A few days ago I posted a photo of some of my Christmas tree ornaments on Facebook, and I received a lot of comments and email. I thought I would follow up with a few more photos of my Christmas Tree ornament collection, and explain how they are connected to our family history. If you have a similar collection, or even just one or two tree ornaments that are related to your genealogy, please leave a comment or a link to your photos!
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| Here are some ornaments I collected in Massachusetts. You can find these year round in gift shops at historic sites. Left- Mayflower II in Plymouth, Massachusetts Right- The Munroe Tavern in Lexington, Massachusetts |
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| This is the photo I posted on Facebook. The clothes pin minuteman is from the gift shop of the Munroe Tavern in Lexington, Massachusetts. My Munroe ancestors fought in the famous battle in 1775. The teapot came from Mount Vernon |
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| A schooner to represent the many mariners in my New England family tree |
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| This is Iolani Palace in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was a gift from the curator of Washington Place |
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| A Maine lobster pot, because there were many fisherman, clammers and lobstermen in the family tree, too |
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| A homemade Hawaiian ukulele boy made from a clothes pin from a cousin in Hawaii. Mele Kalikimaka! |
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| We found this in the gift shop at the Tower of London many years ago- in March! Many souvenirs can be made into ornaments |
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| This was a Hallmark ornament from 1992, celebrating the 500th anniversary of Columbus's voyage |
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| Another gift from a Hawaiian cousin |
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| There is a German tradition to hide a pickle on your Christmas tree. The child who finds it gets an extra Christmas gift. |
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| Just for fun, and for my New England roots, a Moose angel! |
I hope you enjoyed this sampling of some of my ornaments. I hope you will share your collection, too!
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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Christmas Ornaments Tell Family History", Nutfield Genealogy, Posted December 16, 2013, ( http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/12/christmas-ornaments-tell-family-history.html: accessed [access date]).
Heather,
ReplyDeleteI want to let you know that your blog post is listed in today's Fab Finds post at http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2013/12/follow-friday-fab-finds-for-december-20.html
Have a wonderful weekend!
What a great idea! I love it!
ReplyDeleteIn our family we build personal histories using ornaments. Each year I buy one for each of my sons which connects to their year in some way, whether it is something they did a lot of, were particularly interested in etc.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great tradition. I love that Iolani Palace ornament.
ReplyDeleteThose are fantastic. I need to pull out some things from my travels and include them.
ReplyDeleteYes, sometimes souvenirs and keychains can be made into cute ornaments just by adding a red bow or a hook.
DeleteHeather, any idea where can I purchase the Monroe Tavern decoration?
ReplyDeleteThe Lexington, Massachusetts Historical Society. (I originally bought it many years ago at the Tavern itself in Lexington, Massachusetts, which is run by the Historical Society)
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