Merry Christmas! -- May it be Bright and Shining White!

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate this joyous day!  

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Sharing this story from Wooster, Ohio, published by the "Akron Beacon Journal"
By Paula Schleis
Beacon Journal/Ohio.com that is so appropriate for today. 

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"Wooster Immigrant first in the area to celebrate Christmas with a decorated tree" 

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(Photo above from All Saints Cemetery in Northfield, Ohio.) 

(Photo by Linda Jean Limes Ellis)