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Killarney	Posted - Nov 22 2014 : 12:52:34 PM We have a locally owned Oldies Radio Station in Memphis, bought by a Dr. So we can hear the Music of the 1940's thru the 1970's. All the oldie stations here have changed to Country or Rock. The website is www.sunny1210.com. You can listen on the computer too. It is fun, people call in with memories of places growing up in Memphis, so I called him about going to Sears as a little girl because we use to have one of the biggest Sears Stores in America. It came up that I have several Vintage Sears Wish Books so he ask me to email Pictures for the website. He is out of town right now, but emailed me to say they will get them on the website soon. I posted Some pictures of mostly Toys here on the forum last Year, but thought I would share some new ones here while I was emailing to Sunny 1210. MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Hugs! Connie Imagine....#3392 Farmgirl of the Month August, 2014
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Killarney	Posted - Dec 22 2014 : 9:56:19 PM So glad you enjoyed it dawn! Hugs! Connie Imagine....#3392
ddmashayekhi	Posted - Dec 19 2014 : 5:06:39 PM Wow, my early childhood just flashed before my eyes! I loved going through the Sears catalog's toy section every Christmas. The white Christmas tree looks just like the one my late grandparents used to have. I remember being speechless the first time I saw it. I had no idea there were all white evergreens! Then I learned about artificial trees & how they came in all kinds of interesting colors. Thanks for sharing! Dawn in IL
Killarney	Posted - Dec 19 2014 : 3:05:58 PM Linda O. that was easier! LOL!!! Me too Lori!! Connie Imagine....#3392
Killarney	Posted - Dec 19 2014 : 3:04:55 PM Thanks Grace! Nini, I sooooooo remember the smell of Popcorn and the belltones were pagers, back then 1 bell was the manager, then 2 may be a Dept. Manager, Etc. one of the catalogs I have, the lady I got it from, her Aunt worked at Sears in Chicago and she told me about the bell System. Her Aunt worked there 30 years and the catalog was part of her estate Auction. Merry Christmas!!! Connie Imagine....#3392
Ninibini	Posted - Dec 19 2014 : 03:25:23 AM You know what I remember most about visiting the Sears store at the holidays when I was a kid? The smell of buttery popcorn! Do you girls remember that? I also remember all the colored lights, the carols loudly playing throughout the store, and the sound of bells... There was always the sound of bells! What do YOU all remember? Hugs - Nini Farmgirl Sister #1974 God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
katmom	Posted - Dec 17 2014 : 7:08:07 PM add me to the list of 'memory lane skippers'... I too enjoyed looking at all these pages... and Connie, luv the '1965' tree... >^..^< Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva! www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
crafter	Posted - Dec 17 2014 : 09:18:01 AM Holy Cow- Do I LOVE the memories from the Christmas Catalogs. They bring back so many wonderful memories. I could spend an entire day going through one. Thank you so much for sharing!! Lori God has promised strength for the day, rest for the labor, light for the way, grace for the trials, help from above, unfailing sympathy and undying love. We are here to love each other, serve each other and uplift each other.
quiltee	Posted - Dec 17 2014 : 07:36:21 AM I love the Sears Christmas Catalog pictures! When my son was little I told him to circle the things he DIDN'T want - that was a lot easier. LOL! Farmgirl hugs, Linda O Lone Oak, TX Farmgirl #1919
Killarney	Posted - Dec 17 2014 : 07:14:33 AM I loved your memories Beth and Prariehawk! it was one of the most read in our house too! They made things to last back then! Here is a few more pics! We had a tall Sears tower In Mid-Town Memphis and they are making an office building out of it now,It has been closed since the early 1980's, but such a landmark, people wanted to save it. We have a oldies radio station here and people call in to talk about their trips to Sears Crosstown. It looked like Macy's in the movies. For us it was an adventure because they had escalators and a candy ship and fresh popcorn every day. At Christmas it was a magical place to go! Merry Christmas! Connie Imagine....#3392
prariehawk	Posted - Dec 15 2014 : 3:05:29 PM The Sears Wishbook was probably the most read book in our house when I was young. My dad worked for Sears so he got a discount on everything purchased through Sears...all my clothes and most of my toys came from Sears. That picture of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang brings back memories--my brother had that model (probably still does). It was made by the Corgi Car company. We also had Montgomery Ward (I have a blow dryer I used in college that still works--it came from M.W.) The Sears store downtown used to get lots of business. then a mall opened across the river and downtown kind of faded away. Now that mall has closed down. Brings back memories. It seemed like those Christmas catalogs had everything imaginable. Now there's so much to choose from it's mind-boggling. I liked it better in the old days. Cindy "Come by the hills to the land where fancy is free; And stand where the peaks meet the sky and the rocks reach the sea.Where the rivers run clear and the bracken is gold in the sun. and cares of tomorrow must wait till this day is done"--Loreena McKennit "In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers Visit my blog at http://www.farmerinthebelle.blogspot.com/
Beth Jones	Posted - Dec 15 2014 : 06:47:50 AM Oh Connie, What a trip down memory lane. I lived and still live in a small river town and only went to Montgomery two times a year back in the day. At Christmas and Easter!! It was only 40 miles away but it seemed like it took all day to get there!! We always received the Sears Roebuck catalog sometime after the fourth of July, can't remember just when, but besides the Bible, it was the most read book in our house!! Wish I had saved some. My kids would take turns looking and circling what they wanted. What sweet memories. I've been nostalgic lately...Smiles, and thanks again for the photos...Smiles, Beth You can never be too kind! Farmgirl of the Month for June, 2014..I have been so blessed!
