An Ode to Moustaches for Movember

November has come to be recognised as Movember. The month for men (hopefully only men) to grow a mo, get sponsored by friends and family and raise money and awareness for men’s health, and of course “grow a mo”.

Ok, ok I know I should have written this at the beginning of November rather than a few days from the end … but hey I’m still writing it … and it IS still November … just ;-).

So November is the month for moustaches, so why not head over to one of my all-time fav websites … yes, Trove to see what was written about them back then.

So here’s a collection of the interesting tid-bits I found.

You know in browsing through all the articles on Trove, I can see that moustaches went in and out of fashion. I can see that there was a whole industry relating to the care and maintenance and style of your mo. And speaking of syles … there was a whole range of them.

Anyway this whole post is not just about showing you men’s facial hair over the decades, but also as a reminder that Movember is still on for a few more days. And if you haven’t already supported the cause, you can do so through the Movember website. But if you wish to do something a little different, why not try this. Did you have have any ancestor/s who had mo’s (big or small ones – the mo’s not the ancestors hehe). If you happen to have a photo of them, dig it out, scan it, and pop it up on the Hairy Mancestors Facebook page. They are donating $0.50 for every pic of a ‘mo’d up ancestor’ that gets popped on their page to the Movember Foundation. So share an ancestor and support a cause!