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EYE ON ANTIQUES: REVIVING THE SPIRIT: SHAKER GIFT DRAWINGS

Art-on-paper messages from the spirits, discounted by the Shakers themselves, are rare and valuable today.

STONE BY STONE: A CONNECTICUT HOUSE REASSEMBLED IN MASSACHUSETTS

Dismantling and reconstructing an 18th-century house reveals the sophistication of early building techniques.

HISTORIC STENTON: PHILADELPHIA’S HIDDEN TREASURE

James Logan’s country estate, now engulfed by the city, is a pristine example of early Georgian architecture.

A VERSATILE ARRANGEMENT FOR DECORATING

You can adapt this festive combination of seasonal greenery, flowers, and fruits to suit any space.

HOOK A HOLLY STOCKING

This charming primitive design gives Santa plenty of space to hide Christmas treats.

PREPARE AHEAD FOR POPOVERS

Recipes to make in advance so you can entertain [and] enjoy unexpected holiday visitors.

LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA: EELS IN POT AND HISTORY

Fat, succulent eels were as likely to have been on the first Thanksgiving table as a turkey.

BOOKS TO GIVE, BOOKS TO GET

Settle in for a good read about early recipes, hooked rugs, log cabins, or Founding Fathers.

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FROM THE PUBLISHER

Giving Thanks

Tess Rosch

LETTERS

WORTH SEEING

Strawbery Banke’s Christmas Stroll

Jeanmarie Andrews

CALENDAR

GRANDMOTHER’S HEARTH

Anna O'Brien Smith

SIDE BY SIDE

Setting an Early American Table

ON THE COVER

In Richard Mecke’s First Period house, the smooth, hand-planed summer beam and joists complement later feather-edge paneling around the fireplace.

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