HALLOWE’EN 
Questing Heirs Wishes All a Happy Holiday 

How did your ancestors celebrate Hallowe’en? In the “old days” tricks were more common than treats.

image: loc.gov “Uncle Sam’s Hallowe’en” 1904

Do you have family stories of bobbing for apples, carving Jack o’ Lanterns, or telling ghost stories? Your QHGS Blogger remembers a tale told by her father about a particular Hallowe’en night in Northern Michigan when his father, aided and abetted by several other young farmers in the area, dismantled a hay wagon and rebuilt it, piece-by-piece, on top of the schoolhouse. Imagine how surprised all of the students were when they arrived for their lessons on November first. Now there’s a real trick!

RESEARCH NOTE: Save all of the stories you can—don’t let everyday life in the early 1900s be forgotten.