The Yesteryear Gazette – A Fun History Newspaper Subscription for Kids

The Yesteryear Gazette is a newspaper subscription that provides a fun way for kids 6+ to learn about historical figures and events. Each monthly 8-9 page Yesteryear Gazette will consist of:

• 3 serious articles about important historical events with real vintage photographs,
• 3 fun articles about bizarre, exciting or funny happenings from the past,
• 3 historical birthdays pertaining to the current month with short biographies and fun facts,
• 1 weird historical law,
• 3 vintage jokes straight from the funny papers of the past, and
• 1 word find or crossword puzzle that contains key learning words from the newspaper.

Each monthly newspaper is written in a vintage, kid-friendly way to disguise important historical knowledge with FUN and interesting topics that kids will love! Subscriptions cost $8/ month plus $1.30 First Class Mail shipping in the US ($3.30 for the rest of the world). You can cancel or skip a month at any time.

Our 7 year old was really excited to have his very own newspaper arrive in the mail!

Just like the rest of us, some of the articles interested him more than others. The way the stories are written is not too advanced for this 2nd grader and he was really intrigued with the story about Vampires on the Moon!

The article about the accidental chopping down of one the oldest trees in the world was really intriguing, too. Gabe is aware of the Black Lives Matter movement, so reading about Jessie Owens taking the gold in the Olympics in Nazi Germany was the basis for a lot of discussion about issues in that time period and that history relates to society today.

There was a lot to read in our copy of The Yesteryear Gazette! Since it only comes out once each month we have plenty of time to read through and discuss the articles as there is enough time and attention span. Gabe was able to gain some perspective on how events in the past can relate to our lives today. And he can’t wait to do the crossword at the end!

I think this subscription is well worth the cost. Kids who read with their family develop increased attention span, greater vocabulary, and are more likely to become life-long readers themselves!