Posts about holidays, holiday customs, and resources for holiday research in the U.S. and European countries for genealogy research.
How many family tree Valentines do you have? No, I'm not talking about paper valentines, like the punny Cold War one above, so popular during my grade school years. (But, if you have too [...]
I am pretty sure most people don't choose Yogi Yorgesson's "Yingle Bells" as their favorite Christmas song. But, it's mine. And I love Yogi's other Christmas song, “I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas,” too. [...]
A post today about Labor Day – America in Color from 1939-1943. This online exhibition from the Library of Congress celebrates Americans at work. It features images from the Farm Security Administration/Office of War [...]
Is the American Easter Bunny German? Almost certainly, according to Library of Congress folklorist Stephen Winick. His research points to the Easter Bunny arriving in America courtesy of the Pennsylvania Dutch in the colonial [...]
