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48. Maybe a song...

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 04:59 PM

Feb 3

I have, on an album by June Tabor, her rendition of the song “Barbara Allen”. That might be the oldest thing in my house. Not the album and not the recording. The song itself.

It was first mentioned on Jan 2, 1666. It’s probably at least 100 years older than that.

It’s not only very old, it’s also one of the greatest songs to be written in the English language.

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My nursing mother did part of her RN training at Dix. OldBaldy1701E Feb 3 #50

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An 1893 gold eagle coin. nt doc03 Feb 3 #9

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We had an 1886 gold eagle that had been passed doc03 Feb 3 #32

I REALLY hope it was an eagle ($10 gold coin) and not a double eagle ($20 gold coin) DFW Feb 4 #63

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Less if they're beat up, more if they are in new condition. DFW Feb 4 #68

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Fossils that are about 438 million years old Onthefly Feb 3 #12

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I have an 1814 50 cent coin, capped bust, lettered edge. Americanme Feb 3 #22

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It removes wrinkles True Dough Feb 4 #76

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My dad's goggles and an aviation tool from WW2. kerry-is-my-prez Feb 3 #55

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I have three or four pieces of furniture that are from the 1800s Nittersing Feb 4 #69

I have a late 1880s/1890s baseball glove Bristlecone Feb 4 #77

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