Welcome to Flashback Friday, where we continue our glance back at Thanksgivings past. Last week, we talked about football, and President McKinley’s Thanksgiving proclamation. If you missed it, click here for that post. Today, we’re talking turkey. Here’s a November 25, 1880 New York Times article, which details the abundance for sale – enough to make(…)
Thanksgiving in the 19th century
Flashback Friday: Thanksgivings past
Welcome to Flashback Friday. Today and next Friday will focus on snippets of late-19th/early-20th century Thanksgivings, through the eyes of reporters from The New York Times. Enjoy! Even back then, it was all about the turkey: …although Thanksgiving was about generosity, too: Click here for the entire November 26, 1908 article. College football was another(…)