Virginia in the News

“The child and the paper are long gone, but their exchange on faith lives on.”
—Clyde Haberman, New York Times

Virginia is known all around the globe:
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‍“Yes, Virginia”: The story behind the letter about Santa Claus
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CBS Sunday Morning, December 16, 2018

‍“Yes, Virginia - There is a Santa Claus"
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Off the Path from New York to Boston Podcast, December 25, 2020

Santa’s Manhattan Homes
The New York Times, December 2019

Virginia of ‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus’ grew up to be a teacher
The Washington Post
, December 2014

Virginia Lived Here
NY Metro Parents, November 2013

Yes, Virginia, the Studio School in NYC does offer scholarships
The Examiner
, December 2009

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Scholarship
New York Times
, December 2009

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
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Janet C. Rotter's blog on the Huffington Post, December 2009

There is a Santa Claus
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by Junji Tachino, December 2009

NYC schoolkids of today answer girl's famous 1897 Santa letter
New York Post, December 2009

The Child and the Paper Are Long Gone, but Their Exchange on Faith Lives On
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New York Times, December 2008

Yes, New York, There Was a Virginia
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New York Times, December 2004

Virginia O'Hanlon's Home To Be Turned Into School
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New York Sun, December 2005

A City Memory Lives, as Real as a Girl’s Belief
The New York Times, December 2004

Yes, Virginia, a Thousand Times Yes
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New York Times, September 1997

Where Virginia Prompted That Immortal Editorial
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New York Times, December 1993

Yes Virginia, your house still stands
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New York Times, December 1989

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