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Cards
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Christmas Greetings from the Animal World 
 This intriguing site displays Victorian holiday cards featuring animals. "All kinds of creatures, from the homely to the exotic, in all sizes and forms, find themselves portrayed upon the Victorian Christmas and New Year greeting card." The cards, accompanied by verses, are arranged according to species. Cats, dogs, monkeys, birds, insects, frogs, pigs, and foxes (and even rats) appear in this charming collection of vintage cards. From the Scrap Album. http://www.scrapalbum.com/animals/an_p1.htm Topics: Christmas, Holidays & Observances Last updated Jan 21, 2004 Father's Day (Yahoo!)
Directory of websites about Father's Day. Includes links to sites containing stories, music, animations, puzzles, cards, poems, gift and craft ideas, recipes, history, quotes, and more. http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Holidays_and_Observances/Father_s_Day/ Topics: Families, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Musical Genres, Mysteries and More Last updated May 29, 2008 Holiday Cards
This site provides "a selection of [winter] holiday cards for you to download, print and share. The cards were created by artists, designers and illustrators at The Chronicle. All cards are blank on the inside for your personal greetings." Includes dozens of cards. From SFGate.com, website for the San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/holidaycards/ Topics: Holidays & Observances Last updated Nov 30, 2005 Image & Sentiment: Five Publishers of Victorian Holiday Cards
This site features a browsable gallery of images of Victorian Christmas and New Year cards from five publishers. The site also provides users the opportunity to send electronic postcards of the images. Curated and designed by librarian Erika Dowell of the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington. http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eliblilly/xmas2/ Topics: Christmas, Holidays & Observances Last updated Nov 27, 2008 Kaboose: Columbus Day
A collection of annotated links about Columbus Day. Includes links to biographical information for Christopher Columbus, alternative views of Columbus, sites on ship navigation, holiday activities, electronic greeting cards, and clip art. http://holidays.kaboose.com/columbus-day/ Topics: Geography, History, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Notable People Last updated Aug 28, 2008 Kaboose: Father's Day
Children's activities and resources for the celebration of Father's Day, including games, clip art, stories, history of the holiday, printable activities (such as mazes, crossword puzzles, and coloring pages), and craft projects (for example, business card holders and picture frames). http://holidays.kaboose.com/fathers-day/ Topics: Families, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Aug 28, 2008 Mothering Sunday
Brief information about this British holiday celebrated on "the fourth Sunday of Lent. ... Traditionally, it was a day when children, mainly daughters, who had gone to work as domestic servants were given a day off to visit their mother and family. Today it is a day when children give presents, flowers, and home made cards to their mothers." From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/motheringsunday_1.shtml Topics: Families, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Sep 23, 2006 National Retail Federation: Annual Holiday Sales Information
Information about retail shopping activity in the U.S. during the winter holiday season. Information before and after the holidays variously includes spending projections, shopping on the Friday and Monday after Thanksgiving ("Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday"), online shopping, and consumer surveys. Also includes a report with "recent and historical data on holiday trends, including sales data, holiday hiring, and shoplifting." From a trade association whose membership "comprises all retail formats." http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&id=615 Topics: Christmas, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Nov 10, 2008 Postcard & Greeting Card Museum
This site provides a history of postcards and greeting cards from Victorian times to the 20th century, including information about pioneers of the greeting card industry, and modern greeting card statistics. It features galleries of images of vintage cards for holidays and events, such as New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas, birthdays, and birth announcements. From a greeting card company. http://www.emotionscards.com/museum/museum.html Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Holidays & Observances Last updated Jan 11, 2005 RobertSabuda.com: Simple Pop-Ups You Can Make!
This site provides patterns and detailed instructions, illustrated with photographs, for making more than a dozen pop-up cards. Includes cards for Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, and Thanksgiving. From a pop-up card engineer and author. http://robertsabuda.com/popmakesimple.asp Topics: Crafts, Hobbies, Holidays & Observances Last updated Feb 2, 2005 Season's Greetings From Werner Drewes
Exhibition of print greeting cards designed by painter and printmaker Werner Drewes (1899-1985), who studied at the Bauhaus and "was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists group." Includes images of 24 holiday greeting cards dating from 1952-1984. From the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. http://www.aaa.si.edu/exhibits/exhibit-drewes/index.cfm Topics: Christmas, Holidays & Observances Last updated Jun 20, 2007 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Christmas
The site offers over two dozen Christmas legends and myths, including Jesus' birth date, the number of wise men, the accepted meaning of the Immaculate Conception, the origin of the Yule log, the symbolism of candy canes, Christmas cards, Boxing Day, the Twelve Days of Christmas, and more, while discrediting some commonly accepted Christmas news stories. Do not miss the fruitcake page. From the Urban Legends Reference Pages. http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/ Topics: Christmas, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Apr 26, 2006 |
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