Brochure for D.C. Convention
We are heading towards opening our registration page (a few last minute edits), but we literally CAN NOT wait. The brochure is ready and...
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Phil Garding
Jan 24, 20231 min read
A nativity scene for the birds
Nativity scenes come in every imaginable shape and configuration. One of the joys of collecting nativities is to find a new set, unlike...
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Neil Allen
Jan 10, 20232 min read
Azorean Nativity Scene
This is a traditional nativity scene displaying life on the islands of the Azores 9 islands off the coast of Portugal. This nativity...
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Neil Allen
Jan 4, 20232 min read
Timeline for Press Release For D.C.
Okay, it's time to get those nativities stored - or not. (pictured here is one of the three trips the Allen's took to bring their...
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Neil Allen
Dec 25, 20221 min read
Blessings to All Friends of the Creche Family on this Christmas Day
From our incredible team of volunteers - Neil, Phillip, Michele and all our contributors - here is a look back at some of our popular...
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Neil Allen
Dec 16, 20222 min read
Santa Gets a Gift
I always leave a comment table out and I generally get many nice thoughts. One said, "Seeing all the nativities is like getting a...
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Neil Allen
Dec 11, 20223 min read
A New Hope
Hope Wright, Springfield IL Creche Collector Although I still have the mini plastic scene received from my second grade Sunday School...
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Neil Allen
Dec 6, 20221 min read
The Phones Are Ringing!
Activity at Friends of the Creche has been fast and furious in the past 2 months. We receive posts and questions from many directions. ...
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Neil Allen
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Great Appreication Leads to a Great Collection
I had a great conversation with an avid collector recently. Ilene Hoffmann. I asked her to send some pictures. When I got them, I...
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Neil Allen
Dec 1, 20221 min read
Tonya Hadley Photos
From our Recent Annual Meeting at St Simmons Island, GA Friends of the Creche is a very unique organization. We gather, we share, we...
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Neil Allen
Nov 29, 20221 min read
One Nativity Nut
Our Beloved Treasurer Toni Conway from California has been collecting for a very long time. Her family encourages her love for...
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Phil Garding
Nov 12, 20221 min read
The Sacred Bounty of eBay
Ebay can be an amazing source of rare and beautiful nativities . . . if you can wade through the 250,000 search results when you search...
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Neil Allen
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Our 2022 Brochure is Ready
Print and share please! Great work Frank Walkingshaw
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Neil Allen
Oct 28, 20220 min read
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Neil Allen
Oct 21, 20221 min read
A Bright Idea...Stars
A bright idea... Stars by Michele Devitt What a wonderful article « Star of Wonder » in the latest issue of the Creche Herald by Rita...
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Neil Allen
Oct 1, 20221 min read
For The History Buffs Coming to the Annual Meeting
Question: What does the Brooklyn Bridge and the Oldest still active military ship have in common? Watch this video to find out....
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Neil Allen
Sep 2, 20222 min read
Creche Art of Lotte Sievers-Hahn
By Phillip Garding Nativity sets are works of art in a long tradition of using art to worship Jesus Christ. Whether a painting,...
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Neil Allen
Aug 18, 20221 min read
Oh, the People You Will Meet
By Helen Holder - Friends of the Creche Secretary Come to an FOTC meeting and you will definitely meet other nativity lovers. You might...
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Neil Allen
Jul 30, 20223 min read
How to Focus A Collection
Let's be honest, Nativities come in a wide variety of forms. If you are like most collectors (if there is a category of "Most...
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Neil Allen
Jun 18, 20222 min read
Introduction to Our Speaker in Georgia : Dr. Michael DeSanctis
My Vocation as a Creche-Builder Michael E. DeSanctis, Ph.D. For thirty-five years I served as a professor of fine arts and theology at a...
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