tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post4868000904648805253..comments2024-03-16T12:45:29.085-04:00Comments on Seduced By History: Montgomery Ward CatalogSeduced by Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15196314920956478724noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-77478819161597734082019-04-16T18:27:54.826-04:002019-04-16T18:27:54.826-04:00iiiiMary Parmelenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-35635373332076010572019-04-16T18:25:35.343-04:002019-04-16T18:25:35.343-04:00I just want to die! Okay, not really. History neve...I just want to die! Okay, not really. History never ever gets the best of me. I am stuck doing a portfolio.Honestly, yes, it's hard. I am now thinking. You people out there Probable believe in me. (Lets hope so.) I bet you would never give up. Yea its me Mary. And as I'm reading comments on blogger, I'm saying to myself Oh My God may bless us look at me. I'm on social media looking around finding confidence. I can't find it. Mom dad help me. Great they can't find it either. But, you help me understand that online there is no hope. It's you that puts in the effort to fin confidence and thing like that like your personalities!If you can put a thumbs up on the comment please do. You people inspire me so much! <br /><br />Mary, the: I'll never give up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-14264234270772795662019-04-16T17:38:42.857-04:002019-04-16T17:38:42.857-04:00Okay my name is really mary. I don't have a go...Okay my name is really mary. I don't have a google account. And I have never really read this story but. The girl who made it did nicley done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-15325309317167734192012-08-08T16:48:58.737-04:002012-08-08T16:48:58.737-04:00Does anyone have pics or information about the wes...Does anyone have pics or information about the western saddles that Montgomery Ward sold in the 1920's to 1940's? Is there a Montgomery Ward museum or display of items that they sold during that same time period?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-51961480489663952692011-08-22T17:33:49.783-04:002011-08-22T17:33:49.783-04:00Wonderful post. I mention the Montgomery Ward and ...Wonderful post. I mention the Montgomery Ward and Company catalog in my historical Westerns. When it closed in 2001, it had been the oldest retailer in America. So sad.<br /><br />I think I heard that when Sears and Roebuck started up a catalog, they made theirs smaller so folks would naturally lay it across the MW one so it would get looked at and ordered from first LOL.Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-68694265985132970642011-08-20T23:28:59.282-04:002011-08-20T23:28:59.282-04:00Hi, Anna! A great post as usual, and inspiring too...Hi, Anna! A great post as usual, and inspiring too. I love seeing someone who has a genuinely useful idea profit from it (as opposed to the silly stuff that people make money on these days).<br /><br />We never had a Wards catalog but we bought lots of stuff from the Sears Catalog, even though we didn't particularly live in a rural area. I distinctly remember they had a special Christmas season catalog. My siblings and I used to pore over it, making up imaginary gift lists for ourselves.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-72576357327077556402011-08-20T18:06:30.016-04:002011-08-20T18:06:30.016-04:00Interesting post, Anna. I remember the Sears and W...Interesting post, Anna. I remember the Sears and Wards catalogs. Used to look trough them as a child, and even after I married. Miss them.Gerri Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517461664702276613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-73767835846614742592011-08-20T16:31:49.559-04:002011-08-20T16:31:49.559-04:00Having lived in the mountains for most of our marr...Having lived in the mountains for most of our married life, we couldn't have lived as well without the Montgomery catalog. I used it for just about everything. God Bless both Montgomery Wards and Sears Roebuck.Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-64644909949055678512011-08-20T14:05:47.067-04:002011-08-20T14:05:47.067-04:00I was raised in rural Oklahoma and I can remember ...I was raised in rural Oklahoma and I can remember leafing through the Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck catalogs as a child. Great memories. Thanks for bringing them back, Anna Kathryn.<br />*hugs*<br />~JuneJ.D. Faverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03539996141903955878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-28436281839149190732011-08-20T13:34:09.854-04:002011-08-20T13:34:09.854-04:00Wards was one of my favorite store. I loved their ...Wards was one of my favorite store. I loved their catalog, but never bought through it. Always went to the store instead.<br /><br />Great bit of history!<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://www.morganmandel.com<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-28668420999597973892011-08-19T18:00:32.380-04:002011-08-19T18:00:32.380-04:00Interesting post. Thanks for the info.Interesting post. Thanks for the info.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15480846131531401306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-76456259069746251482011-08-19T16:58:23.787-04:002011-08-19T16:58:23.787-04:00Facinating post. I love this kind of info.Facinating post. I love this kind of info.Isabella Macottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497954823403397270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-24742595893238556972011-08-19T15:59:49.124-04:002011-08-19T15:59:49.124-04:00Hi, everyone. I've been out of the house so ju...Hi, everyone. I've been out of the house so jus tnow reading your comments. Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />In the 1970's, my mom got wallpaper with the Seasr's Catalog on it and did our kitchen with it.Anna Kathryn Lanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-55876918520642896112011-08-19T14:31:15.367-04:002011-08-19T14:31:15.367-04:00Fun information! My mom bought all our school clot...Fun information! My mom bought all our school clothes out of the Sears & Roebuck catalog.Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-17153187462301073722011-08-19T13:43:43.690-04:002011-08-19T13:43:43.690-04:00When my grandmother died, she left everyone some f...When my grandmother died, she left everyone some furniture and personal items. One of the things I got was an antique steamer trunk. Inside were quits, a crochet afghan, and a 1894 Montgomery Ward's catalog. I love history and antiques so I was fascinated. I read the catalog as if it were a romance novel. And from that catalog came the germ of an idea for a historical romance set in 1888 New York. TWRP contracted the book this year and Wholesale Husband goes on sale 9/28/11.<br /><br />Thanks for posting this and reminding me what initially inspired my story.Lilly Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085355337721818824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-70051640287005596052011-08-19T12:18:37.101-04:002011-08-19T12:18:37.101-04:00A smart man...listening to people and giving them ...A smart man...listening to people and giving them what they want...that must be the secret of success!! Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-76319564230281558372011-08-19T12:06:19.533-04:002011-08-19T12:06:19.533-04:00Wonderful info. I love this vintage Americana post...Wonderful info. I love this vintage Americana post.Beth Trisselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742049964476824594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-20536723668900747412011-08-19T10:50:44.772-04:002011-08-19T10:50:44.772-04:00Anna Kathryn, thank you so much for the info. I ha...Anna Kathryn, thank you so much for the info. I have an 1897 Sears catalog (reproduction) and I love looking through it. Simply everything was available, but not in the order I would expect.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-56182452983606647062011-08-19T10:47:41.171-04:002011-08-19T10:47:41.171-04:00Absolutely amazing. From a simple idea to rich suc...Absolutely amazing. From a simple idea to rich success.Roseanne Dowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473329969019245459noreply@blogger.com