Do you think it's a sign that you are getting older when you start to
REMINISCE?
Or maybe it's just that you like to think what it might have been like to live back in the "good old days" even if you're too young to really remember them.
I first came upon this magazine while waiting in the doctor's office one day a few years ago. There were 3-4 issues on the table and I guess I waited a long time for my appointment, because I had a chance to skim through a few of them. I immediately found them to be very interesting, full of great photos and interesting stories and articles. I am also interested in
genealogy, so the sorts of topics discussed in the magazine appeal to me. I also thought of my parents, especially my Dad who likes to occasionally "reminisce". I decided pretty quickly to buy him a subscription for his birthday. I also had ulterior motives because I could then read it each month too.
Reminisce Magazine asks it's readers to send in their old family photos along with stories and anecdotes about themselves. But it is so much more than just a bunch of story telling. It is about generations, then and now. The magazine has been in existence for about 16 years. The cover is always attractive too and the word
REMINISCE is written in an attractive cursive font with a caption below that reads: "The magazine that brings back the good times".
The Features Section includes:
Porch Views - family gathered here
Depression Days - When resourcefulness was born out of necessity
Radio Flyer - a wagonload of responsibilities
Lash LaRue - wisecracks
Precious Pet - a donkey named 'Skeeter'
Lake Living in 1911 - tenting near Kamp Kumfort
Swattin' Flies - Grandpa was a master at pest control
Dish Out Color - favorite cups
Rationing - brought out ingenuity in everyone
Fabulous Fifties - Readers recall the fun they had
Father's Singing - precious recordings
Hard-Earned Ice Cream - homemade treat
Then there is a "Departments" section, which is quite extensive. The departments are usually a page or two long and are anecdotes about anything and everything from 'Pictures of the Past', 'Ads from the Old Days', 'How I met my Spouse to Memorable Meals', and 'Remedies We'd Rather Forget'. Scattered throughout the magazine also are fun little quizzes, such as
'Name that Car'.
There is no one "era" that dominates over another. You will see articles about the 1960's and all the way back to the turn of the last century. I saw one article that showed a young bride in her wedding gown from around 1910 and her granddaughter had sent in a photo of that same young bride much later in her life. She told of how her grandparents had married at a very young age and the hardships they faced during the depression and so on. Another article might talk about a young family living in the 1950's after the end of World War II. If nothing else, the anecdotes will give you an idea of what life was like for past generations.
The magazine measure 8-1/2 x 11 and is not very thick, usually about 65 pages in each issue, but each page is full of colorful photos, including the front and back covers. When I looked at some of the photos they reminded me very much of some of our own family photos of when I was growing up in the 1960's. The old-fashioned styles and funny hairdos will make you smile too. I think this magazine would appeal to the younger generation also because there are so many great photos, lots of them of children and old time toys. This magazine really has something for everyone and with little or no ads, it is even more appealing.
Subscription price: $19.98 for one year, $29.98 for two years. There is also usually a super savings coupon inside where you can subscribe for two years for just $12.49 per year. One year would be only $14.98.
Newsstand price: $3.99 U.S./$4.99 Canada
New subscriptions: P. O. Box 5282
Harlan, Iowa 51593-0782
Reminisce Customer Service
P. O. Box 991
Greendale, WI 53129-0991
1-800-344-6913
email: subscriberservices@reimanpub.com
www.reminisce.com
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