Ever since Alex was a little guy, the Lambert household has celebrated St. Nicholas Day on December 6.

We observe this holiday to celebrate Alex's Russian heritage.  We also hope to reduce (somewhat) the focus on "Santa Claus."  We still talk about Santa, but we always talk about Christmas as the celebration of Christ's birth.  Of course, Alex expected presents this morning.

To learn more about St. Nicholas, check out this website... http://www.stnicholascenter.org

A few days ago, I included a link for information on membership in the Friends of the Troy Public Library.

In the interests of fair play, here's a link to the webpage for the Troy Historical Society.

Check it out at... http://www.troyhistory.org/Membership.html

Membership is a great way to support the work of the Historical Society.