# December 21, 2014

- Link: https://www.oldhouseguy.com/newsletter/newsletter-december-21-2014/
- Published: 2022-01-02T11:42:25-05:00
- Author: Mike Lysiak

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 [⌊old fashioned christmas tree⌉](http://www.oldhouseguy.com/old-fashioned-christmas-tree/)

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## 󠀁[Old Fashioned Christmas Tree – 1940’s style ](http://www.oldhouseguy.com/old-fashioned-christmas-tree/)󠁿

Christmas is a holiday that inspires nostalgia to many. Having an old fashioned 
Christmas tree is one way families celebrate warm comforting memories of their earlier
years. While the use of Christmas trees originated in Europe, by the 1880’s the 
custom was popular in the United States. Although what one thinks of as an old fashioned
Christmas tree may vary …

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 [⌊secret passages⌉](http://www.oldhouseguy.com/secret-passages/)

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## 󠀁[Secret Passages and Hidden Rooms ](http://www.oldhouseguy.com/secret-passages/)󠁿

When I think of secret passages and hidden rooms, old movies with large old mansions
first come to mind. When I was younger and watched re-runs of shows like Dark Shadows
I dreamed that someday I would have a big old house with a secret passage that I
could hide in.  Well now I have the old house but a …

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 [⌊Can Hope REALLY Rise from the Ashes in Ocean Grove?⌉](http://www.oldhouseguy.com/ocean-grove/)

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## 󠀁[Can Hope REALLY Rise from the Ashes in Ocean Grove? ](http://www.oldhouseguy.com/ocean-grove/)󠁿

Beautiful Historic Ocean Grove NJ, is a seaside resort town boasting street after
street of beautiful, highly ornate Victorian buildings. This is the town that gives
gingerbread ornamentation its name. Sadly on March 13, 2010 a devastating 4-alarm
fire struck Ocean Grove NJ. The fire burned through nine structures, six were destroyed
including the Manchester Inn B&B at the heart …

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