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 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Saline Reporter
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1962
Page
2
A survey of carols from different eras and lands highlights origins of favorites such as Silent Night Deck the Halls First Nowell Adeste Fideles O Tannenbaum and God Rest You Merry Gentlemen Charles Wesley notes Herald Angels Sing with history and meanings.
Giorgi, a woodcarver, struggles to sell nativity figures until two children Stephen and Maria buy two. He dreams the Christ Child urges adoption. The next day Giorgi visits an orphanage and returns with the siblings. His wife reveals they sold all nativities for triple their price, despite prior poverty.
A study notes that 19th century American Christmas cards often showed roses portraits of young women and robins rather than nativity scenes. Kate Greenaway drawings appear, with single figures and dancing girls. By about 1870 cards featured frost, silk fringe, and elaborate trim.
The Christmas berry, native to California, is an evergreen shrub reaching up to 15 feet. It bears white flowers and yellow or bright red berries, commonly known as toyon.
The author of hundreds of hymns was inspired to write Hark the Herald Angels Sing while walking to a church on Christmas Day when London church bells chimed, shaping a lasting carol.
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.