Posts Tagged: turkey

   
Happy Tuesday, everyone! I’m sure most of you are aware that Thanksgiving this year falls on the latest date it can possibly be, much to the hand-wringing dismay of Christmas retailers.  And we’ve all been getting the “early Black Friday” emails and advertisements to prove it. Have you ever noticed that when life gets hectic,…

   
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…

   
Welcome to Flashback Friday!  Since today is the first Friday in November, it seemed a good time to take a look at our country’s holiday. Some of you might be asking: “Thanksgiving?  What Thanksgiving?”  – because the stores jumped right from the Halloween decorations to Christmas decorations on November 1st. Be the first to like.…