Did you know that December 9th is known as “Christmas Card Day” to honor the anniversary of the first commercially sold holiday card? We found this article by John Hanc to be very helpful in its thorough account of the history of holiday cards. During the 1800s in England, the British postal service introduced the …
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A Spotlight on Mary Lee Herrington
Dempsey & Carroll curator, Austin Ackles, sat down with Mary Lee Herrington to discuss her work as an event planner. AA: After working in London for several years, welcome back to New York! What’s changed the most about our city? MLH: One of the things I’ve always loved about New York is that even though …
After the War Ends, Love is Still There: Winston and Clementine Churchill
In times of love and war, handwritten letters reigned. For Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine, their letters acted as portals into each other’s worlds while apart during their 56 year relationship. Twenty-five years before he was to become the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Churchill, who was deeply devoted to his country, joined the …

