Thanksgiving in America
Flowers for Children, published in 1845, included this song about Thanksgiving by Lydia Maria Child.
In 1861, artist Alfred R. Waud sketched this Thanksgiving Day scene at an army camp.
When Laura Ingalls was a girl, her family enjoyed The Youth’s Companion, which published this page for one of its issues.
In 1892, Harper’s Bazar published this Thanksgiving picture.
Like many Presidents before him, in 1902Â President Theodore Roosevelt signed his Thanksgiving Day proclamation.
This little girl held a Thanksgiving turkey in 1919.
This Thanksgiving table was set in 1923.
In 1928 President Coolidge attended a Thanksgiving Day church service.
A family in Connecticut prepared for Thanksgiving Day in 1940.
In 1942 a father in Washington, D.C., said grace before the Thanksgiving meal.
Also in 1942, a Pennsylvania family gave gifts to their parents on their anniversary after their Thanksgiving meal.
You are continuing one of America’s best traditions and setting a good standard for the generations who are watching you today and following you in the future.
Give thanks to Him, bless His name.
For the Lord is good;
His lovingkindness is everlasting
And His faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 100:4-5
All pictures courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Thanks for the pictorial perspective! May you have a blessed day with your dear family.
We did have a good day, Olive. Very sweet talking to you last night.