Due to the failure of the potato crop in 1882 violent unrest occurred in the Highlands. The picture above from the “illustrated London News” shows the depth of feeling of Lewis crofters.
But unlike the tradition of having a midwinter feast, greetings cards are a relatively recent phenomenon in the history of Christmas. The multi-million pound industry would still be many years away.for more click here
His book is entitled Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce. The book contains many pictures of the actual events showing the opposing forces mixing and celebrating together that first Christmas of the war. This remarkable story begins to unfold, according to Weintraub, on the morning of December 19, 1914. for more click here
The first issue will carry a cover date of April/May 2006 and will be on newsstands across North America at the end of February. A “preview issueâ€, tentatively set at 24-pages, will be carried in the January/February 2006 issue of Family Chronicle. This preview issue will feature sample pages from the first issue of Internet Genealogy to give the reader and advertiser a good taste of the new magazine. for more click here