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MACY’S PARADE • Do you watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Calling Back the Past

Faces in the Crowd

Give a Gift; Get a Gift

IN THE NEXT ISSUE

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.

PHOTO TIPS

Reminisce Extra

FAST FOOD ROYALTY

1954 • BIKINI ATOLL, NEWPORT JAZZ AND GODZILLA

TRIVIAL PURSUITS

PLAYERS’ CONFERENCE OFF THE FIELD • Baseball fan gets the inside scoop from a legend.

PREACHER ROE

MOSTEST FOR HOSTESS • You’ve been lucky enough to be invited to all those holiday parties—now make sure you never show up empty-handed. Let the gratitude begin!

Plastic Gold

1954 ACTIVIST ACTORS

FLIGHT PLAN

MAMA RUTH’S SURPRISE SALAD • Not every recipe is a classic.

WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIEND • It wasn’t love at first sight, at least not for her.

Tennessee Romance

DRIVEN TO SUCCEED • Son learns that hard work never hurt anyone.

MAYFLOWER VOYAGE TO THE NEW WORLD • Ancestor cast anchor in Plymouth.

FROM ONE SHORE TO ANOTHER

ROLL CALL REUNIONS • In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we’ve gathered a selection of stories about military connections in tribute to another important November date—Veterans Day.

On the Trail of the 553rd

OUT OF LOSS, A LASTING BOND • A friendship forged in war is cut short, but love lives on for survivors.

HOME DELIVERY • Catalog houses gave American families the ultimate symbol of prosperity, health and happiness—a place of their own.

‘Comfortable Cottage’ • Naval captain’s house is shipshape after restoration.

Family Fixer-Upper

OH, GIVE ME A HOME • Americans had their hearts set on a piece of the dream. Railroads could haul freight almost anywhere, and catalog designs made building a house look as easy as 1-2-3.

American Dream Comes True • German farm boy plants roots in suburban Sears Glyndon.

OUT OF THE WOODWORK • With ready access to lumber, Midwest firms dominated the mail-order home market.

The Pursuit of Happiness • Contemporary Liberty Home is result of hard work.

LONG SHOT

FROZEN IN TIME: TV DINNERS • A frantic attempt to save tons of turkey leads to the launch of frozen meals.

SUPPER BECOMES TRAY CHIC • TV dinners took off when Swanson marketed them to busy women in the workforce for the first time. "I'm late—but dinner won't be," touted one ad. The history of TV dinners is full of similar milestones.

Grandma's Breakfast of Champions

SIDES BY SIDE ON TURKEY DAY • Foods next to the bird fill in the picture.

SLEEP TIGHT!

FASHIONABLY WARM • Cool weather brings cooler ensembles.

WINNING TRACK RECORD • Act of kindness on the speedway brings families together.

BACK FROM THE BRINK • He couldn’t help but rescue it.

CLASSIC CLUES

A COUPE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR • That old girl was ready to paint the town.

Contributor Guidelines

I MIGHT NEED IT SOMEDAY! • Mother’s saving ways save the day.