Getting Ready for a Route 66 Road Trip
On Sunday May 5th, I’m getting ready to go on a partial Route 66 Road Trip starting Monday May 6. I’m driving with my sister and friends half way across the country to take my classic car, Hawk’s Ride that I wrote about in my
Flashback: Popular After-School Activities for Kids in the 1950s
I love the Fifties. That's probably why I've written a series of four books, The 1950s Adventures of Pete and Carol Ann, set in the fabulous fifties in El Monte, California, for grade school chapter-book readers. Kids of that era grew up in a different
What a Typical Weekend Looked Like in the 1950s
I have a real thing for the 1950s. I lived through this golden era and remember the poodle skirts, tail fin American cars…and Elvis. Especially Elvis. It's my love of everything about the decade that motivated me to write The 1950s Adventures of Pete and
It’s More Than a Book: The Scary Spring of 1955
In the 1950s, two words could strike terror into the hearts and minds of parents and kids alike: polio season. Polio, short for poliomyelitis, was an infectious viral disease. The virus could settle in the brains or spinal cords of victims and bring on partial
Three Words: Telephone Booth Stuffing
In 1959, phone booth cramming became a thing. It hit America after 25 South African students managed to stuff themselves into one earlier in the year. Today's college students would be mystified. Not just at the idea of trying to squeeze a couple of dozen
Springtime Fun in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Springtime in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is so lovely! A year ago, in the Spring of 2018 on a visit to Coeur d’Alene, I discovered this gorgeous garden in one of the city’s cute neighborhoods. If you’ve never visited this special city find time to go
FABULOUS FIFTIES FREE DOWNLOADS!
Download our free 1950’s Word Games to print. Fun for the whole family!
SHOP CHILDREN’S BOOKS ABOUT THE 1950’s
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A BLAST FROM THE PAST – C.A. HARTNELL
