Most people treat old holiday mail like clutter, but a surprising number of antique Christmas cards are edging into serious ...

So much of how we celebrate Christmas comes from the Victorian era, but it might be for the best that some of these ...

Thanksgiving is over, and Advent has begun.  We are officially in the Christmas season!  Crank up the carols and pour ...

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 ...

Greetings cards initially became popular in the United States in the 1880s, thanks to the development of offset lithography, ...

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 ...

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?

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 ...

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 ...

CEDAR FALLS — A stately Christmas tree graces the front parlor at the Victorian House Museum for the holidays. It glistens with pastel pink and blue glass ornaments, glittering decorations and candles ...