Red Tractor Girl	Posted - Nov 26 2014 : 11:36:59 AM Oh Connie, look how cute you are in your little flannel nightgown at Christmas!! Such a sweet photo. Thanks for sharing!! Winnie #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Sister of the Year 2014
Killarney	Posted - Nov 26 2014 : 08:00:47 AM Winnie, I was delighted to share them! Here I am with another one of those silver trees! I get so excited about Vintage anything! I would love to see everyone's Pictures of Vintage Christmas!! Hugs! Connie Imagine....#3392 Farmgirl of the month, August 2014
Red Tractor Girl	Posted - Nov 26 2014 : 05:49:59 AM I just saw this thread and wanted to thank-you Connie for posting so many photos of days gone by. When I look at the toys posted, I can remember them so well. And that silver tree!!!!! That is a true blast from the past! Winnie #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Sister of the Year 2014
Killarney	Posted - Nov 24 2014 : 07:14:27 AM I feel the same way as all of you, just makes my heart Happy to remember! Nini, I did the same thing! LOL!! I still have a set of dishes from the Sears catalog that I bought in 1978! I was cleaning the kitchen cabinets last week and just the sight of them made tears well up in my eyes, they were the first set of nice dishes that we got after we married in 1973 and Oh, the memories that came flooding back ! looking at the little blue flowers on the plates. This is the tree we had in 1965! Our family always laughs at this picture, because my Paw-paw closed off the dining room with a new wall for my Granny, and he did not get the wall painted before Christmas! I have more picture to post later, I am headed to the kitchen to bake cornbread for my dressing for Thanskgiving! Hugs! Connie Imagine....#3392
Ninibini	Posted - Nov 23 2014 : 10:01:11 AM Wow, Connie! What a wonderful walk down Memory Lane! When I was a very little girl, I planned out my whole future from the pages of the Sears catalog, from the curtains I'd put on my windows, to the silverware that would grace my china, to the suits and coats my husband would wear, right down to the clothing and toys we'd provide for our children! I'd even draw little pictures of all the outfits I liked, hoping one day I might wear just one of them to school! Such a silly little girl! LOL! To me, the catalog was simply a magical place for dreaming. I well remember the excitement in our household when the Christmas Wish Book would arrive. My sister, brother and I would marvel over all the wonderful things on each page - for hours! I swear my siblings really believed if they saw it first, it was THEIRS! LOL! Oh, my... so long ago.. and yet, it seems just like yesterday! :) Thanks for the memories, sister! Hugs - Nini Farmgirl Sister #1974 God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
crafter	Posted - Nov 23 2014 : 05:58:05 AM I loved the memories last year and it hasn't changed for this year! I love all of the pictures and memories, warms my heart. CJ- my middle daughter just told me that her boyfriends little boy circled all the "boy" toys in the flyer for Toyland at Farm and Fleet and put X's thru all of the "girl" things. That brought back many memories for me, since, I have two brothers!! So, GREAT to share the memories!! Thank you Connie!! Lori God has promised strength for the day, rest for the labor, light for the way, grace for the trials, help from above, unfailing sympathy and undying love. We are here to love each other, serve each other and uplift each other.
ceejay48	Posted - Nov 22 2014 : 5:50:09 PM Thank you Connie! Catalogue shopping was the only way we could shop when I was growing up. But, it was Montgomery Wards and J.C. Penneys. Sears became and option much later. I remember pouring over the catalogues when they came. CJ ..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665. 2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com
Killarney	Posted - Nov 22 2014 : 3:47:52 PM I loved reading your memories!!! I was the youngest so I always was the last one to get the Wish Book, but I got to keep it the longest! LOL!! The 1966 Wish Book has x's almost on every Toy page!! Hugs! Connie Imagine....#3392
kysheeplady	Posted - Nov 22 2014 : 3:33:42 PM Love the good old days! Thanks for the wonderful memories Miss Connie! Teri "There are black sheep in every flock" www.whitesheepfarm.com www.etsy.com/shop/whitesheepprimitive www.google.com/+whitesheepfarm
nubidane	Posted - Nov 22 2014 : 3:07:46 PM Oh Connie! That was the year I got my beloved Miss Peep. I still have her. She is quite spoiled, and has on an original Pamper (newborn of course, with pink pins) Hubs and I have no children, and silly me, I am so worried about what will happen to her when I pass. I only have nephews. I remember the back end of the catalog was always dogeared and worn out (the toy section of course!) "We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” – R.R.
YellowRose	Posted - Nov 22 2014 : 1:52:28 PM Ah, the Sears Catalog, how that brings back memories. For the first ten years of my life mother ordered our school shoes from the catalogs along with all our clothes. When I was eleven we moved and we could catch the bus into town. But, you know I still like getting things in the mail. Yesterday I ordered a salad spinner from QVC so the internet has become my Sears Catalog. Thanks Connie, for reminding me how I used to pour through those catalogs and circle what I wanted. I never got it all but I just like doing it. I still circle what I want to order in seed catalogs than I come to my senses and order what I can afford on line. Sara Walk in Peace - Live with Joy FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 25, 2014
lovinRchickens	Posted - Nov 22 2014 : 1:26:30 PM Connie I just love all these pics. I am going to go listen to the station here in a minute as well. But what a trip down memory lane in every picture! Thank you for posting. Farmgirl #5111 Farmgirl of the month October 2014 Blessings ~Kelly~
Killarney	Posted - Nov 22 2014 : 1:00:16 PM Wow! TV's were Expensive!! Hugs! Connie Imagine....#3392

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