{"id":97521,"date":"2024-02-12T12:12:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T17:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=97521"},"modified":"2024-02-12T12:12:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T17:12:26","slug":"our-ancestors-world-100-years-ago-valentines-day-1924","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/our-ancestors-world-100-years-ago-valentines-day-1924.html","title":{"rendered":"Our Ancestors\u2019 World, 100 Years Ago: Valentine\u2019s Day 1924"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction:<\/em><\/strong> In this article, Katie Rebecca Garner searches old newspapers to find articles about our ancestors and Valentine\u2019s Day from 100 years ago. Katie specializes in U.S. research for family history, enjoys writing and researching, and is developing curricula for teaching children genealogy.<\/em><\/p>\n

Newspapers are a window into the past, the forerunner of social media. Reading old newspapers can give us a glimpse into the lives of our ancestors. Let\u2019s look at a few articles printed on Valentine\u2019s Day 100 years ago in the newspapers.<\/p>\n

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Photo: love with gift boxes for Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Photo credit: https:\/\/depositphotos.com\/home.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Even advertisements, such as the one below, can show us what life was like for our ancestors. This ad for the Victrola lists several records for sale.<\/p>\n

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Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York), 14 February 1924, page 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These songs were likely popular at the time. A quick YouTube search may allow you to play these songs today. I found a few of the Fox Trot songs in the above ad; they are listed below. Some came out in 1923 and 1924, so they were new when the above advertisement was printed.<\/p>\n