Christmas in Carlisle - 1874
The editor of the Carlisle Herald newspaper devoted several columns in the December 31 edition of the paper to describe some of the Christmas festivities in Carlisle.
The editor of the Carlisle Herald newspaper devoted several columns in the December 31 edition of the paper to describe some of the Christmas festivities in Carlisle.
No sooner was Thanksgiving dinner over than peoples thoughts turned to Christmas. There were cards to buy and address, cookies to bake, Christmas tree decorations to get down from the attic, presents to buy, and grocery shopping to do.
“The town is now in holiday garb” proclaimed the Evening Sentinel newspaper on December 19, 1930. The Christmas tree on the Court House portion of the square was decorated solely with red lights, the tree on the Episcopal corner with yellow, and the Presbyterian corner with blue.