🎄We are thrilled to share our 2025 Christmas Special Edition: Home for the Holidays!
Inside this Issue:
Step inside homes and stories that celebrate tradition, history, and the beauty of the season:
Tour Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill – Discover the Kentucky community’s history, architecture, and innovations, and learn how their traditions echo into the present.
Meet Artisan Mimi Chronister (Dover, Pennsylvania) – Learn how her love for antiques grew into a passion for creating fraktur ornaments and German feather trees, and tour her home filled with pottery, hooked rugs, and her prized collection of Vaillancourt Santas.
From Victorian to Saltbox – Follow Chris and Eve D’Aleo of Winsted, Connecticut, who moved from an 1869 Victorian to a 1776 saltbox, finding the perfect backdrop for their primitive collection.
German Holiday Toys – Explore the collections of Chris and Eve D’Aleo, including putz sheep, Steiff animals, Bliss dollhouses, and wax angels that tell the story of how German traditions shaped American Christmas celebrations.
Before & Afters: From Everyday Decor into Festive Holiday Displays – See how Cheryl Wendland of McLean, Illinois transforms her everyday decor into festive holiday displays, highlighting her growing collections and stunning themed Christmas trees.
Revisit Beloved Homeowners – Catch up with Vernon and April Santee (Grant Town, West Virginia), Priscilla Pultz (Skaneateles, New York), Tom and Sue Penney (Shapleigh, Maine), and Dwayne and Brenda Wagner (Thompsontown, Pennsylvania) as their collections and homes continue to evolve.
First-Time Feature – Step inside the Hanover, Pennsylvania home of Rick and Chris Huntington, where a 1980s ranch is transformed into a general store–inspired primitive home upstairs and Rick’s vintage Christmas wonderland in the basement.
Fruits as Symbols of Celebration – Learn why citrus and pineapples became coveted treasures in early America, including the story of the $8,000 pineapple, and how fruit came to define holiday hospitality.
Featured Homeowners in this Issue:
Vernon and April Santee – Grant Town, West Virginia
Tim and Cheryl Wendland – McLean, Illinois
Priscilla Pultz – Skaneateles, New York
Tom and Sue Penney – Shapleigh, Maine
Rick and Chris Huntington (First Time Feature) – Hanover, Pennsylvania
Chris and Eve D’Aleo – Winsted, Connecticut
Tom and Mimi Chronister (First Time Feature) – Dover, Pennsylvania
Dwayne and Brenda Wagner – Thompsontown, Pennsylvania
Rick and Nancy Burke (First Time Feature) – Waterford, Michigan
