1. Washing Your Hands Prevents Illness Long before germ theory was common knowledge, people noticed that clean hands seemed to keep sickness away. Midwives and doctors were once told this was superstition, even when outcomes clearly improved. Today, we know

1. Checking the Morning Newspaper for the Weather For a long time, the day started with unfolding a newspaper and flipping straight to the weather page. You planned outfits, commutes, and errands based on a tiny black and white forecast

1. Pizza Night Pizza was rarely an everyday dinner, which is exactly why it felt so special when it finally showed up. It usually meant something good had happened, a good report card, a birthday, or a Friday when everyone

1. Cooking Without a Recipe Kids used to hover in the kitchen and absorb how meals came together without anyone formally teaching them. They watched adults eyeball measurements, adjust seasoning on the fly, and improvise with whatever was on hand.

1. Freezer Surprise Stir Fry This meal usually started with a single bag of mixed vegetables that had been pushed to the back of the freezer for months. A lonely chicken breast or two was sliced thin to make it

1. Grossinger’s Catskill Resort For decades, Grossinger’s was the kind of place families returned to year after year without even considering alternatives. It offered swimming pools, nightly entertainment, organized activities, and a sense that vacation was a shared community experience.