The Salvation Army’s Big Christmas Dinner
BY ROB JEFFERY
Today, Madison Square Garden in New York City is the home of the NBA’s Knicks, the NHL’s Rangers, college [...]
Open-Air Guitars, 1900
BY ROB JEFFERY
In 1900, in New York City, two Salvation Army “lassies” are rocking out on their [...]
Lecture Ticket, May 3, 1931
BY ROB JEFFERY
Two Salvation Army generals are buried in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, N.Y.: General [...]
Portrait of Mary Booth, 1791–1875
BY ROB JEFFERY
We are blessed in our museum archives to have many personal family heirlooms that belonged [...]
Donut Girl and Doughboy, 1917
BY ROB JEFFERY
In the First World War (1914–1918), Salvation Army “Donut Girls” didn’t only make sweet [...]
An Officer and a Firefighter
BY ROB JEFFERY
In the winter of 1959 in Manchester, New Hampshire, a call to the fire department resulted in a call to [...]
“The Commander in Rags”
BY ROB JEFFERY
During her tenure as the National Commander for The Salvation Army in the United States (1904–1934), [...]
Commander Evangeline Booth in Connecticut, 1924
BY ROB JEFFERY
In May of 1924, Commander Evangeline Booth took an automobile tour of Connecticut, stopping in various [...]
The Christian Mission Handbill, 1877
BY ROB JEFFERY
This handbill from 1877 announces the exciting goings-on of the Christian Mission. The Christian Mission was the precursor to The Salvation Army.
Commissioner Thomas Estill (1859–1926)
BY ROB JEFFERY
The Salvation Army in America has been led by some pretty big names. In the early years, Commissioner George Scott [...]