Title
An article on the first recorded Christmas in North America, celebrated in 1604
Date
12-1-2005
Pages
62-65
Abstract
An article on the first recorded Christmas in North America, celebrated in 1604 by a colony of Frenchmen led by Samuel de Champlain and Sieur de Monts, on St. Croix Island, off Calais. With details on how the holiday evolved, with examples of Christmas consumerism taken from early Portland newspapers.
Subjects
Christmas, Champlain, Samuel de
Recommended Citation
Barker, Matthew Jude, "An article on the first recorded Christmas in North America, celebrated in 1604" (2005). Maine News Index – Portland Monthly. 1002.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_portmonthly/1002
Source
Portland Monthly