Plymouth Country Club Christmas Party
As we near the end of 2024 and our winter break, let’s take a look at a past Christmas party held at the Plymouth Country Club in 1951.
Christmas
Christmas recipes
The above illustration of St. Nicholas filling stockings is from a Christmas card sent by Kirke Bryan, a former president of the Historical Society, perhaps in 1971. The card was a reproduction of an 1849 illustrated printing of “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement C. Moore. Bryan, a prominent lawyer in Montgomery County, sent… Read More »Christmas recipes
St. Nicholas
December 6 is traditionally the Feast of St. Nicholas, so when our dedicated volunteer Rita Thomas discovered a book called Nikolaus, I thought it was perfect for this week’s blog. As the image on the cover shows, the book seems very modern. This Nikolaus certainly resembles today’s Santa Claus, or Weihnachtmann (Christmas man) as he is known… Read More »St. Nicholas
Merry Christmas!
As the Historical Society closes for Christmas and New Year’s, I thought I’d share some Christmas cards from our collection. These cards from the Preston Family Papers. Mary Krause Preston was an early trustee of the Historical Society of Montgomery County. Her daughters, Emily and Katharine, continued the family’s involvement. Katharine was a trustee for… Read More »Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I’m taking a break from getting out the winter newsletter to all our members to share this Christmas photo with you.
Kirke Bryan Christmas Cards
Since its December, I thought a display of Christmas produced by Kirke Bryan, printer and president of the Historical Society of Montgomery County from 1943 to 1950. We have a large collection of his Christmas cards and booklets donated by Margaret Thompson. Bryan produced cards for Sessler’s Bookshop, a Philadelphia institution which closed in 1986. … Read More »Kirke Bryan Christmas Cards