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Photo: an English Victorian-era Valentine card located in the Museum of London, c. 1870. Credit: rgEbfucR4wKBlg; Wikimedia Commons.

It Happened on St. Valentine’s Day – Blizzard Babies! (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on February 12, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry further describes the 1940 St. Valentine’s Day Blizzard in New England, when more than 30 babies were born in the Boston area!.. (Read More)

Photo: an English Victorian-era Valentine card located in the Museum of London, c. 1870. Credit: rgEbfucR4wKBlg; Wikimedia Commons.

It Happened on St. Valentine’s Day – Blizzard Babies! (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on February 11, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry describes the 1940 St. Valentine’s Day Blizzard in New England, during which more than 30 babies were born in the Boston area!.. (Read More)

Photo: an English Victorian-era Valentine card located in the Museum of London, c. 1870. Credit: rgEbfucR4wKBlg; Wikimedia Commons.

It Happened on St. Valentine’s Day (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on February 6, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry describes the 1895 Valentine’s Day Blizzard in Texas. Cattle froze, trains were stopped – but valentines got delivered! .. (Read More)

Photo: an English Victorian-era Valentine card located in the Museum of London, c. 1870. Credit: rgEbfucR4wKBlg; Wikimedia Commons.

It Happened on St. Valentine’s Day (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on February 5, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry describes some events that happened on February 14, the date of St. Valentine’s Day... (Read More)

Illustration: “Happy Christmas” by Johansen Viggo, 1891. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

A Christmas Tree Story (part 2)

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on December 30, 2024

In this second article, Katie Rebecca Merkley gives more history of celebrating Christmas with Christmas trees set up inside the home... (Read More)

Illustration: “Happy Christmas” by Johansen Viggo, 1891. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

A Christmas Tree Story (part 1)

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on December 24, 2024

In this article, Katie Rebecca Merkley describes the history of celebrating Christmas with Christmas trees set up inside the home... (Read More)

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

Memorable Events Connected with Christmas (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on December 20, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry shares more stories and trivia connected to Christmases past... (Read More)

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

Memorable Events Connected with Christmas (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on December 18, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry shares some stories and trivia connected to Christmases past... (Read More)

Illustration: “Titanic Sinking," by Willy Stöwer, 1912. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Remember the ‘Titanic’: History and Your Family

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 15, 2024

In this article – on the anniversary of the sinking of the “Titanic” – Gena Philibert-Ortega wonders how the disaster impacted her ancestors... (Read More)

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