http://www.1920sera.com Relive the 1920's Through Topical Articles of the Era Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:59:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.1920sera.com/books/1920s-ebooks/1920s-theme-wedding-ideas/ http://www.1920sera.com/books/1920s-ebooks/1920s-theme-wedding-ideas/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:05:13 +0000 Flapper http://www.1920sera.com/?p=1113 Create your own 1920s Themed Wedding with ideas from this eBook.   This is not about Gangsters and Molls! All the featured information in this 82 page eBook relates to genuine 1920s weddings for people who want to create an authentic period wedding. Taken from my collection of 1920s literature, the eBook contains a mixture [...]


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