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)
Tag: Christmas
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)
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)
Christmas Spirits Ran High in Las Vegas During Prohibition, Part II
By Melissa Berry on December 18, 2020
Melissa Davenport Berry finishes her story about how Las Vegas had Christmas spirits in 1919, though it was Prohibition and the city was supposedly dry... (Read More)
Christmas Spirits Ran High in Las Vegas During Prohibition, Part I
By Melissa Berry on December 17, 2020
Melissa Davenport Berry tells how Las Vegas had a festive Christmas in 1919, even though Prohibition was beginning and the town was supposedly dry... (Read More)
Christmas Humor of the 19th Century
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on December 16, 2020
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find our ancestors’ Christmas humor from the 19th century... (Read More)
Civil War Veteran Brothers Celebrate Christmas Together – in 1919!
By Melissa Berry on December 15, 2020
Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the Bruner brothers, who survived the Civil War and lived long enough to celebrate Christmas together in 1919... (Read More)
