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SOME LINKS TO INFORMATION ON:

THE WINTER HOLIDAYS SEASON


provided by the Kansas State Library Research and Information Division
last updated November 4, 2005

GENERAL RESOURCES

Facts for Features & Special Editions / U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/index.html
Click on "The Holiday Season" for some facts and figures about the November/December holidays

Wikipedia articles on some ancient and modern late November and December special days and seasons
Christmas, Dong Zhi (Winter Solstice Festival), Hannukah, HumanLight, Kwanzaa, Saturnalia, Thanksgiving, Winter Solstice, World AIDS Day, Yule and many more winter festivals, among them Festivus, a creation of the makers of the TV show, Seinfeld.

Holiday Web Sites
http://www.paducah.k12.ky.us/curriculum/holidays.htm
(Link page provided by the Paducah, Kentucky, Public Schools)

Resources for winter holidays
http://www.waterborolibrary.org/christm.htm
(Link page provided by the Waterboro, Maine, Public Library)

RESOURCES FROM AND ABOUT KANSAS

From the Lawrence Journal-World web site
  • Hannukah highlights
  • Kwanzaa unites people of African descent
  • Christmas trivia quiz
  • Solstice celebration ancient Plains ritual

    From the Kansas State Historical Society

  • Christmas in Kansas
  • Cool things: Christmas tree candle holders
  • When there were no Christmas trees
  • Cool things: The aluminum Christmas tree
  • Albert T. Reid's "Hello Santy" cartoon
  • Amelia Earhart Christmas cards
  • Foods for the holiday
  • Snapshots of Christmas

    From the Kansas Collection Web Site

  • Jude Glad's old holiday postcards (Includes Thanksgiving and Christmas)
  • Christmas at home in Kansas
  • A Christmas past
  • The Chief Clerk's Christmas
  • Celebrate the Season (Includes some old time holiday recipe favorites)

    From the Reno County KSGenWeb Project
  • "Santa Rides a Mini-Cycle"

    CHARITABLE GIVING

    The Holiday Season is often a time of giving. The following sites may assist givers in helping to determine safe ways to help others in need.

    'Tis the Season: donating to charities
    http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/holiday/giving.htm
    (U.S. Federal Trade COmmission)

    Holiday giving guide, 2005
    http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/holiday.main.htm
    (Charity Navigator web site)

    Kansas charity check: informed charitable giving
    http://www.kscharitycheck.org
    (Kansas Office of the Secretary of State)

    Check out the ATLAS Catalog for other resources: http://lib.wuacc.edu/search/

    If you see something you'd like to borrow from the Kansas State Library or have further questions feel free to contact us


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