Samplings
Celebrating Gratitude, Germany's Erntedankfest
Erntedankfest Parade While Thanksgiving is widely recognized in North America, Germany has its own harvest celebration known as Erntedankfest (Harvest Thanksgiving Festival). Though not as commercialized or universally observed...
Celebrating Gratitude, Germany's Erntedankfest
Erntedankfest Parade While Thanksgiving is widely recognized in North America, Germany has its own harvest celebration known as Erntedankfest (Harvest Thanksgiving Festival). Though not as commercialized or universally observed...
Sarah Flear from Sibsey
I love it when the girls add the town they are from to their sampler. It makes research much easier and more accurate. Sarah's sampler was a true...
Sarah Flear from Sibsey
I love it when the girls add the town they are from to their sampler. It makes research much easier and more accurate. Sarah's sampler was a true...
1887 Victorian Halloween Party
This fun little poem was written by Helen Chase back in 1887. She talks about her Great Grandmother in her early years as a young maiden, so I assume this...
1887 Victorian Halloween Party
This fun little poem was written by Helen Chase back in 1887. She talks about her Great Grandmother in her early years as a young maiden, so I assume this...
The Tindale Sister's life in 1840
I found the sister samplers back in September of 2022 at an Auction house in Buckinghamshire in the UK. This was about 3 hours from where the sisters were born...
The Tindale Sister's life in 1840
I found the sister samplers back in September of 2022 at an Auction house in Buckinghamshire in the UK. This was about 3 hours from where the sisters were born...
Are gloves needed when handling an antique samp...
Should I wear gloves when handling antique samplers? How many of us have thought that white cotton gloves are a must for the safe handling of precious samplers? The answer...
Are gloves needed when handling an antique samp...
Should I wear gloves when handling antique samplers? How many of us have thought that white cotton gloves are a must for the safe handling of precious samplers? The answer...
The life of Jane Duffin 1834
I found Jane's sampler not far from her life's story. In fact only 30 minutes by car in today's travel times. It was in York, Yorkshire, England. A bit of History...
The life of Jane Duffin 1834
I found Jane's sampler not far from her life's story. In fact only 30 minutes by car in today's travel times. It was in York, Yorkshire, England. A bit of History...