Photo: carrying the Boar's Head at the Boar's Head and Yule Log Festival, University Christian Church, Fort Worth, Texas. Courtesy of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Corpus Christi, Texas.

Ye Olde Christmas Party, Part 2

By Melissa Berry on December 16, 2022

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her story about a 1908 Christmas party in Boston that echoed the merriment of Old England... (Read More)

Photo: candle on a Christmas tree. Credit: Malene Thyssen; Wikimedia Commons.

Christmas Superstitions, Part 2

By Jessica Edwards on December 14, 2022

Jessica Edwards describes some more superstitions our ancestors had about Christmas, focusing in this article on holiday meals and decorations... (Read More)

Illustration: traditional Christmas merry-making in the banqueting hall at Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, from "The Mansions of England in the Olden Time, Series I" by Joseph Nash (London, 1839). Courtesy of the University of Leicester, United Kingdom, Special Collections.

Ye Olde Christmas Party

By Melissa Berry on December 13, 2022

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a 1908 Christmas party in Boston that echoed the merriment of Old England... (Read More)

Photo: a Christmas pudding being flamed after brandy has been poured over it. Credit: Matt Riggott; Wikimedia Commons.

Christmas Superstitions, Part 1

By Jessica Edwards on December 5, 2022

Jessica Edwards describes some of the many superstitions our ancestors had about Christmas, focusing in this article on holiday food... (Read More)

Photo: Bûche de Noël. Credit: Mathieu MD; Wikimedia Commons.

Holiday Desserts: The Recipes

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 22, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find recipes for holiday desserts our ancestors enjoyed... (Read More)

Painting: “Happy Christmas” by Johansen Viggo, 1891

Stories from Christmas Past to Bring Good Cheer This Season, Part II

By Melissa Berry on December 16, 2021

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry presents more heartwarming stories from Christmas past... (Read More)

Stories from Christmas Past to Bring Good Cheer This Season

By Melissa Berry on December 14, 2021

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry searches old newspapers to find heartwarming stories from Christmas past... (Read More)

Illustration: "The Signing of the Treaty of Ghent, Christmas Eve, 1814," by Amédée Forestier, 1914. Credit: Smithsonian American Art Museum; Wikimedia Commons.

Did ‘Peace on Earth’ Come to America in Time for Christmas in 1814?

By Jane Cook on December 22, 2020

In this article, Jane Hampton Cook describes how negotiators for the U.S. and Great Britain tried to forge a peace treaty by Christmas 1814... (Read More)

Anecdotes of Christmas Past

By Melissa Berry on December 21, 2020

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry tells some stories about how Christmas was celebrated during America’s first 100 years... (Read More)

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