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Forties Festivities

You've found that the holidays change with time,

and traditions can last longer than a rhyme.

Now let's spend a while,

turning that brand new radio dial --

we know it'll make you smile!

Dec 12, 20201 min read

Radio During WWII

The cheapest form of entertainment in the 1940’s, and the most popular during WWII, was radio. It was widely available and accessible...

Dec 12, 20202 min read

Paper Chains and Ornaments During the years of WWII, food and supply shortages required rationing and sacrifice of some comforts at home....

Dec 12, 20202 min read

Christmas 1941 was the first Christmas holiday celebrated under the year-old food and supply rationing program in the U.S. Many of the...

Dec 12, 20201 min read

With a massive quantity of mail going back and forth between families and troops during WWII, Army post offices, fleet post offices and...

Oct 21, 20192 min read

1942-1967 The Mortons entertained quite frequently at Agecroft Hall, as evidenced by the guest book now displayed in the Williams...

Dec 14, 20182 min read

Christmas during the 1940s was, obviously, much different than the previous decade. Traditions changed throughout the decade as...