Miller and Rhoads Legendary Santa Claus
Title | Miller and Rhoads Legendary Santa Claus PDF eBook |
Author | Kristin Terbush Thrower |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 143 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780875171159 |
The Real Santa of Miller & Rhoads
Title | The Real Santa of Miller & Rhoads PDF eBook |
Author | Donna Strother Deekens |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | 249 |
Release | 2019-10-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1625852266 |
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.
Santaland
Title | Santaland PDF eBook |
Author | Donna Strother Deekens |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | 36 |
Release | 2010-11-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1614237468 |
When Santa and his helpers the Snow Queen and the Mischievous Little Elf are blown topsy-turvy in a Virginia blizzard, they land on the roof of Richmond's Miller & Rhoads. Surprised to discover such a grand store with no decorations for Christmas, the friends try to solve the mystery. Join Santa and his team as they search the Tea Room, a fantastic toy department and the Virginia Pantry for signs of the Christmas spirit. Santa soon finds that at Miller & Rhoads, friendship and a little magic bring Santaland to life if only you believe.
Christmas at Miller & Rhoads
Title | Christmas at Miller & Rhoads PDF eBook |
Author | Donna Strother Deekens |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | 167 |
Release | 2009-10-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1614234647 |
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.
Legendary Santa's Stories from the Chair
Title | Legendary Santa's Stories from the Chair PDF eBook |
Author | Leeanne Meadows Ladin |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 128 |
Release | 2011-11-15 |
Genre | Department store Santas |
ISBN | 9780982701997 |
History Lover's Guide to Richmond, A
Title | History Lover's Guide to Richmond, A PDF eBook |
Author | Kristin Thrower |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | 240 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1467142174 |
Best known as the capital of the Confederacy, Richmond's history encompasses much more than the Civil War. Visit the state capitol, designed by Thomas Jefferson, and tour Shockoe Bottom, one of the city's oldest neighborhoods. Follow the route that enslaved people took from the ships to the auction block on the Richmond Slave Trail. Go back to Gilded Age Richmond at the Jefferson Hotel and learn the history of the statues that once lined the famed Monument Avenue. See lesser-known sites like the Maggie Walker Home and the Black History Museum in the historically African American Jackson Ward neighborhood. Local author Kristin Thrower Stowe guides a series of expeditions through the River City's past.
Virginia's Legendary Santa Trains
Title | Virginia's Legendary Santa Trains PDF eBook |
Author | Donna Strother Deekens |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | 227 |
Release | 2013-10-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1625845952 |
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.