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December Tours at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum

December 10-21, 2014
December Tours at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum
This December treat yourself to a visit to Christmas past with a tour of Macculloch
Hall Historical Museum (MHHM). Guided tours of the seasonally decorated period
rooms will be offered each Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from December 10th
through Sunday December 21st. The first tour of the day leaves at 1:15pm.  In addition visitors can enjoy the three exhibit galleries including the new Christmas exhibit “Another Stocking To Fill: Antique Christmas Toys and Decorations”.  The Christmas gift shop will also be open for the season.

The Museum’s period rooms will be decorated for the holidays in traditional style
by the Garden Club of Morristown with fresh holly and boxwood, greenery and other live decorations. In the drawing room visitors will find a special Christmas tree decorated with historically inspired ornaments. 2014 marks the 24th year Morristown’s Assumption School fourth grade students have handcrafted these ornaments and this year’s theme includes small felt stockings inspired by the museum’s Christmas exhibit.  “Another Stocking To Fill: Antique Christmas Toys and Decorations” exhibit features toys and ornaments from a century ago. This is the seventh year this special exhibit has been created through generous object loans from “Sign of the Tymes Antiques” Lafayette NJ and objects from local collector Barbara Silverstein’s collection.  

Visitors can enjoy illustrator Thomas Nast’s original Santa and Christmas images
throughout the Museum’s galleries and period rooms. The Museum has the largest
collection of Nast originals in the nation. While Thomas Nast was primarily a
political cartoonist, he was perhaps proudest of his now-iconic image of Santa.
Portrayed as a jolly old elf riding high above the rooftops in his reindeer-drawn sleigh and filling each Christmas stocking “hung by the chimney with care,” Santa Claus was inspired by the famous poem “A Visit from Saint Nicholas”, or “Twas The Night Before Christmas”, written by Clement Clarke Moore in 1822.

Children who visit the Museum during touring hours in December can write a letter to Santa, the tradition of which came from Thomas Nast’s imagination. Nast placed Santa’s home and workshop in the North Pole, and he developed the idea of sending letters to Santa through the U.S. Postal Service. The Museum’s 2014 Thomas Nast ornament, a beautiful burgundy red, is entitled “Christmas Post” and depicts a child posting a letter on a snow-filled street. Children can visit the museum to write and post their letter in a replica of the mailbox during touring hours in December. The engraving was originally published in Harper’s Weekly on January 4th 1879.  This ornament, and frameable print, will be on sale in the gift shop along with other unique gifts, stocking stuffers and Thomas Nast items, including ornaments from past years, in the museum's holiday shop.

The Museum is open for guided tours of the decorated period rooms and visits to exhibits beginning December 10th through December 21st on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday afternoons, 1pm – 4pm, the last tour leaves at 3pm. The museum will have the Drawing Room Christmas tree, Thomas Nast images and Christmas exhibit on display during touring hours beginning Sunday January 4th through January 29th.

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the Macculloch-Miller families, the Morris area community, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic site, collections, exhibits, and educational and cultural programs. Admission -Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free. Call (973) 538-2404 ext. 10, visit maccullochhall.org or find us on Facebook.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 45 Macculloch Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is a nonprofit educational affiliate of the W. Parsons Todd Foundation.

 
Location Information
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum
45 Macculloch Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960
Website: www.maccullochhall.org
 
Contact Information
Karen Hollywood
Email: khollywood@maccullochhall.org
Phone: 973-538-2404 ext 10
   



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