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Remember When

Remember when times were hard?

“Brother, can you spare a dime?” This was a popular song of the 1930s which expressed nationwide despair when the stock market crashed on October ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, September 17, 2016 1:31 am

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Remember when there were outhouses?

“They passed an ordinance in the town; They said we’d have to tear it down, that little brown shack so dear to me. Though the ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, September 10, 2016 1:55 am

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Cotton fields make her ‘Remember When’

“I wish I was in the land of cotton, Old times there are not forgotten, look away, look away, look away, Dixie land…” “We were ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, September 3, 2016 3:16 am

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Remember when: Tales from the tombs of Magnolia

“Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing? Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago? Where have all the flowers gone? Young ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, August 27, 2016 1:18 pm

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Senior scrapbooks help Remember When

Do you remember this Marty Robbins song from 1959? “Cap and gown; You’ll be so pretty in your cap and gown, but I’d imagine it’s ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, August 20, 2016 2:49 am

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Remember when: Folk movement led to hootenannies

“Michael row the boat ashore, Halleluia; Sister helped to trim the sail, Halleluia; The river is deep and the river is wide, Halleluia…” This folk ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, August 13, 2016 12:00 am

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Remember when: In the 1960s, we had long lines for textbooks

“The Halls of Ivy” was a song published in 1950. It was recorded in the 1960s by The Lettermen. A beautiful a capella version can ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, August 6, 2016 12:00 am

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Remember When: Rainbows in Andalusia

“Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high, There’s a land that I heard of once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, July 30, 2016 12:00 am

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Remember when we recited poems?

“Pardon me, boys, is that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo?” This big band swing tune recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra was the #1 hit song ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, July 16, 2016 1:16 am

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Remember when: Streets of Andalusia as they were

“Standin’ on the corner, watchin’ all the girls go by…” That was a popular hit parade song from the 1950s. Not too long after televisions ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, July 9, 2016 1:32 am

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