In this episode, we reminisce about 1920s holiday traditions of the McFaddins and of Southeast Texas.
Podcast Photo Gallery:
Image Descriptions:
Image 1: The first Christmas mailed greeting created by artist J.C. Horsley.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-christmas-card-180957487/
Additional Sources:
Okrent, Daniel. “The Man Who Turned Off the Taps.” Smithsonian Magazine. May 2010, volume 41, No. 2
Hanc, John. “The History of the Christmas Card.” Smithsonian Magazine. December 9, 2015
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-christmas-card-180957487/
McAshan, Britni. “Bubonic Plague in Galveston Recalled in its Centennial Year.” Feb. 24, 2020.
www.tmc.edu.https://www.tmc.edu/news/2020/02/bubonic-plague-in-galveston-recalled-in-its-centennial-year/