I always wondered what went on in those houses where Christmas trees remained visible in the windows many weeks into January. Well, now we’re one of those houses. So I can share…
Category: Americana
Posts related to US history, geography, traditions, etc.
The Sunday before Christmas is Cherished
How do you describe the Sunday before Christmas? From my observations over the years, at church, it’s one of the most musical of the year. Many churches put on special dramatic presentations…
Christmas Card Traditions
JoAnne and I still very much enjoy Christmas cards. We send them and we like to receive them too. Most of the cards we receive are refreshingly beautiful too. We’re one of…
More Thanksgiving Ideas
At our extended family Thanksgiving dinner for the Jones clan yesterday, I received a couple really neat ideas for young families. 1. My niece, Pat, and her family who hosted this year…
Making Thanksgiving Real
Thanksgiving is one of the great holidays of the year. These days when so much is determined by commercial value, it is being swallowed up between Halloween and Christmas. I will do…
Tribute to a Fallen Soldier
I went to the funeral service for Sergeant Ed Bolen of Chittenango today. As I was leaving the cemetery, I saw a reporter interviewing a young man, asking his thoughts. It started…
Celebrating the week Francis Asbury arrived in America
I found a great video clip that tells the story of Francis Asbury. Asbury was an early Methodist leader in the colonies, sent by Wesley himself, and ultimately responsible for the explosive…
Snoqualmie Falls and A Railroad Museum
This railroad museum we didn’t just run into, but found on the maps and in the guidebook. Near the end of our recent summer vacation, we decided to stop on our way…
Willard Clock Museum
Friday, October 8, JoAnne and I visited Willard Clock Museum (http://www.willardhouse.org/) near North Grafton, Massachusetts. The museum is in the original family homestead, a pioneer-era, hand-hewn beam framed complex of buildings. The…
Alliance Bank Stadium and Community Wesleyan Church
It’s October and the Major League Baseball play-offs are beginning already. It reminds me that I was happy to attend the last home game for the Chiefs this summer. By now, I’ve…