December 24, 2024  

Merry Christmas!

Christmas 1944, exactly 80 years ago this holiday season, marked the last Christmas of World War II. The 1940s was a decade shaped by war, but the Christmas spirit and the act of good fellowship and kindness was still important to people even in times of hardship. The vintage holiday print ad below from Reed Brothers Dodge offers a window into how businesses of the 1940s pictured an idealized holiday season.

Merry Christmas

Montgomery County Sentinel, December 21, 1944

I would like to wish everyone who finds time during the course of your day to visit this blog a very Merry Christmas and a safe and healthy Happy New Year in 2025.

Jeanne Gartner
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About Reed Brothers

I am a co-owner of the former Reed Brothers Dodge in Rockville, Maryland. Lewis Reed, the founder of Reed Brothers Dodge was my grandfather. We were a family-owned and operated car dealership in Rockville for almost a century. I served in the United States Air Force for 30 years before retiring in the top enlisted grade of Chief Master Sergeant in July 2006. In 2016, I received the Arthur M. Wagman Award for Historic Preservation Communication from Peerless Rockville for documenting the history of Reed Brothers Dodge in both blog and book format. This distinguished honor recognizes outstanding achievement by writers, educators, and historians whose work has heightened public awareness of Rockville’s architectural and cultural heritage, growth and development.

4 responses to “Merry Christmas!”

  1. Michelle Rand's avatar
    Michelle Rand says :

    Love your blog, read it every time it’s out, and I am a super busy person. The photographs are wonderful, the “this was here then, that is here now” series is great. Keep at it! Merry holidays!

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      Reed Brothers says :

      Thanks so much Michelle!! I really appreciate you stopping by and leaving such a nice comment. I’m so glad you enjoy reading it!

      Merry Christmas and best wishes to you and yours for the New Year!
      Jeanne

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  2. folksnake's avatar
    folksnake says :

    Merry Christmas Jeanne! Thanks for all the great work that you do here with the blog — I love it. Best wishes for the New Year.

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      Reed Brothers says :

      Thank you, Chris! My best wishes to you and yours for a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and Happy New Year! ~Jeanne

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