostalgic experiences of the past.
From Our Readers

A Trip to the Penny Candy Store

A fond memory from the early 1950s

By R. G. Begora | August 2, 2022

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