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Our Ancestors’ Age-Old Sayings from 100 Years Ago, Part I

Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this blog article, Mary presents some of the enlightening and entertaining sayings she found from 100 years ago while browsing through newspapers from the year 1915.

The allure of genealogy makes genealogists curious – or perhaps it is the desire to return to simpler days that keeps us avidly researching our family trees!

Whatever the reason, family historians love to read historical news accounts of the past – and one of the most enjoyable discoveries is reading the old sayings and quotes of our ancestors.

What were our ancestors reading about and saying 100 years ago? To find out, I explored the year 1915 in GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives. What I found were hundreds of wonderful old sayings and good time-tested advice in the newspapers read by our ancestors.

Some of these old sayings were offered in jest. Some are inappropriate by today’s standards, but others we truly should revive. The following are all from 1915, a mere 100 years ago!

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Good Advice

Keen Observations

Genealogical Musings

Gossiping Hurts

Hankering for Happiness

On Love, Courtship & Marriage

Money Matters

Parental Insight

Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana), 18 November 1915, page 16

If you want to search for more of these old sayings spoken by our wise ancestors in historical newspapers, try some of these keywords – and don’t forget to tell us in the comments section about some of the gems you find.

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