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At the holiday season, our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have made our progress possible. 

It is in this spirit we say…thank you and best wishes for the holidays.  May the magic of Christmas stay with you the whole year.

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Did You Know: Christmas Tree Facts

Christmas-TreeChristmas Tree History

  • The use of evergreen trees to celebrate the winter season occurred before the birth of Christ.
  • The first decorated Christmas was in Riga, Latvia in 1510.
  • The first printed reference to Christmas trees appeared in Germany in 1531.
  • Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United states since about 1850.
  • The first Christmas tree retail lot in the United States was started in 1851 in New York by Mark Carr.
  • In 1900, large stores started to erect big illuminated Christmas trees.

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/ By Charity Boughner / Did You Know • Holiday/ • • / 0 Comments

Did You Know: Christmas Tree Facts

Christmas-TreeChristmas Tree History

  • The use of evergreen trees to celebrate the winter season occurred before the birth of Christ.
  • The first decorated Christmas was in Riga, Latvia in 1510.
  • The first printed reference to Christmas trees appeared in Germany in 1531.
  • Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United states since about 1850.
  • The first Christmas tree retail lot in the United States was started in 1851 in New York by Mark Carr.
  • In 1900, large stores started to erect big illuminated Christmas trees.

Read More