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When our parents passed away unexpectedly, we inherited thousands of old photos our family had been keeping dating back to 1855! We'd always been interested in history, storytelling, and all the curious, wild, and amazing things that have happened on this earth! We found a love for preserving the past through these old photos, and then trying to capture the unique sense of purpose and meaning peop

le in them had. We're trained in the sciences, mainly, but find most of our weekends spent in "the archives" managing the 100K+ old photos we now have in our collection. We appreciate your being here, and always give us a hello or feel free to introduce yourself in the comments!

Anyone else?!
07/23/2025

Anyone else?!

Anyone else noticed this?!
07/16/2025

Anyone else noticed this?!

Love this photo of Laura Ingalls Wilder hanging out their neighbors at the famed Rocky Ridge Farm.
06/01/2025

Love this photo of Laura Ingalls Wilder hanging out their neighbors at the famed Rocky Ridge Farm.

In the 1930s in the United States, sacks containing flour and grain were made of cloth, primarily cotton. The Kansas Whe...
04/23/2025

In the 1930s in the United States, sacks containing flour and grain were made of cloth, primarily cotton. The Kansas Wheat company, in the midst of the Great Depression, realized that the poorest families were reusing them to sew dresses for women and girls, so to make them more captivating they decided to print them with floral and colorful motifs.

The initiative was a huge success: they made sure that the ink used for the logos would fade after a simple wash, and some bags even had the patterns already drawn on the fabric, ready to be cut and sewn.

It was a different time then!

Built in 1902 still standing strong!They certainly don't build them like they used to, do they?!
12/30/2024

Built in 1902 still standing strong!
They certainly don't build them like they used to, do they?!

Wish we still had ours!
10/31/2024

Wish we still had ours!

How many of these did YOU do?!
08/19/2024

How many of these did YOU do?!

Growing up in the ’50s and ’60s allowed us to experience a different world than our children and grand children get to. We were privy to a special time in life, a carefree time of playing in the mud and not having to worry about anything besides penny candy and winning the next game of jacks. Ye...

Sometimes we don't need much more than a place to sit and a best friend animal.
08/14/2024

Sometimes we don't need much more than a place to sit and a best friend animal.

In 1913 the brothers Bud and Temple Abernathy rode from Oklahoma to New York City on the Indian Motorcycle seen in the p...
08/13/2024

In 1913 the brothers Bud and Temple Abernathy rode from Oklahoma to New York City on the Indian Motorcycle seen in the photo. This was not the Abernathy boys first adventure, however!

In 1909 the two brothers, Louis “Bud” aged nine and Temple five, encountered a host of Old West obstacles, including wolves and wild rivers, when they rode more than 1,000 miles from Oklahoma to Santa Fe and back – ALL ALONE!

The following year (1910) the brothers set their sights on New York City, which they reached after a month of hard riding.

In the summer of 1911, they did the impossible. They rode nearly 4,000 miles, from New York to San Francisco, in only sixty-two days. Once again, the Abernathy Boys had made a historic ride without any adult assistance! These boys were on a mission!

We found one of these beauties at a garage sale last weekend. Does anyone have any idea what it is worth?!
08/13/2024

We found one of these beauties at a garage sale last weekend. Does anyone have any idea what it is worth?!

If Tinder existed in 1901
08/13/2024

If Tinder existed in 1901

So true!Tag your ride-or-die friends in the comments!
08/13/2024

So true!

Tag your ride-or-die friends in the comments!

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