We express ourselves in many ways with special food, clothing, dances, songs…sharing what we have learned about how an American Christmas came to be @SHMSlouisville
“I interviewed Nancy - my third cousin…they ate special foods..sang the Doxology…wore their church clothes…would drive hours to be together…AND she still gets together today and I got to eat with her and learn about her life - it was amazing!” @SHMSlouisville
“My great, great grandmother - she had a Santa…and this is me…with that same Santa. It was carried…” Sharing wonderful artifacts and stories as we learn about ourselves, our families, and how we express ourselves @SHMSlouisville
This one’s for Nana “I’m special like my Nana. We are Mexican and we have presents from Christmas and then the 3 Kings and that’s when the 3 Wise Men…” Traditions - ways of expressing ourselves - weaving through the generations @SHMSlouisville
“Kala Christougenna” - that’s Merry Christmas in Greek - Baklava - that’s a yummy! Researching how our ancestors expressed themselves in many different ways @SHMSlouisville