The Sterne-Hoya Museum House and Library will host the opening of "'Tis the Season" Christmas exhibit on Saturday, December 19th from 6 P.M. to 9 P.M.
The event will feature a mid-1800's styled Christmas celebration and special holiday exhibits. Guests will be greeted on a muslin-wrapped porch and served warm wassail, much as the guests of Adolphus Sterne may have been greeted during the holidays of the 1840's.
In addition to the silhouettes of dancing guests on the porch, the house will be decorated as described in Mr. Sterne's diary, using garland and other greenery instead of a Christmas tree and tinsel. The holiday exhibits will feature typical holiday games, food, fashion, music and dancing, and other traditions of the era, allowing guests to experience an authentic old-fashioned Nacogdoches Christmas.
The 'Tis the Season event is free, but donations will be accepted. The holiday exhibits will remain on display until Dec. 31 and tours will be given during normal museum hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday Dec 19, 2015
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
12/19/15 6-9PM
Sterne-Hoya Museum House and Library
(211 S. Lanana St, Nacogdoches, TX)
Free (donations accepted)
Patrick Vines or Jessica Sowell
Nacogdoches Historic Sites
(936)560-4441
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