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Hallowe’en How-To: Tell The Future at Your Vintage Halloween Party
One hundred years ago, Halloween was about…love? ❤ ~*~ Maidens their fate may tell on this Hallowe’en. Of him they love so well learn on this Hallowe’en. Learn what his trade may be, If he’ll be true to thee. Maybe … Continue reading
Got 15 Minutes to Spare this New Year’s Eve? Then Why Not Save a Piece of History?
The Library of Congress needs YOUR help to transcribe over 28,000 thousand letters sent to President Abraham Lincoln by the end of TONIGHT. Why not take a moment today to help them reach their goal? ~*~ ~*~ On October 28th, 2018, … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War diaries, crowdsource transcription history, FromThePage, historical transcription, Letters to Lincoln, Library of Congress, National Archives Citizen Archivist, New York Public Library archives, paleography, Smithsonian Digital Archives, Stanford University Archives, Transcribathon Europa, transcribe historical documents, transcribing history, U.S. War Department Archives, University of Iowa Archives, WWI diaries
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“Books for Every One”: A Christmas Gift Guide from 1928
Scrambling for a last minute Christmas gift? Why not try a book recommendation from 1928? What do you think was the most popular Christmas gift in 1928? If you said “a book,” you’d be right! 🙂 Books were extremely … Continue reading
What’s in a Name? 1920s Baby Names for Girls Rising in Popularity…Again!
Ever met a Fern, an Opal, or a Zelda? Well, according to sites like cafemom, that might change this year. Roaring Twenties names for girls are back in vogue this year, and why not? There are tons of awesome … Continue reading
See the 1920s Come to Life in Gorgeous Color Videos
When most people imagine the past, many think of it as colorless. And why not? Most photographs and film from those times is in black and white, especially films. But what if it didn’t have to be? Color has been a … Continue reading
Ring in the New Year With Some Fun (and occasionally bizarre) Vintage Postcards
2016 has been a crazy year…so why not start off 2017 with some crazy vintage New Year’s postcards?! 😉 Holiday postcards were popular forms of greeting during the 1920s, and New Years was no exception. While Christmas has … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920s New Years Eve, 1920s vintage postcards
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How to Make a REAL 1920s Halloween Costume…if you dare!
Before mass-produced costumes entered the scene, Halloween costumes were a lot more…creative. Forced to make their own masks, dresses, and props–often using highly questionable crafting skills—adults and children across the nation created costumes that were creative, bizarre, and often a … Continue reading
Check Out These Sweet Links!
Hey guys! I’m on vacation this week, so I thought I’d post a bunch of fun, interesting news links about various 1920s topics for your perusal instead. Thanks to the joy of Google Alerts, I often end up with links to interesting … Continue reading
Bring on the Bubbly: Ring In The New Year, 1920s Style!
Here’s to champagne, the drink divine, That makes us forget our troubles; It’s made a dollar’s worth of wine, And three dollars’ worth of bubbles. —Toast from Harry Montague’s The Up-to-date Bartenders’ Guide: a Valuable Ready Reference Guide to the Art … Continue reading
Posted in 1920s vintage recipes, holiday post, list post, Social Customs of the 1920s
Tagged 1920s champagne cocktails, 1920s cocktail recipes, 1920s New Years Eve, 1920s social customs, Chicago 1920s New Years eve, E. C. Yellowley Prohibition agent, lobster recipes 1920s, oyster recipes 1920s, Roaring Twenties New Years Eve cocktails, vintage cocktail recipes
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