Thanksgiving - the new National Holiday 1800’s
Monday, November 22nd, 2010Instrumental in securing Thanksgiving as a National Holiday is Sarah Josepha Hale -
Below, both from Godey’s Lady’s Book, is first a statement by Louis Godey, October 1856, and second Mrs. Hale’s editoral in the Editor’s Table section, September 1860
(used with permission from GodeysLadysBook.com)
Godey’s Arm-Chair, October, 1856
THANKSGIVING DAY .— Shall it be celebrated throughout our whole country on the same day ? That is the question. We hope our readers will be unanimous in favor of this measure. Let it be made an American festival, and held on the third Thursday of November (which falls, this year, on the twentieth) throughout all coming years. If the ladies of the nation unite on this day ; the Governors of the several States will surely issue their proclamations in accordance with the popular voice. So let us petition that Thanksgiving Day be held on the third Thursday in November.
Godey’s Lady’s Book Editor’s Table, Sept, 1860
