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Author | : Donna Strother Deekens |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2013-10-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1625845952 |
Download Virginia's Legendary Santa Trains Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Beginning in the 1950s, department stores around the Commonwealth teamed up with rail lines to create a magical Christmas adventure: the Santa Train. Delight-filled children from Richmond and Alexandria to Roanoke flocked to see and ride the trains sponsored by Miller & Rhoads, Cox's Department Store, J.C. Penney and many others. These majestic trains rode the rails across Virginia with old Saint Nick himself. Join railroad author Doug Riddell and former Miller & Rhoads Snow Queen Donna Strother Deekens as they recount heartwarming memories of Christmases past and chronicle the history of Virginia's Kris Kringle trains.
Author | : Donna Strother Deekens |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2010-11-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1614237468 |
Download Santaland Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
When Santa and his helpers the Snow Queen and the Mischievous Little Elf are blown topsy-turvy in a Virginia blizzard, they land on the roof of Richmond's Miller & Rhoads. Surprised to discover such a grand store with no decorations for Christmas, the friends try to solve the mystery. Join Santa and his team as they search the Tea Room, a fantastic toy department and the Virginia Pantry for signs of the Christmas spirit. Santa soon finds that at Miller & Rhoads, friendship and a little magic bring Santaland to life if only you believe.
Author | : Leeanne Meadows Ladin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2011-11-15 |
Genre | : Department store Santas |
ISBN | : 9780982701997 |
Download Legendary Santa's Stories from the Chair Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Donna Strother Deekens |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2019-10-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1625852266 |
Download The Real Santa of Miller & Rhoads Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
After the turn of the twentieth century, young Bill Strother left the tobacco farms of North Carolina to make a living climbing buildings. He became known as the "Human Spider," scaling countless structures across the nation. Yet this was just a prelude to his true calling as the Santa Claus at Richmond's famed Miller & Rhoads department store. As department stores everywhere reached their golden age, Strother became one of the most beloved and sought-after Santas in the nation. Author and former Miller & Rhoads Snow Queen Donna Strother Deekens recounts the amazing history of the Real Santa.
Author | : Donna Strother Deekens |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 167 |
Release | : 2009-10-30 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1614234647 |
Download Christmas at Miller & Rhoads Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Christmas season is a time for traditions and, in Richmond, one particular custom reigned supreme: a family outing to Miller & Rhoads department store. A Christmas outing to Miller & Rhoads department store revealed thousands of smiling faces waiting to enter the kingdom of Santaland- an enchanted world marked by glittering snow and intricate train displays. From visits to area hospitals to a young man who demanded only a box of raisins, former Snow Queen Donna Strother Deekens shares her touching and humorous holiday memories from her twenty years in the gown. Kids from one to ninety-two will enjoy reminiscing with characters like the elves, Bruce the Spruce and, of course, Miller & Rhoads' legendary real Santa. Discover behind-the-scenes drama and learn firsthand what it was like to partake in this unforgettable event.
Author | : Kenneth C. Turino |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2024-08-19 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1538162954 |
Download Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites offers a wide range of perspectives on Christmas and practical guidance for planning, research, interpretation, and programming by board members, staff, and volunteers involved in the management, research, and interpretation at house museums, historic sites, history museums, and historical societies across the United States. Packed with fresh ideas and approaches by nearly two dozen scholars and leaders in this specialized topic, they can easily be adapted for the unique needs of organizations of various budgets and capacities. An extensive bibliography of books and articles about Christmas published in the last twenty years provides additional resources for museum staff.
Author | : Francis Pharcellus Church |
Publisher | : Delacorte Press |
Total Pages | : 27 |
Release | : 2009-10-21 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307574237 |
Download Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A beautifully illustrated gift edition based on the legendary letter and essay that appeared in 1897 in The New York Sun. That letter and its editorial response have become a Christmastime legend. Little did F.P. Church know back in 1897 that his response would come to stand for the affirmation of all the joy and magic of the holiday season.
Author | : David Baldacci |
Publisher | : Grand Central Publishing |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2002-11-04 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 075952775X |
Download The Christmas Train Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A journalist on a cross-country Christmas train scales the rugged terrain of his own heart in this New York Times bestselling holiday tale that inspired the Hallmark Hall of Fame original movie! Disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon must get from Washington to Los Angeles in time for Christmas. Forced to travel by train, he begins a journey of rude awakenings, thrilling adventures, and holiday magic. He has no idea that the locomotives pulling him across America will actually take him into the rugged terrain of his own heart, as he rediscovers people's essential goodness and someone very special he believed he had lost. David Baldacci's THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN is filled with memorable characters who have packed their bags with as much wisdom as mischief...and shows how we do get second chances to fulfill our deepest hopes and dreams, especially during this season of miracles.
Author | : Mark A. Stevens |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2014-08-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1625851316 |
Download The Clinchfield No. 1: Tennessee's Legendary Steam Engine Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
As general manager for Erwin, Tennessee-based Clinchfield Railroad, Thomas D. Moore found an eighty-six-year-old vintage 4-6-0 ten-wheeler steam engine--the Clinchfield No. 1. Miraculously, the engine had escaped the cutter's torch when, in the mid-1950s, the railroad retired its steam fleet, shuttered passenger service and embraced the diesel era. Moore wanted the No. 1 fully restored and its long life on the rails--which had included being the first train to reach the victims of the 1889 Johnstown, Pennsylvania flood--celebrated as a goodwill ambassador for the railroad. The revived Clinchfield No. 1 led beloved excursion trains that visited seven state capitals, bringing joy to passengers from the Appalachian Mountains to Tampa, Florida. Join authors Mark A. Stevens and A.J. "Alf" Peoples on the journey of the real-life little engine that could.
Author | : Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Children's Museum |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 1914 |
Genre | : Natural history |
ISBN | : |
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