Christmas Santa Letters From Thomasville Children
A collection of handwritten Christmas wishes from Thomasville area children dated December 11 1925 to December 2 1995. The notes request toys like dolls trains bicycles and firecrackers and include names such as THOMAS KIRKLAND CES STRICKLAND RUTH HOGUE ELIZABETH JOHNSON FORREST JENKINS MARY FROBERG STERLING GILES JOSEPHINE CRAIG HELEN WEATHERS AUSTIN STEPHENS OSCAR BENTON EDGAR LONG VIRGINIA LONG and OCENA DUREN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Fanita
Claus
Thomas Kirkland
Christmas Letters From Georgia Children in 1925 1926
A collection of Santa Claus requests from Thomasville and nearby towns in 1925 and 1926. Children ask for dolls, toy carriages, clothing, book sets, footballs, firearms, candy, fruit, fireworks, pianos, trains, and other gifts, naming families and local places like Ochlocknee and Pavo.
Santa visit dreams in Georgia children letter exchange
A December 7 1938 Pavo Georgia piece shows children whispering about Santa Claus at bedtime. They describe imagined gifts from a saxophone to a real fire engine with horses while a parent softly reassures them and urges sleep before Santa might appear.
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Santa
Pop
Christmas Wish Lists From Georgia Children in 1920s
A long list of handwritten Santa requests from Georgia boys and girls spans Decembers 1925 to 1938. Children from Thomasville and Pavo ask for dolls, firearms toys, bicycles, balls, fruit, candy, firecrackers, and clothing, often noting teachers, parents, and schools.
Pavo Santa Letter Fragments Span 1926 and 1936
A compilation of handwritten Santa requests from Pavo Georgia, including Lillie Mae Wilder and Lorene Parramore notes dated December 7 1926 and December 3 1936. Children ask for dolls harps toy pistols candy fruit oranges apples and various small gifts.
Christmas requests from Pavo and nearby towns in 1920s
A jumble of child Santa letters from Pavo Georgia and surrounding areas from 1925 to 1938 asks for toys such as dolls, pistol toys, trains, toy planes, wagons, and marbles. requests include fruit, candy, nuts, crackers, and practical items like stoves and beads. Names include MARY GANDY and EVERETT GANDY with many misspellings and garbled lines.
Dear Santa Claus Bring Pavo Child Toys and Baby
A holiday missive from Pavo Georgia dated December 1928 requests Santa bring a rubber ball a toy wagon two sleepy dolls a toy horse a harp fruit a little stove and a box of matches plus a baby for the child all to be shared with hope of cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Santa Claus
Irene Whigham
Ochlocknee
Sant Claus
Santa
Mother
Grandpa
Mamy
Jackie J. McDade
Ochtocknée
Roy Elgin G. McDade
Partin
Monticello Road
Pavo
Monk
Curtis Parker
Janmie
Allene Redfearn
Santa Claua
Juliette Miller
Emogene
Ruth
Goll
Ochlocknee, Ga
Sadie Rehberg
Standland
Migs Eunice Buntle
Alfonso Kicklighter
Lester Bass
Cora Belle Stephens
Oscar Redding
Helen
Laverene
Martin
Banta Claus
Mary Gandy
Santa Clara
Everett Gandy
J. C. Ethridge
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Ces Strickland
Ruth Hogue
Elizabeth Johnson
West Washington Street
Forrest Jenkins
Joe
Mary Froberg
Sterling Giles
Deas Banta Claus
David Virgil House
Twomanville
Ocena Duren
Decil
Josephine Craig
Helen Weathers
Austin Stephens
William McCra
Ae Thomasville
Oscar Benton
J. T. Turner
Metcalf
Ama ‘Mathis
Edgar Long
Ron ‘Hacher
Miss Alma
Virginia Long
Bante Claus
Stove
Hortensdort
Esa
Charles Kivler
Melrose Plantation
Nes Gandy
Annie Eliza Gandy
Sistan
Billy” Davis
Davis
Thomas
Thomas Davis
Margaret Thomson
Ween
Wallace Bentley
Christine Wheeler
Billy
D.C. Duren, JR
Monteen Duke
Lovingly
J. G. Jordan
Santa Clade
Mudder
Ira Dean
Coolidge
Primmer
Pauline Ruse
Eva Redfearn
Ralph Miller
Fredonia School
Dorminy
Nellie
Bettie
Hansell Chastain
Thelma Brinson
Sante@ Claus
Alberry Stephens
Clyde Lewis
Irene Newsom
Hubert Shepherd
Attie
Martha Massey
Ainters
Ruth Massey
J. W. Clare
Powell
Dof
Watkins Long
Thorhasomie
Tam
Ruth Chastain
Hilda Massey
Louis Heald
Albert Babs
Albert Redding
Kerone Massey
Fox Xmas
J. W. Parramore
Ishmael Whigham
Elmina Hancock
J. W. Searcy
Sam Brinbon
Henry Lewhes
Dormany
Lucy Redding
Pavo, Ga
Lillie Mae Wilder
Love, Roy Ethridge
Alice Dorming
Lorene Parramore
Des
Dorothy
Wabasso, Fla
Walter Roddenbery
Pave
Homer Gandy
Santa Claud
Alge
Malis
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