HOLIDAYS

High on the list of things rich with history: holiday traditions! Why are red and green traditional Christmas colors?
What might an early Fourth of July buffet have looked like? What is Thanksgiving really about? Find out why we celebrate the way do…

15th Dec 2016

Categories: HolidaysTags: Akitu, christmas, New Year, Rome, Santa Claus, Saturnalia, Sumeria, victorian, Viking, Yol

BEFORE CHRISTMAS

31st Dec 2015

Categories: HolidaysTags: holiday celebration, holiday traditions, new years, new york city, victorian

NEW YEAR’S IN NYC…BACK IN THE DAY

19th Dec 2015

Categories: HolidaysTags: christmas, christmas colors, christmas past, christmas tree, punch recipe, red & green, vintage christmas

CHRISTMAS PAST

24th Nov 2015

Categories: Books on My Shelf, HolidaysTags: pilgrims, puritans, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, Thanksgiving history, turkey

IT’S THANKSGIVING!

26th Dec 2014

Categories: HolidaysTags: 20th century, children, christmas, christmas gifts, fun, play, toys, vintage toys

VINTAGE TOYS: THOSE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST

12th Dec 2014

Categories: HolidaysTags: christmas cards, christmas history, christmas season, chromolithograph, holidays, louis prang

CHRISTMAS CARDS: HOLIDAY ART

28th Nov 2014

Categories: HolidaysTags: black friday, christmas season, family, holidays, shopping, traditions

BLACK FRIDAY

4th Jul 2014

Categories: Food, HolidaysTags: 4th of july, colonial times, Food