(Oneida, NY – Nov. 2015) The Madison County Historical Society will hold its Victorian Christmas Open House on Dec. 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Cottage Lawn, headquarters of the society, on 435 Main St. in Oneida. This event is free and open to the public.
The period rooms will be festively decorated by Oneida area florist-Balloons and Blossoms and area garden clubs -Green Thumb Garden Club and Sherrill Garden Club.
Entertainment throughout the afternoon will be provided by the St. Pat’s Select Choir under the direction of Amanda Yeoman who will perform from 1 to 1:30 p.m.
Santa will visit from 1:30 to 2:30 reading holiday classics. Children are encouraged to come and share their holiday wish list with Santa.
Kevin Bailey will return to perform holiday favorites from 2:30 to 3 p.m.
The Whitelaw Ringers of Praise Ensemble will be performing from 3 to 3:30 p.m. under the director of Esther Jaquin.
Suzuki Violin Studio of Oneida and Hamilton under the direction of Iryna Juravich will be returning to close the afternoon with their performance from 3:30 to 4 p.m.
Come visit the society’s latest temporary exhibit, “Churches of Madison County” that showcases loaned items from churches within the county along with objects from the historical society’s collection. Check out our gift shop for that special holiday gift such as membership to the historical society, paper dolls, and historical literature.
Raffle tickets for the 50/50 raffle and gift baskets will be sold during the event. All drawings will be held at the end of the event.
Holiday refreshments will be served.
For more information, please contact the Madison County Historical Society at (315) 363-4136 or (315) 361-9735, or 435 Main Street, Oneida, NY 13421, email: history@mchs1900.org, or visit our website at www.mchs1900.org, and like us on Facebook at Madison County Historical Society, Oneida, NY.