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Thanksgiving – only days away…

November 24, 2014 by GuyHeilenman 
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As Thanksgiving (U.S.) rapidly approaches, we thought we’d bring everyone’s attention to various Thanksgiving-themed posts from the past. Please enjoy:

Civil War era reflections on Thanksgiving…

Reflecting on a Day of Thanksgiving & Prayer from 1776…

Thanksgiving Proclamations… a survey through American History…

The Traveler… Thanksgiving proclamation… schooling that maybe should be revisited…

Lincoln establishes a national Thanksgiving Day…

Thanksgiving… I time for expressing gratitude…

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Filed under: Collecting Newspapers, Food for Thought, Newspaper Collecting Ideas, The Hobby
Tagged: holidays, Lincoln, November, Thanksgiving

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