Thanksgiving Break

By - Research & Instruction Librarian November 19th, 2015

Warm wishes for a restful and restorative Thanksgiving break.

We look forward to welcoming you back with the start of Winter Term.

Image information:

THANKSGIVING CARD, 1912. – ‘To thee and thine, from me and mine, a hearty Thanksgiving greeting.’ American greeting card, 1912.. Fine Art.Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 9 Nov 2015.
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Thanksgiving Recess

By - Research & Instruction Librarian November 20th, 2014

Thanksgiving. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 14 Nov 2014. http://quest.eb.com/#/search/107_3354689/1/107_3354689/cite

Best wishes from the library for a relaxing and scrumptious Thanksgiving Recess!

 

The library will be open the Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving Recess week, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

 

The library’s digital collections are always open. If you are off the grounds for the break, please first log in to vpn.sps.edu to gain access to the library’s digital holdings.

 

Have a wonderful Recess!

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Thanksgiving Recess

By - Research & Instruction Librarian November 21st, 2013

Turkeys

Turkeys. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 13 Nov 2013. http://quest.eb.com/images/139_1987822

 

Best wishes from the library for a relaxing and scrumptious Thanksgiving Recess.

 

The library will be open the Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving Recess week, from 8:30-5.

 

The library’s digital collections are always open.  If you are off the grounds for the break, please first log in to vpn.sps.edu to gain access to the library’s digital holdings.

 

Have a wonderful Recess!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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December 16, 1902

By - Systems Librarian November 5th, 2012

Bountiful harvest:

Mrs. Neales decorated the [Lower School] dining-room very tastefully for Thanksgiving Day. Fir trees were placed in the corners of the room, and the fireplace was filled with different fruits of the harvest.

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February 21, 1914

By - Systems Librarian November 14th, 2011

Thank goodness:

For the Thanksgiving dinner alone, were needed 73 Vermont turkeys, 49 Virginia hams, 2 barrels of sweet potatoes, 5 gallons of olives, 50 dozen bananas, about the same number of oranges, 88 boxes of sardines, 4 gallons of olive oil, not to mention all the delicacies, such as lettuce, nuts and raisins, cranberries, grapes, and the other things that go to make up a proper dinner for the feast.

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