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The Richmond Times-Dispatch follows a tradition of publishing the names of donors to the Richmond Christmas Mother Fund throughout the holiday season. Your generosity will help fund our fundraising efforts to brighten the holiday season for thousands of neighbors across the region.
The Times-Dispatch has sponsored the Richmond Christmas Mothers Program, an annual holiday fundraiser, since 1935, some years in partnership with the former afternoon newspaper, the Richmond News Leader.
Jacqueline Euclop Aronson shared anecdotes at the Christmas Mother Kickoff event held at Veritas School on Friday, November 3rd.
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The 2023 Richmond Christmas Mother Fund final report will be published in the January 28 issue of the Times-Dispatch.
29 photos from the Times-Dispatch archives
In February 1956, Teenage Party, a music and dance television program for young people, was broadcast on Saturdays from the WRVA Theater in downtown Richmond.
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In 1963, Virginia Tech associate entomologist JM Amos demonstrated a mole trap. He said moles aren’t a gardener’s worst enemy, but their runways are used by other rodents that feed on plant roots and bulbs.
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This November 1971 image shows a monument in eastern Henrico County commemorating Richmond’s “disastrous 1771” flood. Another side of the monument contained an inscription of Randolph Ryland quoting 1772 and memorializing his parents.
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In August 1953, members of the Monacan Junior Women’s Club sought volunteers for a blood drive scheduled for Tuckahoe Elementary School in Henrico County. Mrs. William F. Thornton was working at her typewriter while Mrs. Alan J. Carter was making phone calls to potential customers.
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In May 1963, Florence H. Rose outlined the registration process to students Joan Boss and Harold Costley at the Richmond Youth Employment Center on Ninth Street downtown. The center, operated by the Virginia Employment Commission and the Richmond Federation of Parent Teacher Associations, had helped employ approximately 9 percent of Richmond’s youth by July of that year.
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In August 1968, trash littered the streets of downtown Richmond. From late June to early July, a cleaning team of 150 city workers assembled for the eight-day “Fight Litter ’68” campaign, which achieved results in seven areas. But the Richmond Advertising Club has come up with a plan to continue calling on city residents to join the fight against local trash.
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In July 1959, Tredegar employees gathered parts at the company’s new factory on Courthouse Road in Chesterfield County. One of the company’s jobs at the time was to machine missile stabilizers.
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In February 1961, Adrian Price, a senior at Westhampton University in Richmond, was preparing for his geography class. She had recently been named “Best Dressed” at the school, which is affiliated with the University of Richmond.
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In November 1944, Mrs. Alfred Adkins of Gordo, Alabama, and her two young daughters visited the Travelers’ Aid Society in Richmond on their way to Williamsburg, where her military husband was stationed. The association was a charter member of the Richmond War and Community Fund and provided travel assistance to military personnel and civilians.
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In March 1990, a young bagpiper was participating in a St. Patrick’s Day parade procession on West Broad Street in Richmond.
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In March 1954, eight-year-old Perry Shinnickson eagerly rode a horse with little help from instructor Stewart Felvey. They were at the Deep Run Pony Club in Goochland County. The club is a new equestrian program for juniors and the first of its kind in Virginia.
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In November 1964, St. Catharines School students Cindy McDonough (left) and Lodgie Kemper (right) accompanied their teacher, Lucille Tang Liu, to class. Liu, the high school’s new librarian and French and Chinese history teacher, is from China and immigrated to Richmond from Montreal as one of several foreign teachers added to the school’s faculty.
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In June 1966, eight-year-old summer day camper Larry Harris inspected the water system at Camp Thunderbird, which the YMCA had opened that year in Chesterfield County. More than 50 years ago, Boy Scouts ran Camp His Shawonda Sea there.
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In December 1947, TE Burton Jr. diagnosed a patient at the Doll Hospital on Forest Hill Avenue in Richmond. Barton, an employee of the State Highway Department, was part-time chief surgeon at the Doll Hospital, which he operated from his home. He got into the repair business after his two daughters received as a gift an antique porcelain doll that was in dire need of work. Barton averaged about 10 patients a week, with the busiest times around the holidays.
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In October 1982, Tim Smith checked on the growth of banana bunches in Highland Springs. His father, George, started growing a banana garden 10 years ago after receiving the plants as a gift from a friend of his. The plant grew to 89 banana trees, ranging from 6-inch shoots to 18-foot trees. (George Smith said he did not eat the fruit, but grew it because it was a beautiful plant.)
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In June 1973, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond was filled to capacity for a service commemorating the 50th anniversary of the ordination of the Rev. John J. Russell, retired Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond.
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In April 1985, Blanche Whitaker operated an elevator for the last time at Central Fidelity Bank in downtown Richmond. Whittaker retired after more than 30 years and was thought to be the city’s last manual elevator operator. Upon her retirement, the bank made plans to switch the elevators to automatic controls.
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In December 1991, the Westover Hills Neighborhood Association held a dedication ceremony for a recently erected bronze sign in the median of Westover Hills Boulevard in south Richmond.
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In August 1989, Coppola’s Deli owner Joe Coppola (right) and manager Bill Gerloff carefully assembled the 40-foot-tall Italian hero at their Carytown restaurant. This giant sub required 3 cases of tomatoes, 50 pounds of cold cuts, and 15 pounds of provolone cheese. This sandwich was made for the Cary Town Watermelon Festival, where patrons were able to purchase 5 inches for $5.
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In November 1965, Richmond Mayor Morrill M. Crowe cut the ribbon to commemorate the beginning of Eastern Airlines passenger service from Byrd Field to New York. The flight’s pilot, Captain RD Tyler, and stewardess Margaret McLaughlin held ribbons.
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In November 1961, State Sen. John J. Wicker dressed up as a colonist and flew to Boston to present documents and a live turkey to the governor of Massachusetts, marking the anniversary of Virginia’s first Thanksgiving two years earlier in 1619. It was claimed that it was held. The Pilgrims held a celebration in Plymouth.
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In January 1972, the Rev. Constantine N. Donvaris, leader of St. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Richmond, began a tour of two parishioners to perform a house blessing for 300 parishioners. I sprinkled holy water on my forehead.
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In July 1954, Mrs. Arthur Franklin was working as a display worker at Jeter’s, a saddlery store located at 221 E. Main St. in Richmond. The store was founded in 1888 and supplied saddles and bridles to New York sporting goods manufacturer Abercrombie & Fitch. By the 1950s, a major customer was Colonial Williamsburg. The company outfitted its horses with Jeters harnesses and other accessories that closely followed 18th-century designs.
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In September 1975, handler Bobby Barlow showed off Champion Slippery Hill Hudson, a basset hound that won best in show at the Virginia Kennel Club dog show at the Arena in Richmond. On the left is judge George C. Ehmig, and on the right is show executive Lawrence W. Bracken Jr.
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In October 1959, the rain-swollen Rivanna River flooded the Albemarle County Fairgrounds and the opening of Carnival was postponed. Pelicans participating in the event’s wildlife exhibit stayed dry even though their tents and vehicles were under several feet of water.
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In the 1960s, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Artmobile was essentially a traveling exhibition. The latest versions of the museum and classroom on wheels will be installed in schools, retirement homes and community centers.
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