Illustration: “The Christmas Tree” by Albert Chevallier Tayler, 1911. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Our Ancestors’ Christmas Happenings

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on December 17, 2024

In this article, Katie Rebecca Merkley tells some funny and touching stories from Christmases past... (Read More)

Illustration: “The Adoration of the Shepherds,” by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1650. Credit: Museo del Prado; Wikimedia Commons.

Our Ancestors’ Christmas Messages (part 2)

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on December 10, 2024

In this article, Katie Rebecca Merkley writes more about the special Christmas messages our ancestors had printed in their local newspapers... (Read More)

Our Ancestors’ Christmas Messages (part 1)

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on December 9, 2024

In this article, Katie Rebecca Merkley writes about the special Christmas messages our ancestors had printed in their local newspapers... (Read More)

Illustration: “Thanksgiving at Plymouth,” by Jennie A. Brownscombe, 1925. Credit: National Museum of Women in the Arts; Wikimedia Commons.

Past Thanksgiving Celebrations in ‘Pilgrim Style’

By Melissa Berry on November 26, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry shares stories of how past generations have celebrated Thanksgiving... (Read More)

Photo: additional Thanksgiving maskers, c. 1910. Credit: George Grantham Bain Collection; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

‘Amusements for the Giddy’ Thanksgiving Celebrations

By James Pylant on November 18, 2024

In this article, James Pylant will surprise you with the giddy revelry that our ancestors once enjoyed in celebrating Thanksgiving... (Read More)

Illustration: “The March of Time,” by Henry Sandham, 1896. This painting shows a parade of veterans of the U.S. Civil War during Decoration Day. General William Tecumseh Sherman is in the front row at the far right. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Memorial Day: GAR Civil War Vets (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on May 23, 2024

In this third of a three-part series, Melissa Davenport Berry looks back over the years at Memorial Day services involving Union veterans of the Civil War... (Read More)

Memorial Day: GAR Civil War Vets (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on May 22, 2024

In this second of a three-part series, Melissa Davenport Berry looks back over the years at Memorial Day services involving Union veterans of the Civil War... (Read More)

Memorial Day: GAR Civil War Vets (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on May 21, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry looks back over the years at Memorial Day services involving Union veterans of the Civil War... (Read More)

Illustration: “Happy St. Patrick’s Day.” Illustration credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Looking Back on Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day/Evacuation Day

By Melissa Berry on March 14, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry shares photos and articles about the annual March 17 parade in Boston to celebrate both St. Patrick’s Day and Evacuation Day... (Read More)

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