Did you have a real tree or was it artificial? How big was the tree? Who decorated the tree? What types of Christmas trees did your ancestors have?
When I was growing up we always had a live tree. Dad would bring it home tied to the roof of the car. It was usually 5 or 6 feet tall. After patiently checking each and every bulb Dad would add the lights. As children we got to add ornaments according to our reach. No stools or chairs allowed! Tinsel was dad's domain, he would patiently hand it strand by strand. We, on the other hand would stand about 2 feet away and throw it at the tree to get finished. At some point in time we added bubble lights to our collection.
This are the children as we appeared in 1958, the year before dad died. Baby Donald,at age 16 months is not in the photo.
Hansen Family photo from the album of HansenMurrayConnery Heritage.
That is sad that your father with such a young family. I think my paternal grandparents had those lights some years.
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