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The Historical Society of Plainfield invites one and all to the Eighteenth cruising guide newfoundland Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday at the Drake House Museum beginning at 6:00 pm. Raffle prizes will be awarded during the festive evening of Christmas caroling, gift giving, and refreshments. This year's Gingerbread House will once again be generously awarded to one lucky winning family.
Children are encouraged to participate, as Santa will make a surprise visit, with a gift for every child. In addition to the large Christmas tree in the ballroom, there will be three decorated theme trees in the period rooms of the museum. T his program is free to the public. Due to space limitations and safety concerns we are unable cruising guide newfoundland to provide space for baby strollers or carriages.
cruising guide newfoundland The sights and sounds of the season will greet visitors when they come to Thomas Edison's home in Llewellyn Park during "Holidays at Glenmont." Glenmont will be decorated much as it was while the Edison family lived there. Greenery and red poinsettias will deck the mantles above the fireplaces. Staircases will be ringed with boughs and red ribbon bows and wreaths will hang in every window. In the den, the majestic ten foot tree will be set and the presents underneath will be waiting as if the Edison children Madeleine, Theodore, and Charles, will soon come running down the stairs from their rooms - after they've checked their stockings in the upstairs living cruising guide newfoundland room! Family china will be displayed on the dining room table and the scene will be completed with holiday cards that were received by the family.
The Edison home, Glenmont, is located on a fifteen-acre estate in Llewellyn Park, the country's first private residential community. Built in 1880, the twenty-nine room mansion contains the original furnishings and family items used by the Edisons. The estate grounds include gardens, a greenhouse, barn, and the poured concrete garage containing the family's automobiles. Thomas and Mina Edison are buried on the grounds of the estate.
Car passes and tour tickets must be purchased at the Laboratory Complex Visitor Center at 211 Main Street, West Orange, NJ. Admission is $7.00, and includes the Glenmont Estate and the Laboratory Complex. Children under age 16 are free. For more information, call 973-736-0550 x11 or v isit www.nps.gov/edis .
The Hudson County Genealogical and Historical Society invites the public to attend their December meeting. Judy Russell, cruising guide newfoundland the Legal Genealogist, will present a program entitled Building a Family on Circumstantial Evidence from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Secaucus Public Library and Business Resource Center, 1379 Paterson PlankRoad, Secaucus, NJ. For more information, visit www.hudsoncountynjgenealogy.org .
Experience a quintessential Cape May tradition on this popular self-guided tour of Victorian inns and homes beautifully decorated for the holidays. Experience a special holiday tradition with friends and family during Christmas Candlelight House Tours sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts Humanities (MAC). Every year since 1974, over a dozen Victorian inns, homes, churches, and hotels open their doors and welcome visitors to share the warmth and hospitality of the season on these popular self-guided tours. Join the merriment during the 40th year of this beloved tradition and kindle your Christmas cruising guide newfoundland spirit, on the second of three Christmas Candlelight House Tours this season on Saturday, December 14 from 5:30 - 8:30 pm.
You will be welcomed inside with holiday hospitality and cheer. Enjoy Christmas carols cruising guide newfoundland by candlelight, strolling musicians along the historic cruising guide newfoundland streets cruising guide newfoundland of Cape May and beautiful holiday decorations. Travel from site to site on board a heated trolley shuttle and stop at hospitality centers for warm beverages and holiday treats during your travels.
Featured properties on this second of three Christmas Candlelight House Tours include: The Albert Stevens Inn, 127 Myrtle Avenue; Beauclaire's B B Inn, 23 Ocean Street; The Bedford Inn, 805 Stockton Avenue; Cape Island Baptist Church, Columbia Ave. Gurney Street; Congress Hall Hotel, 251 Beach Avenue (enter from Congress Place); The Dormer House, 800 Columbia Avenue; Fairthorne cruising guide newfoundland Cottage, 115 Ocean Street; The George Ogden House, 737 Washington Street; Hotel Macomber, 727 Beach Avenue; The John Wesley Inn, 30 Gurney Street; The Mainstay Inn, 635 Columbia Avenue; The Mason Cottage, 623 Columbia Avenue; The Myers Residence, 1112 Washington Street; The Queen Victoria, 102 Ocean Street; The Summer Cottage Inn, 613 Columbia Avenue; The Thomas Webster House, 933 Washington Street; Victorian Lace Inn, 901 Stockton Avenue; and The Wilbraham Mansion, 133 Myrtle Avenue.
