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1890s Footage of Cities Around the World

Travel back in time with this 1890s footage of places around the world. France, England, Japan, New York & more!

Travel back in time and watch immigrants disembarking onto Ellis Island in this 1903 film by Thomas A. Edison, inc..

Grandparents Day began in the US in 1978 thanks to the efforts of a very determined woman, Marian McQuad.

Remember when the milkman delivered milk in glass bottles, the mail carrier brought handwritten letters and gas station attendants pumped gas?

See the most popular 1930s radio shows. Do you recognize any? Do you know which ones were your parents or grandparents favorite?

Nearly 40% of all Americans can trace at least one ancestor to Ellis Island. Did your family come through Ellis Island?

Did you know that T.V.s, cell phones and personal computers weren’t around in the 1930’s? What did our grandparents do for fun as children?

Is your family from the Chicago area? See 10 Chicago Genealogy Resources to help you learn more about your family history.

Travel back in time with this 1930s footage of Chicago. Chicago Skyline, the Museum of Science and Industry, Maxwell Street and more!

For those of you born in the last 40 years, it might be hard to imagine of a world without T.V.. But what did people do before television was around?