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Hints and Echoes

~ observations on the journey from the past to the present and beyond

Hints and Echoes

Category Archives: Holidays

In Honor of Daniel R Leffel and All Who Have Served

November 10, 2018

Some of you may have read this before. I have posted it several times in honor of my family’s soldier …

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Small Talk, New Year’s Day, 1861

January 1, 2017

When I did the research for An Old Merchant’s House: Life at Home in New York City 1835-65, I relied …

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Countdown to Christmas —A New York Visit, 155 Years Ago Today

December 17, 2016

December 17, 1861                                   …

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Countdown to Christmas—You Don’t Need a Computer to Write a Really Good Christmas Story

December 13, 2016

  “Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was …

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Why We Say Merry Christmas

December 1, 2016

Some object to this traditional greeting, preferring “Happy Holidays.” Christianity, they point out, is not the only religion embraced by …

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In Honor of Daniel R Leffel and All Who Have Served

May 29, 2016

Some of you may have read this before. I have posted it several times in honor of my family’s soldier …

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Flying Backwards by Herbert Knapp
Beating a Dead Stick by Herbert Knapp
Did You See This? by Herbert Knapp
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Miracle on Fourth Street
One Potato, Two Potato
Red, White and Blue Paradise

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                        — Sarah Knapp, The Library

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