So much of how we celebrate Christmas comes from the Victorian era, but it might be for the best that some of these ...
Most people treat old holiday mail like clutter, but a surprising number of antique Christmas cards are edging into serious ...
Overland Trail Museum closed out its holiday offerings Wednesday with its last History Café of 2022. This month’s program focused on Victorian Christmas traditions. “Victorian Christmas customs are so ...
A number of Victorian sources remark on this schoolboy tradition. Young scholars returning home after a long semester of study would fire peas out of their carriage at innocent passersby. The ...
Christmas past meets the present in a special holiday display at the Clarke Historical Museum, 240 E St. in Eureka. “It’s always fun to set up Christmas ...
The Clarke Historical Museum, at 240 E St. in Eureka, has decorated its Victorian Room for the holidays, complete with a festive tree, toys of the time and more. “The display right now exhibits a man ...
Which vintage Christmas card is best? With the holiday season just around the corner, many are on the hunt for their holiday card of choice. With so many options, it can be difficult to find the ...
The BBC published an article about Victorian Christmas cards yesterday, tracing their history from the strange to the downright disturbing. In some, children languish in boiling teapots. Dead birds ...
From greeting cards to decorations, robins are a classic Christmas motif. But have you ever wondered how these birds became ambassadors of the holiday season?
The historic Glenn House in Cape Girardeau has combined its elegant and restored architecture with ornate Christmas trees and festive red bows to welcome this year’s holiday-themed tours of the ...
The Rectory near St Ive, Liskeard, will be decorated in traditional paper chains, seasoned garlands, and ribboned boughs.