Christmas in Williamsburg

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The Christmas season in Williamsburg, VA, starts with a fireworks display called the Grand Illumination of the City. Special events abound during this cherished season such as eighteenth-century diversions, concerts, plays, lantern light tours of workplaces and shops, and guided walking tours.

Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Williamsburg, Virginia, Christmas

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Staffordshire children's mugs

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Antique transfer-printed earthenware children's mugs currently fetch hundreds of dollars each. However, in the 19th century, these mugs were sold for pennies either at fairs or by ambulant vendors. Now considered valuable collector's items, Staffordshire mugs come in various shapes and forms.

Collections and collecting, Staffordshire pottery, Mugs

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The mighty Conestoga

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There were 5,000 Conestoga wagons which transported people and their merchandise between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh from 1820-1850. The advent of the railroads, however, contributed to the Conestoga's demise in the 1860s because the railroad served as its replacement in hauling cargoes.

18th century AD, Wagons

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