Christmas Candlelight House Tours also include a visit to Cape May's authentically decorated Victorian house museum, the Emlen Physick Estate at 1048 Washington Street, cruising guide newfoundland and the exhibit "An Old-Fashioned cruising guide newfoundland Christmas: Holiday Traditions through the Years" in the Carriage House Gallery located on the grounds of the Physick Estate. The exhibit's main attraction is a model Dickens Village and display featuring favorite Christmas toys and vintage Christmas memories, all beneath the boughs of a giant Christmas tree.
Two conveniently located hospitality centers, the Carriage House at the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington Street, and the Cape Island Baptist Church, Columbia Avenue and Gurney Street, will be open from 5:30 - 8:30 pm, allowing visitors to enjoy warm beverages and traditional holiday treats. Free shuttle service on heated trolleys is provided throughout the evening.
Admission to the Christmas Candlelight House Tour is $25 for adults cruising guide newfoundland and $20 for children (ages 3 to 12). The tour is limited; it is strongly recommended that tickets be reserved in advance cruising guide newfoundland by calling 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278 or visiting www.capemaymac.org . Any remaining cruising guide newfoundland tickets on the day of the tour may be purchased at the Washington Street cruising guide newfoundland Mall Information Booth, Washington and Ocean streets. Properties on the tour are subject to change. The final Christmas Candlelight House Tour will be held on Saturday, Dec. 28, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The Keyport Historical Society invites you to come and enjoy a ride on an old-fashioned trolley through the historic town of Keyport at Christmas time and visit the homes of all types. cruising guide newfoundland The tours start at Burlew's Seafood and Steak Restaurant (59 West Front Street, Keyport, NJ) and runs from 4:00 - 9:00 pm.
Advance tickets are $18 and available at IHOP (106 Route 36, Stop and Shop Plaza), Keyport Public Library (109 Broad Street) and Espresso Joe's (50 West Front Street). Tickets can be purchased on the day of the event for $20 starting at 2:00pm at 59 West Front Street, Keyport, NJ. Brochures and maps will be available before tours start. For more information, call 732-739-6390 or visit www.keyporthistoricalsociety.com .
On Saturday at 10:00 am, join a park ranger and learn about sound waves and how to record sound at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange, NJ. Afterwards there will be a recording session with a tinfoil phonograph.
The Thomas Edison National cruising guide newfoundland Historical Park Visitor Center is located at 211 Main Street, West Orange, NJ. The Laboratory Complex is open Wednesday through Sunday, from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm year-round. The Glenmont Estate is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. All special programs are included with $7.00 park entrance fee unless otherwise indicated. Children under 16 are free. Car passes and tour tickets must be obtained at the Laboratory Complex Visitor Center for all Glenmont programs. For more information, call 973-736-0550 ext.. 11 or v isit www.nps.gov/edis .
Join the Walpack Historical Society for a "Walpack Christmas" at the Rosenkrans Museum, Main Street, Walpack cruising guide newfoundland Center, NJ within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The celebration and open house will take place on Saturday, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm
The museum, a circa 1850 one and a half story frame building with eyebrow windows, was once the typical style of home in the Delaware River Valley. It will be decorated for the holidays in the old-fashioned way. Refreshments will be served and live music will be performed. The event is free and the public is invited. All ages are welcome. cruising guide newfoundland For more information, call 973-948-4903 or visit www.walpackhistory.org .
Stop by Historic Cold Spring Village this holiday season for holiday merriment and shopping! The Country Store is open Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm in December cruising guide newfoundland (through December 22). Browse a unique line of heritage goods, hand-crafted artisan wares, jams and jellies, jewelry, hand-knit scarves and hats, books, and much more!
And don t forget - the Village Welcome Center is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 am - 4:30 pm with free admission. Guests can enjoy Cape May County cruising guide newfoundland and maritime history exhibits, as well as an interactive virtual tour of HCSV.
Historic Cold Spring Village is located on Route 9, three miles north of Victorian Cape May and a mile and a half west of the southern end of the Garden State Parkway. For more information, call 609-898-2300, ext. 10 or visit the Village cruising guide newfoundland www.hcsv.org .
The Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum Association will be hosting their annual Holiday cruising guide newfoundland Candlelight Evening cruising guide newfoundland Tours, Saturday, December 14, from 6:00 - 9:00 pm in the museum building located at 1632 St. Georges Avenue, Rahway, NJ at the corner of Westfield cruising guide newfoundland Avenue.
This year, as always, the old tavern building, housing the museum, will be decorated for the holidays as it might have been circa 1800. All the rooms will be aglow in candlelight, and live period music will entertain cruising guide newfoundland the evening cruising guide newfoundland s guests with Christmas carols and 19th century holiday melodies. This program is open to the public and all ages are welcome.
This year s celebration will once again feature the holiday music of nationally renowned musician and singer, Linda Russell. cruising guide newfoundland She entertains audiences with ancient carols, interwoven with Yuletid