Nostalgia Stories

Nostalgia stories capturing favorite memories, family traditions and life lessons from the country.

Little Nick learns about running the Christmas train.

Remembering Railroads

June 18, 2013

We invited readers to share their favorite memories about trains. Here’s some of our favorites.

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Abandoned grain elevators, like this one in Harlowton, Montana, are certain to spark a boy’s curiosity.

The Great Elevator Adventure

June 18, 2013

Exploration of an abandoned grain elevator in Wild Rose, North Dakota, led to adventure for a bored 11-year-old boy staying with Grandpa and Grandma.

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The original stop-and-shop was the country store with a gas pump, like the shop above and the one recalled by the author (inset below, circa 1949).

Aunt Emma’s Civil Service Station

May 15, 2013

Customers at Aunt Emma’s service station could stop in for a fill-up, groceries, fishing license, mail or just a friendly chat in the 1940s and 1950s.

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That's Susan Mac as a child with Lulu the dog in what's now Silicon Valley.

Teaching Farm Kids

March 22, 2013

Students’ tales of chores and wonderment lead their teacher down a country road to her own past.

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Rolling Stores in the Country

March 22, 2013

Hours were long after a day of his big-hearted customer service.

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Joan Blondell and Ida Lupino, the sheep named by the author's dad, likely would have hammed it up like these little lambs. Photo by A.M. Wettach

A Farm Escape

March 22, 2013

Dad’s way of escaping to the country, with him family, during World War II.

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My life at Port Boca Grande Lighthouse

February 21, 2013

For lighthouse keeper’s daughter, every day was an adventure in this tight-knit Gasparilla Island community.

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Spring Cleaning Traditions

January 23, 2013

Readers share their special memories of annual spring cleaning and growing up.

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Nostalgia for Grandma’s Apron

December 18, 2012

Author shares nostalgic story about the ever-present role her grandma’s apron played in her childhood.

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Great-great-great grandson Beau enjoys one of Frank's heirloom rockers.

Grandpa’s Hickory Chairs

December 17, 2012

This country craftsman’s joy in life was giving folks a place to rest.

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