“May Christmas be Merry” (19th-century Christmas card) (via Lilly Library at Indiana University, Bloomington) Anthropomorphic cats, murderous frogs, and insects dancing by the moonlight aren’t exactly ...

A prominent educator and patron of the arts, Henry Cole travelled in the elite, social circles of early Victorian England, and had the misfortune of having too many friends. During the holiday season ...

Overland Trail Museum closed out its holiday offerings Wednesday with its last History Café of 2022. This month’s program focused on Victorian Christmas traditions. “Victorian Christmas customs are so ...

Echo Memories looks at how the traditions of an English Christmas have changed over the years including the huge success of Victorian greeting cards. WE celebrate a largely Victorian Christmas, and so ...

19th-C. pop-up Christmas cards, an antique Bread Winners mechanical bank, Clown with Crooked Hat still bank, and Drummer Boy bell toy were crowd favorites Collectors of toys, banks, pop culture items ...

Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, transformed the idea of Christmas from a church-centered event into the cozy, family-focused celebration we recognize today. European Editor at Large In ...