jack-o’-lantern: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: National Geographic - The twisted transatlantic tale of American jack-o?-lanterns. | Aug 07, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - The Indians and the Jack-O'-Lanterns. | Mar 17, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Clemenson Cooperative Extension - Home and Garden Information Center - The Origins of the Jack O�Lantern. | Jan 25, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - The twisted transatlantic tale of American jack-o?-lanterns. | Feb 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - It's Halloween: The Jack-o'-Lantern Story: Uncut and Uncensored. | Nov 25, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 18, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Michigan State University Extension - Pumpkin carving: The history of the jack-o�-lantern. | Aug 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Carnegie Museum of Natural History - The Jack-O-Lantern�s Origins. | Jun 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Irish Central - Original Irish Jack-o-Lanterns made of turnips were truly terrifying. | Feb 15, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 03, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - The Story of the Jack-o-Lantern. | Sep 04, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - People - How Halloween Works. | Mar 09, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Jack-O'-Lantern Mask. | Mar 09, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - History of the Jack-O-Lantern. | Mar 09, 2012 | ||
| Article revised. | Oct 25, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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