Each year, kids eagerly write to old Saint Nick to tell him what they hope to see under their Christmas tree, a tradition that has spanned generations. Around this time last year, I shared a handful of old letters to Santa I found in our partner’s archives. I had such a blast doing this last […]

First, we have some reflections of Christmas memories from The Akron Hometowner, published in Akron, Iowa, on December 14th, 2016. Three women, one of whom was 97, shared their favorite Christmas memories with the paper. Sybil Campbell remembers playing with her cousins, going to midnight mass, and helping her mother cook dinner during the holidays. […]