S3E11 "Christmas Special"
from Revolutionary War Rarities Hosted by revolutionarywarrarities
Make sure and listen to this seasons Christmas Special where you will learn about much of the history of Christmas in the United States. We have two very special guest hosts for this episode. Merry Christmas everyone. Revolutionary War Rarities is the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution. A brief list of resources to do further research on the topics mentioned in this episode: Christmas in the Colonies and Early America: “Christmas in Colonial and Revolutionary America” (from Fraunces Tavern) - https://www.frauncestavernmuseum.org/colonial-christmas The Washingtons and Christmas - https://www.mountvernon.org/the-estate-gardens/mount-vernon-christmas How Christmas became an American Holiday - https://theconversation.com/how-christmas-became-an-american-holiday-tradition-with-a-santa-claus-gifts-and-a-tree-172479 Origins of Santa - https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/origin-of-santa A History of Christmas - https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas Joseph Plumb Martin: About Joseph Plumb Martin - https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/joseph-plumb-martin “Memoir of a Revolutionary Soldier” - https://books.google.me/books?id=wz01AwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
Embed this episode
No transcript yet.