Happy Thanksgiving - Stevenson Vestal - Drapery Workroom - Beautiful Artisanship

As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving 2023 here at Stevenson Vestal, we'd like to wish all of you and your families happy and safe travels.

Please note that we will be closed November 23rd & 24th. We will return November 27th.

We're grateful for every project in our workroom and we truly appreciate you for entrusting our artisans to bring to life your one-of-a-kind creations.

Thank you for your continued partnership in business,

Your Stevenson Vestal Team

FUN FACTS:

1. Turkey wasn’t on the menu at the first Thanksgiving. Venison, duck, goose, oysters, lobster, eel, and fish were likely served, alongside pumpkins and cranberries (but not pumpkin pie or cranberry sauce!).

2. The tradition of football on Thanksgiving began in 1876 with a game between Yale and Princeton. The first NFL games were played on Thanksgiving in 1920.

3. The average number of calories consumed on Thanksgiving is 4,500.

4. Butterball answers more than 100,000 turkey-cooking questions via their Butterball Turkey Hotline each November and December.

DID YOU KNOW?

1. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 over a three day harvest festival. It included 50 Pilgrims, 90 Wampanoag Indians, and lasted three days. It is believed by historians that only five women were present.

2. The Continental Congress declared the first Thanksgiving in 1777, but the custom fell out of use around 1815. It wasn’t until Sarah Josepha Hale, best known for writing "Mary Had a Little Lamb," petitioned several presidents to make it a national holiday that it actually became one. She finally succeeded in 1863 when President Lincoln issued a proclamation. However, Thanksgiving didn’t officially have the set date as the fourth Thursday in November until 1941.

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