Decking The Halls & Trimming The Tree “Xmas was invented to knock out the health & strength accumulated in the previous 11 months & shorten people’s lives 10 per cent […]
Read more »Clemens Conversations: Clemens Christmases Abroad & Apart
Clemens Christmases Abroad & Apart “Livy my darling, I sent you a cable telegram from here last night to say ‘Merry Christmas!’” While the family loved to celebrate Christmas together […]
Read more »Clemens Conversations: Christmas Charity in the Gilded Age
Christmas Charity In The Gilded Age “Great baskets with the feet of turkeys protruding below blankets of flowers and fruit.” As Clara Clemens recalled years later, one of the most […]
Read more »Clemens Conversations: A Clemens Family Christmas At Home
A Clemens Family Christmas At Home “. . . how could any one individual buy, wrap up, and expedite so many presents for one single day in the year as […]
Read more »