Category Archives: Traditions

June 5, 2012

Two Great Awakenings in America

   Two Great Awakenings in America — will there be a Third????  Let’s look at our Background of History. The Puritans came to America’s Shores in 1620 and made several lasting contributions.  Some of these were a Respect of Lawful Government, … Continue reading →

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June 4, 2012

The History of Candles

Candles Lighting Up the Darkness Fire started way back in the age of the first human inhabitants on the planet.  From there candles evolved and they lit the way of the darkness of night.  Candles were developed independently in many … Continue reading →

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May 21, 2012

Social Media and The Clothesline

How Does Social Media Compare To A Clothesline? Remember the Clothesline?? If that was too long ago for the younger generation – you might ask your Grandparents or Great Grandparents.  For parts of our world the clothesline still exists.  However … Continue reading →

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May 19, 2012

Stagecoach

What is a  Stagecoach and What did the Stagecoach Look Like?   The first Stagecoach (drawn by horses) was built in 1827 and was a means of transporting people from one place to another long before the age of automobiles and airplanes.  … Continue reading →

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July 1, 2011

All My Cousins

    Do you know who your cousins are?? Most people can understand their relationships to their parents and their sister or brother, aunts and uncles but when it comes to cousins this is where it can become a little … Continue reading →

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June 13, 2011

History of Transportation

       Did You Know That All Transportation of all Kinds Comes Straight from a Wheel???? The Wheel according to Wikipedia is a devise that allows heavy objects to be moved easily through rotating on an axle through it’s … Continue reading →

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June 9, 2011

Books – How They Have Changed

   What was one of the Greatest Inventions Ever?? The invention of the Printing Press was one of the most remarkable inventions that there has ever been.  Can you imagine a world before books??  Johannes Gutenberg inventor of the very … Continue reading →

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May 31, 2011

A Watershed Moment

                What is a Watershed Moment? You might ask – what is a “watershed moment”??  Webster’s Dictionary describes it as a Divide – a region or area bounded peripherally by a divide and … Continue reading →

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May 31, 2011

Treasured Wedding Traditions over the Years

            What Traditions Does Almost Every Bride Carry Out?? Do you remember the Old English Rhyme that goes:   “Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue”. There was one part of this old rhyme … Continue reading →

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May 31, 2011

Your Wedding Dress – Black or White?

Pioneer Days – Black Wedding Dress was the Custom Back in pioneer days the Bride would wear a very nice dress – probably the only fancy dress she owned.  It would be a dress that she could wear again at … Continue reading →

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