Historical Ideas Thanksgiving

IdeasThanksgiving.com showcases at-home living history hobby

New website, IdeasThanksgiving.com, shows American families how to re-create 17th century English, French pirate, and Native Wampanoag living history at home for the holiday.

Lebanon, Oregon – November 3, 2009 – The David and Carrie Franzwa Family of Lebanon, Oregon has launched IdeasThanksgiving.com, a new holiday hobby website that [...]

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Posted November 3, 2009 by Admin under Press Room

Here are three good reasons to make the switch to historical Thanksgiving observances:
#1 – It’s more fun. Sunday best dinners are nice for adults, but a three day picnic is tons more fun for young and old alike. Abe Lincoln was the one who called for the holiday to be a sit-down dinner event, [...]

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Posted September 8, 2009 by Admin under Ideas Thanksgiving

Is it economical to time travel backwards for Thanksgiving? My experience is that outside of possibly changing the table service, it is no more or less costly than traditional Thanksgiving ideas are.
For example, historical decorating Ideas Thanksgiving may actually cost less than traditional decorating ideas because you can harvest many of the supplies [...]

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Posted September 8, 2009 by Admin under Ideas Thanksgiving

You’re probably wondering what it would really be like to go historical for Thanksgiving. Will it fit in with your bunch? Will you have time to join in the fun? How does the day flow?
You can structure the day according to your tastes, but for demonstration purposes I will share here how [...]

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Posted August 27, 2009 by Admin under Ideas Thanksgiving

If you’re looking for imaginative and historically meaningful Thanksgiving ideas for your family, classroom, or community, then you’re in the right place here with us at IdeasThanksgiving.com!
We are the Franzwa family of Lebanon, Oregon, and America’s Thanksgiving time travel pioneers. Here you will find living history resources for quickly getting started with period English, [...]

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Posted August 27, 2009 by Admin under Ideas Thanksgiving