This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1951
Page
12
The Seil ut Pian Deltas bell pair from Bavaria has rang in St. Lorenz Christmas Eve services for over a century in Frankenmuth Michigan. The village, with 95 percent church membership, is famed as a highly Christian community and has had no violent crime or imprisonments in 25 years with only transient visitors at the lockup.
Miss Katherine Lavey of Providence will be the guest of Mr and Mrs James Leahy of 9 Church Street for Christmas observed at their home.
The article reflects on the longing for an old fashioned Christmas while noting that the core meaning remains unchanged. It contrasts past generations’ worries about commercialization with the enduring celebration of Christ’s birth, despite modernization and large gift exchanges.
The pinata, a long celebrated Mexican Christmas custom, is increasingly found in the United States. It features a fragile clay figure filled with sweets and trinkets, hung from a ceiling and broken by blindfolded guests to release treats on the final day of the 21 day Christmas season.
The article traces Christmas dates from April or May in the east to January in Western Europe before 337 AD. St Cyril of Jerusalem sought a universal date with Pope Junius I, forming a commission. By 354 AD the date December 25 was adopted, later observed by Greek Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox churches in January in the 20th century.
The article suggests family friendly games for Christmas gatherings. A Sugar Plum Hunt hides candies for a timed hunt with a prize for the hunter who collects the most. A Christmas Puzzle uses cut out Santa pictures assembled from bags. The Xmas Scramble Contest challenges older children to unscramble words fast.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.