Greetings! Your eagle eye, intrepid spirit, and trusty smartphone have led you to some bonus information this holiday season! We’ve hidden ten QR Codes throughout the site, each one linking to a different holiday-related anecdote. Now you can thrill your friends and family with amazing factoids of how of Christmas and New Year's Day were celebrated at Fort Vancouver in the past!
Factoid 9 For the working class, rum was the drink of choice; it lubricated a welcome rest from the rigors of work, and ensured that the “ranting and frolicking” observed by Joel Palmer at 1845’s Christmas was sure to follow. Source: Gregory P. Shine, “A General Time of Indulgence and Festivity”: Early Winter Holiday Celebrations at the Vancouver National Historic Reserve. |
Last updated: March 31, 2012