The Real Santa of Miller & Rhoads

The Real Santa of Miller & Rhoads
Title The Real Santa of Miller & Rhoads PDF eBook
Author Donna Strother Deekens
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 249
Release 2019-10-28
Genre History
ISBN 1625852266

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After the turn of the twentieth century, young Bill Strother left the tobacco farms of North Carolina to make a living climbing buildings. He became known as the "Human Spider," scaling countless structures across the nation. Yet this was just a prelude to his true calling as the Santa Claus at Richmond's famed Miller & Rhoads department store. As department stores everywhere reached their golden age, Strother became one of the most beloved and sought-after Santas in the nation. Author and former Miller & Rhoads Snow Queen Donna Strother Deekens recounts the amazing history of the Real Santa.

Under the Clock

Under the Clock
Title Under the Clock PDF eBook
Author Earle Dunford
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 179
Release 2008-09-11
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 1614237883

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Under the Clock documents the fascinating historical chain of department stores Miller & Rhoads through its many transformations. Under the Clock tells the story of Miller & Rhoads, from its incarnation as a little dry goods store in 1885 through more than a century as a beloved Richmond landmark. Earle Dunford, longtime city editor for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and George Bryson, a Miller & Rhoads veteran for thirty-nine years, usher us behind the scenes at the famous department store, sharing anecdotes they have collected from the many devoted shoppers and loyal employees who remember the good old days at Miller & Rhoads. Meet them "under the clock" to read about the famous Tea Room, Book and Author Dinners, fashion shows, Sara Sue hats, Christmastime with Santa Claus and countless other memories of a bygone era in shopping.

Finding Thalhimers

Finding Thalhimers
Title Finding Thalhimers PDF eBook
Author Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt
Publisher Dementi Milestone Pub
Pages 259
Release 2010-09
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 9780982701911

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Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt takes readers along on her obsessive quest to find the true story of her father's family and their department store Thalhimers. Riveting and poignant, this multigenerational narrative weaves together history, biography, and memoir into an unforgettable portrait of an ambitious American retail family.

Christmas at Miller & Rhoads

Christmas at Miller & Rhoads
Title Christmas at Miller & Rhoads PDF eBook
Author Donna Strother Deekens
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 167
Release 2009-10-30
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1614234647

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The Christmas season is a time for traditions and, in Richmond, one particular custom reigned supreme: a family outing to Miller & Rhoads department store. A Christmas outing to Miller & Rhoads department store revealed thousands of smiling faces waiting to enter the kingdom of Santaland- an enchanted world marked by glittering snow and intricate train displays. From visits to area hospitals to a young man who demanded only a box of raisins, former Snow Queen Donna Strother Deekens shares her touching and humorous holiday memories from her twenty years in the gown. Kids from one to ninety-two will enjoy reminiscing with characters like the elves, Bruce the Spruce and, of course, Miller & Rhoads' legendary real Santa. Discover behind-the-scenes drama and learn firsthand what it was like to partake in this unforgettable event.

Virginia's Legendary Santa Trains

Virginia's Legendary Santa Trains
Title Virginia's Legendary Santa Trains PDF eBook
Author Donna Strother Deekens
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 227
Release 2013-10-08
Genre History
ISBN 1625845952

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Beginning in the 1950s, department stores around the Commonwealth teamed up with rail lines to create a magical Christmas adventure: the Santa Train. Delight-filled children from Richmond and Alexandria to Roanoke flocked to see and ride the trains sponsored by Miller & Rhoads, Cox's Department Store, J.C. Penney and many others. These majestic trains rode the rails across Virginia with old Saint Nick himself. Join railroad author Doug Riddell and former Miller & Rhoads Snow Queen Donna Strother Deekens as they recount heartwarming memories of Christmases past and chronicle the history of Virginia's Kris Kringle trains.

A Book of Golden Deeds

A Book of Golden Deeds
Title A Book of Golden Deeds PDF eBook
Author Charlotte Mary Yonge
Publisher ReadHowYouWant.com
Pages 276
Release 1927
Genre Europe
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Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses

Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses
Title Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses PDF eBook
Author Jenny Hale
Publisher Bookouture
Pages 383
Release 2015-10-23
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1910751545

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