The world may be rethinking the American dream. For centuries, people in other countries saw the United States as place of welcome and opportunity. Now, President Donald Trump’s ...

Each winter, thousands of people descend on the tiny village of Meisenthal, France, a little more than an hour’s drive from ...

In Cincinnati, Dr. Ludwig "Louis" Rehfuss, a German immigrant who was a medical doctor, set up the first Christmas tree in the early 19th century, Don Heinrich Tolzmann t old The Cincinnati ...

“What makes [the markets] so important isn’t just buying an ornament,” says ... had a profound effect on Christmas markets in the early 19th century. The rising standard of living and ...

By the 1890s, Christmas ornaments arriving from Germany and popularity ... The tradition of a Christmas tree was attributed to Prince Albert, the German husband to Queen Victoria, during the 19th ...

MAURERTOWN — Each Christmas ... 350 ornaments hanging on trees, nestled on shelves or packed away in storage. “These are early turn of the century, starting with this big one,” said Mark Loving, ...

German influence: Most of the Christmas tree traditions that ... introduced into American homes during the 19th century. In early America, ornaments on trees were homemade and usually consisted ...

The Christmas tree, an integral part of contemporary holiday festivities, has a rich history that dates back long before the 19th century and ... Queen Victoria and her German husband, Prince ...

Families would bring little fir trees inside and adorn them with paper ornaments ... The acceptance of Christmas trees began to grow in the 19th century with the arrival of German and Irish ...