Tag: Christmas
Free Pine Tree Stencil Pattern
This free pine tree stencil pattern comes from a pre-1922 newspaper and is copyright expired. I have been enjoying working with stenciling in my free…
10 Humorous and Endearing Letters to Santa from the Early 1900s
What makes these Santa letters so wonderful is that they are cute, funny, and even a bit troubling. They are also from about a hundred…
The First Christmas Trees
The following article on Christmas trees was originally published on December 23, 1904 in The Bowbells Tribune. The First Christmas Trees Long a Central Figure…
A Christmas Doll Story
The Christmas children’s story below was originally printed in 1904. For many cycles after old Kris Kringle began to carry gifts at yuletide to little…
Santa Claus Fortune teller From 1888
The Santa Claus Fortune Teller below was originally published in a Louisiana newspaper back in 1888. Instructions read: In the system of the astrologers, the…
Wreath Embroidery Pattern From 1911
The following wreath embroidery pattern was originally published in 1911 in The Washington Herald. The text that accompanied the pattern reads: This little wreath is…
Christmas Candy Recipes From 1909
Making homemade Christmas candies was a family tradition in the not so distant past, and even today there are some families that still make their…
4 Newspaper Accounts Of Krampus Celebrations
In recent years there has been a rediscovery of Krampus, but what did the people of the recent past actually think about this old crank?…
Soviet Axe Is Out For Old Santa As An Evil Genius For Children
Poor Santa. Someone is always waging war against the old fella, from religious extremists to the former Soviet government to just about everyone who hates…
Santa Claus Banned Because He Isn’t In The Bible
If you think that the war on Christmas is something new, think again. This 1911 article tells of a town that had banned Old Saint…
