Wednesday, December 13, 2023

O Tannenbaum Christmas Trees #WordlessWednesday

Let's return to the O Tannenbaum exhibit at the Tioga County historical society and look at some more of the tree decorations.  These have some interesting origins.


 Minnie Mouse.

This tree has a backstory.  Above is this year's tree, which the family calls Kelli's Amusement Park Tree, in honor of Kelli Ford, who loved Amusement Parks and their rides.  She spent many happy hours with friends at the Tioga County Fair each year, and the family would go to an amusement park on their vacations.

The family decorates the tree every O Tannenbaum (the ornaments are auctioned off at the end of the exhibition).  Kelli Ford died in a car accident in 2004 when she was only 17. This tradition of the annual tree is a beautiful tribute to her family's love for her.

Finally, a Buffalo Bills tree.  The Bills are an American Football team out of Buffalo, New York, and many people in this area are their fans.

Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for her #WordlessWednesday.

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11 comments:

  1. stevebethereDecember 13, 2023 at 7:23 AM

    What nicely decorated trees nice and colourful :-)

    Have a baublestastic week 👍

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  2. TomDecember 13, 2023 at 7:29 AM

    ...there are plenty of Billievers here. ☃️ 🎄 ❄️ 🎅🏼

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  3. SandeeDecember 13, 2023 at 10:04 AM

    Beautiful trees. Some folks know how to make them look their very best.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥

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  4. songbird's crazy worldDecember 13, 2023 at 10:31 AM

    Very pretty trees

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  5. carol l mckennaDecember 13, 2023 at 1:23 PM

    Wonderful and fun decorated trees ~

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  6. SuzanaDecember 13, 2023 at 2:23 PM

    Very interesting details! I like that all have a lot of ornaments! So nice!
    Happy WW and a fine week! ❤️😘

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  7. Liz A.December 13, 2023 at 2:38 PM

    Lovely trees. Very sad story, though.

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  8. roentareDecember 13, 2023 at 2:42 PM

    So festive looking trees!

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  9. Jackie's Photo BlogDecember 13, 2023 at 4:06 PM

    The trees are lovely

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  10. Dorothy BordersDecember 13, 2023 at 6:32 PM

    Colorful and beautiful. They do exemplify the Christmas spirit.

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  11. Lillian "sognafaret"December 16, 2023 at 2:30 PM

    I love disney

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