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HOLIDAY EVENTS
Dicken's Christmas Fair
Victorian Christmas
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Vanderbilt Christmas
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TRADITIONS & HISTORY
"Yes, Virginia" Letter
History of Christmas Tree
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Christmas With Dickens
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Vanderbilt Menus & Traditions
Gilded Age Christmas
Irving, Thackeray, Dickens
Christmas Putz
ORNAMENTS
Victorian Xmas Ornaments
Free Ornament Craft
Eight Fun Ornaments
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Tinfoil Christmas Ornament
Chimney Sweep
Orange Basket Ornament
FOOD & PARTIES
Egg Nog Recipes
Christmas Dinner Menu
Plum Pudding Recipes
Christmas Desserts
Christmas Table Decor
Christmas Pudding
CHRISTMAS CRAFTS
Santa Craft
Free Ornament Craft
Tree Decorations
Print/Color Santa
How to Make Xmas Crackers
Christmas Putz
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KIDS CHRISTMAS
Yes, Virginia Online Fun
Antique Christmas Toys
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Christmas Breakfast for Kids
Christmas Snowball Dinner
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Cut-Out Activity
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CHRISTMAS CARDS
First Christmas Card 
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Christmas Site Map

 

Holiday Decorating

Christmas Tree  
 

Victorian Christmas Trees
Decorate your Christmas Tree in a truly  Victorian fashion with instructions  from an authentic Victorian magazine  featuring a variety of holiday themes.

Victorian Christmas Tree Decorations 
Directions from a 1901Victorian magazine to make 8 authentic Victorian Christmas ornaments.

Dresden Star Heirloom Ornaments 
The story of a company dedicated to recreating the wonder of a Victorian Christmas.

Victorian Christmas Ornament- Free Craft
Download a free 1800s design for your own ornament.

Victorian Window Decor
This design is from an 1890s issue of Arthur's Home Magazine.

Decorating the Victorian Christmas Tree
How was the Victorian Christmas tree decorated.

Feather Christmas Trees
The first artificial Christmas trees were small tabletop trees made of goose feathers.

Christmas Tree Decorations
"Good to Eat & Good to Look Upon" from The Delineator, December 1901.

Dresden Star Ornaments
One-of-a-kind, handmade Victorian Christmas ornaments

The Christmas Tree- Victoria & Albert Decorate the Christmas Tree
Illustration from Godey's Lady's Book, December 1860.

Christmas Putz
A miniature landscape arranged at the foot of the Christmas tree.

Santa Claus
From Harper's Bazaar, December 1867

The Victorian Christmas Tree
History of the Victorian Christmas tree.

Victorian Artificial Christmas Tree
 In 1868, Harper’s Bazar describes another style of artificial holiday tree that was made of “metal tubes, trunk, branches, and all in one..."


Christmas Cards

 

Christmas Cards
Make your own Victorian holiday cards with free downloads.

Collection of Colorful Victorian Greeting Cards
Several 19th century greeting cards, including Raphael Tuck.

19th Century Christmas Card Publishers
Who were the most popular card publishers in the 19th century?

Christmas Card Box- Craft
Make your own Victorian Christmas card box.

The First Christmas Card
The first mass produced Christmas card was designed in 1843.

Victorian Christmas Cards from Harper's Bazaar, December 31, 1881
Stylish Christmas cards for the 1881 holiday season.


Holiday Entertaining

 

Christmas with Irving, Thackeray, and Dickens
A glimpse of nineteenth century holiday traditions and celebrations seen through the writings of three of the Victorian era's most famous authors

Victorian Holiday Window Displays
The beginning of an annual tradition begins in the 1870s at Macy's

18th Century Holiday Traditions
Residents of 18th Century Williamsburg Observed Feast of the Nativity as a Holy Day

Gettysburg Kicks-Off the Yuletide Season!
Take a trip back in time to the festive Gettysburg Area and kick-off the Yuletide Season!

Christmas In The City and The Country- Rival Claims
from Godey's Lady's Book, December 1860

Christmas Day Desserts from The Delineator, December 1901
Authentic Victorian Holiday Desserts and Recipes

Christmas With Dickens
Charles Dickens daughters tells of spending Christmas and New Years with her father.

Menu for a Christmas Dinner
Authentic Victorian Holiday Dinner with Recipes

Plum Pudding Recipes
Recipes for a traditional Christmas dessert

A Twelfth Night Gala By Catherine Taylor
A festive Victorian Christmas party with the North Star Chapter of the Victorian Society.


Christmas Gifts

Berlin Work Pattern, c1860
Needlework pattern to make a true Victorian gift.

Christmas Presents for Men from Harper's Bazaar
Suggestions for Christmas presents for the Victorian gentleman.

Christmas Slipper, c1860
Needlework pattern for a fancy shoe for Christmas.

Holiday Toys from Harper's Bazaar, December 31, 1881
What toys did the Victorian child find under the tree?

Victorian Dolls from Harper's Bazaar
Little girls' dolls in the Victorian era.


Old-Fashioned Christmas Crafts

Victorian Christmas Ornaments
Make your own authentic 19th century ornaments. Print the designs ... gather up your supplies ... Create some Christmas magic!

Berlin Work Pattern, c1860
Needlework pattern to make a true Victorian gift.

Santa Claus
From Harper's Bazaar, December 1867

Christmas Tree Decorations
"Good to Eat & Good to Look Upon" from The Delineator, December 1901.

Christmas Slipper, c1860
Needlework pattern for a fancy shoe for Christmas.

The Christmas Purse

1858 Tobacco Pouch, c1858


Child's Victorian Christmas

Holiday Toys from Harper's Bazaar
What toys did the Victorian child find under the tree?

Victorian Dolls from Harper's Bazaar
Little girls' dolls in the Victorian era.

 
 
 
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