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Local Christmas Trees

Maplehorst Farm Nursery

151 Rapp Road, Rt. 17 West, Exit 103, Monticello, NY 12701. Open daily 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 845/794-8596

Knaubs Farm

1168 County Road 23, Narrowsburg, NY 12764. Open Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 845/252-3781

Stourbridge Lion ornament

This year’s ornament once again depicts the Stourbridge Lion, always a popular theme. An earlier Lion ornament has been sold out for some time. The new ornament is priced at $17.95 plus tax. waynehistorypa.org/shop/catalog.

Reprint by expert historian

The classic “Faces in Clay,” by former Wayne County Historian Dr. Vernon Leslie, has been reprinted by his daughter, Karlyn Leslie Shedlowski, who realized that the original hard cover edition had become rare and expensive. The new quality paperback, at $29.95 plus tax, contains every word and illustration of Dr. Leslie’s readable and scholarly description of the archaeology of the Upper Delaware Valley and its pre-European residents. waynehistorypa.org/shop/catalog.

An autographed collection

“Dorflinger Glassware Collection of Ray LaTournous,” published by the Wallenpaupack Historical Society and sold for $57 plus tax, contains photographs of the magnificent glass collection of this local artist and expert on Wayne County glassware. waynehistorypa.org/shop/catalog.

An illustrated history of northern Wayne

“The Way It Was: The Story of David William Dix” by Linda Dix Lee, is a collection of David Dix’s stories as told to his daughter Linda. Richly illustrated with pictures from his collection, the book tells a warm and loving story of life on a farm in Northern Wayne. waynehistorypa.org/shop/catalog.

Disasters and crime

“Murder, Mayhem & Sundry Misadventures in Wayne County, Pennsylvania,” compiled and written by Gloria McCullough and Ann O’Hara, is the result of years of research in local newspapers and an avid interest in true crime. Not for the squeamish, the book pulls no punches when it comes to vivid descriptions of accidents, medical disasters and crimes in the “good old days” in Wayne County. Fully indexed, the book sells for $20 plus tax. waynehistorypa.org/shop/catalog.