I asked myself, "Wouldn't it be fun to build a nativity from found items?"

The Nativity for those driven collectors this is about peace.

Following Christmas of 1964, I returned to the Smith College campus and found that all Christmas items in the gift shop were half price.

Every year my two cousins and I would take our nickels, dimes and quarters to the Woolworth Store and argue over whether to purchase a new s

By Michael Whalen Always a challenge what to bring to the silent auctions at our conventions. Most of us are always on the prowl for some...

Linda Butti shares a very personal story of hope found in a nativity Christmas, the time for the Nativity to come out in most homes. In...

By Neil Allen The problem with collecting anything with more than one piece is the inevitable missing piece(s) problem. A trip to the...

By Helen Holder This is a nativity set adapted from a  Better Homes and Gardens pattern that my husband and I made many, many years ago....

He came in the door with an old wooden box...

The youth cut, sanded, stained and screwed together the plywood pieces.

Our Marian Library at the University of Dayton crèche collection has over 3,600 nativities. This figures to be well over 30,000...

Over in the corner sat a piece I had been shown in picture form.

We look forward to our gatherings....

Our Parish had a plaster set.

Helen Holder July, 2019 Open houses began with friends, expanded to the public on a set day and then to bus tours whenever the ACVB...

July 2019 Helen Holder It takes me more than 3 weeks to get my display set up. Two couches get boards placed on their arms to make more...

The University of Dayton Collection Stay tuned to our Blog posts - Our Friends at the University of Dayton will share with us in the...

30,000 visitor later Neil Allen July, 2019 People often ask me, "WHERE DO YOU KEEP ALL OF THESE?" As if "keeping" them was a big deal. ...

Helen Holder It started in 1968 when I folded an origami nativity, designed by Ligia Montoya in The Secrets of Origami. A SERRV catalog...

An awakening at Christmas by Neil Allen When I was grumbling around the house on my "Day Off" from my parish, my wife asked, "Why are you...