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Holiday Wishes From Santa & Roycroft

Happy Holidays from the Roycroft Campus Corporation

                                                                                                      

The Christmas Spirit is alive in the  Village of East Aurora and the Roycroft Copper Shop gallery, 31 S. Grove St, East Aurora, NY, during Christmas Week.  Stop and have lunch at the Roycroft Inn, across the street from the Copper shop.  HO, ho, ho!

Claudia

Christmas Tree Seller in 1911

 

Here we have another photo from the early 20th century (courtesy of flickr). This would have been what a Christmas tree salesman would have looked like in Buffalo in 1911 - a huge wagonload of trees pulled by a trusty horse team. East Aurorans probably went out and cut their own in the local woods.

If you don't have your tree yet, get to it. Nothing beats the fresh scent of pine. We are in the final week of anticipation and festivities before Christmas. Enjoy your family and friends and have a very Merry Christmas!

- Sue

Monday Mottos

A lazy man is no more use than a dead one and takes up more room.

• Elbert Hubbard

From One Hundred & One Epigrams, According to Elbert Hubbard, published by Roycroft Campus Press, East Aurora, NY. For sale at the Roycroft Copper Shop.

Holiday Shopping Just for Men at The Copper Shop

Welcome Dads, Grandpas, Husbands, Sons, Fiances, and Boyfriends!  The Roycroft Copper Shop Gallery, 31 S Grove St., East Aurora, NY,  will be open till 8:00pm, Friday, December 18 for your shopping pleasure.  Our staff will assist in your selections, and gift boxes are available.  If you haven't a clue as to how to dazzle your lady at Christmas, come see our Artisan's beautiful crafted items, including jewelry, purses and small leather goods, hand knits, stained glass, pottery, ceramics, wood crafting, paintings, screen works, lamps, furniture, books and stationary.  There are also books, puzzles and alpaca bears for children.

If you can't make it, we have our gallery shop at our website:  www.RoycroftCampusCorporation.com. Have fun shopping with us.  Just  pretend the greenery in this photo is snowy white!  Merry Christmas to all.

Claudia

Holiday Mail 1911

I found this photo online (at flickr) of Roycroft era postmen laden with holiday packages for delivery. Do you have your shopping completed and holiday cards posted? Come to the Copper Shop in East Aurora for a fine selection of gifts and cards that are sure to please. 31 South Grove Street. 

Happy Hunting,

Sue

Monday Mottos

A committee is a thing which takes a week to do what one good man can do in an hour.

• Elbert Hubbard

From One Hundred & One Epigrams, According to Elbert Hubbard, published by Roycroft Campus Press, East Aurora, NY. For sale at the Roycroft Copper Shop.

The Perfect Gift

Wondering what to give to the person on your list who has everything?

Looking for something more meaningful this year?

Well, why not give a Membership this Christmas? The Roycroft Campus Corporation offers memberships that last all year round! Your Membership gift would include:

Complimentary subscription to RCC’s periodic publication-
The Fra

Advance invitations to events, class sessions and special opportunities

10% discount one-time only visit at the Copper Shop Gallery

One pass for a tour of the Roycroft Campus

RCC membership card

The gratification of knowing that you support the restoration of this National Historic Landmark Campus

Plus, higher levels of Membership entitle you to discounts, additional tours and events! Go to our website and click "join" for a detailed list of membership levels and benefits.

To join online go to our website or print this form. You can also call 716-655-0261 to give a Membership. Your holiday gift list can be complete and you helped support a great cause!

-Amanda

EH Improves East Aurora

No one would ever accuse Hubbard of being afraid to announce his accomplishments to the world. He was the best at tooting his own horn every chance he had; even in seemingly odd places. 

In a Roycroft catalog titled Some Books for Sale at Our Shop, published 1907, the first sixteen pages of the catalog have Elbert waxing poetic about the Roycroft, the Campus, the town of East Aurora and his accomplishments there. I would have expected to find just books for sale in a catalog, silly me.  EH missed no opportunity to spread his message. 

Elbert touts his accomplishments on page 15. “I introduced the first heating furnace into the town, bought the first lawn-mower, was among the first to use electricity for lights and natural gas for fuel, and, so far, am the only one in town to use natural gas for power.” 

There is no denying EH helped to put EA on the map. Come visit and see this National Historic Landmark - Elbert Hubbard’s Roycroft.

- Sue

Monday Mottos

Do not take life too seriously - you will never get out of it alive.

• Elbert Hubbard

From One Hundred & One Epigrams, According to Elbert Hubbard, published by Roycroft Campus Press, East Aurora, NY. For sale at the Roycroft Copper Shop.

Roycroft Winter Festival Is This Weekend In East Aurora, New York

The Roycroft Winter Festival will be at the East Aurora Middle School, 430 Main St., East Aurora, New York and is directly across the street from the Roycroft Campus.  There will be a wide variety of craftsmanship:  from paintings and screen prints to pottery, jewelry, stained glass, woodworking and much more from the Roycroft Juried Artisans (plus food and holiday music.)  Admission is $1.00 per person.

If you have ever asked the question, "How do they do that?", you may find the answer at this show.  Artisans will also be stopping in at the decorated Roycroft Copper Shop Gallery, 31 S. Grove St., this weekend.

The show is from 10:00am to 5:00pm both Saturday, December 5th and Sunday, December 6th.  Look for the statue of Elbert Hubbard at the school.   Sponsored by the Roycrofters At-Large Association.  We hope to see you!

Claudia