Holidays | Elaine VonCannon Real Estate

October 22, 2021

William & Mary and Colonial Williamsburg Ghost!

William & Mary and Colonial Williamsburg Ghost! Of all of the College’s buildings, the Sir Christopher Wren Building is perhaps most consistently cited as haunted — which makes sense given its age and history. Not...

March 17, 2021

The Real History of St. Patrick’s Day!

St. Patrick’s Day, is not just green beer, shot glass necklaces that say “Kiss Me I’m Irish,” and everybody talking about how Irish they suddenly are. Here is the holiday’s origins you may not know...

December 28, 2019

The History of New Year’s Resolutions

The custom of making New Year’s resolutions has been around for thousands of years, but it started much differently than the modern tradition. Ancient Babylonia is where the New Year’s Resolution began. That was over...

November 28, 2019

The North Pole: To Buy or Not to Buy

As an Associate Broker in real estate I have often ponder why Santa Clause, Father Christmas and other namesakes would live at the North Pole. In Real Estate, we are taught location, location, location. So...

November 26, 2019

Christmas Stocking, Shoes left out or the Christmas Shoe Box, which one does your family do?

Don’t you just love Traditions? Well my family came from North Carolina (parents, grandparents and such) the family I can recall at least. We had several traditions that I still do with my family. One...