Does anyone have any special Holiday or Christmas Traditions that they would like to share, to be added to the Washington Co. Historical and Genealogy NEWSLETTER, for December? Any special recipes that has been passed down through the years? Family memories? If so......please submit an ARTICLE to the Newsletter, no later than Nov. 30th. I want to have it published and out to everyone who subscribes on Dec. 1st. http://home.comcast.net/~diamonddeb/Index.html Example: Christmas Memory: My grandmother, Myra Farnsworth Johnson, used to do most of the baking of the pies for the Holidays. She always baked at least 2-3 pies for each of her 8 children. Pumpkin pie was her specialty. One memory about this is on one Christmas, when I was about 8 yrs. old, I got caught sticking my finger into one of the pies for a taste. After my grandma got over it, she and I sat down and ate that whole pie. Tradition: Every year, my grandmother, Myra Farnsworth Johnson, used to stand in the cold, ringing the kettles for the Salvation Army. This has been a tradition that has been passed down from her, that when I was a teenager and now my children do the same. At least one day out of the season. Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Washington Co., Ohio (A History and Genealogy Website) http://home.comcast.net/~diamonddeb/Index.html