2013 Old Home Holiday Tour
December 7 - December 20
$5 admission for adults, $1 for children
Schedule a group tour for parties of 10 or more. Call 419-352-0967 for details.
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Old Home Holiday Tour. Self-guided tours of the Mueum decorated in holiday splendor. Over 30 exhibits. $5/adult, $1/child. |
St/Sun Dec. 7 & 8
1-4 PM
Dec. 9, 10, & 11
10am - 5pm
Thur, Dec. 12
10am - 8pm
Fri, Dec. 13
10a-5p (Gala 6-9)
St/Sun Dec. 14 & 151-4 PM
Dec. 16, 17, & 18
10am - 5pm
Dec. 19
10am - 8pm
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Wreath-making Workshop. Bring us your Christmas flair and we will provide a wreath and guidance to making the perfect holiday wreath. $12/person ($10/WCHS members). RSVP 419-352-0967.
Thank you to Ben Franklin Crafts for the wreaths!
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2013 Workshop Date TBA
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Christmas Teas. Enjoy a special menu of holiday teas and goodies, live holiday music, and self-guided tours of the beautifully-decorated Museum. $12/adult, $10 WCHS member, $3/child. |
December 12 at 2 PM
[make a reservation]
December 19 at 2 PM
[make a reservation]
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Holiday Gala Fundraiser. Start the season in a sparkle at the Gala! Light grazing, champagne, and Silent Auction that will make holiday shopping a breeze. RSVP for this special evening 419-352-0967 $20/person. |
Friday, Dec. 13 from
6-9 PM
[more about the Gala]
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Kids Crafts and Cookie Decorating.
Bring your creative whimsy, and we’ll provide the makings for fun make-n-take activities that tie in to our Living Christmas Card exhibits. Some crafts are free, some have a minimal fee. |
Sat. Dec. 14, 1-4 PM
Sun. Dec. 15, 1-4 PM
Th. Dec. 19, 6-8 PM
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Live Music at the Museum.
An array of local talents make merry music throughout the tour season. |
2013 Music Schedule TBA
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Visit with Santa Claus! Bring your digital camera and snap a photo with Santa. |
Sat. Dec. 14, 1-4 PM
Sun. Dec. 15, 1-4 PM
Th. Dec. 19, 6-8 PM
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Living Christmas Cards. Three exhibit rooms come to life with interactive interpreters. Family crafts included. Civil War-era, 1950s, General Store, and Medical exhibits. |
Sat. Dec. 14, 1-4 PM
Sun. Dec. 15, 1-4 PM
Th. Dec. 19, 6-8 PM
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Working Railroad Display of the Polar Express, courtesy of the Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Association |
Weekends 1-4 pm
Th. Dec. 19, 6-8 PM
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Gingerbread Scavenger Hunt.
Find the Gingerbread Figures in each Museum exhibit and take home a special holiday treasure. |
On-going.
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Jumbo Christmas Cards.
Peek your head into the cutouts of our jumbo-sized Christmas Card, or pose outside in front of a jumbo-sized Christmas Card amongst the outdoor Christmas Trees. |
On-going.
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Thank you to our military personnel.
A special military exhibit to honor our service men and women past and present. |
On-going.
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2013 Old Home Holiday Gala Fundraiser
Friday, December 13, 6 - 9 PM
$20 admission
RSVP at 419-352-0967
Enjoy light and elegant hors d'oeuvres, delectible desserts, and sparkling champagne. Tour the museum in search of Christmas Treasures, and wrap up your Christmas gift list at the Silent Auction.
 2012 Auction Donors - just to give you an idea how cool this is:
Armstrong Air & Space Museum, Betty's Bead Soup, BG Cafe brandy cake, BG Convention & Visitors Bureau, BG Chamber BG-opoly, Grounds For Thought coffee, Aardvark Screen Printing, BGSU, Black Swamp Spinners Guild, Casa Barron, Cinemark Theatre, Hagemeyer Fine Photography, Keepsake Portraits, Kohne Camera & Photo, Lake of the Cat Publishing, Nate & Wally's Fishbowl, National Tractor Pulling Championships, North Branch Nursery, Panera Bread, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Sam-B's, Schooner Farms, Snook's Dream Car Museum, St. Julian's Fitness, Toledo Mud Hens, Toledo Walleye, Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Toledo Zoo, Beth Genson oil painting, Chris Sanderson jewelry, Kathleen Munger handbag, Robert Lee hand-carved wood ornaments, Ruth Hasselman goodies.
THANK YOU 2012 HOLIDAY SPONSORS!
Dennis & Lynda Nemec • Dolores A. Black
George & Leslee Thompson • Dirt Detective Cleaning Services • BG Beverage
Darlene D. Petkwitz • Rebecca Mancuso • Joan Shreve
 BECOME A HOLIDAY DECORATOR!
If you or your organization would like to decorate a room, hallway, or outdoor Christmas tree, please contact us!
 printable PDF 2013 application
Application includes introduction, calendar, and decorator's guidelines.
TROUBLE DOWNLOADING? Contact
the Museum to have an application mailed or faxed to you.
We will also have live trees outside lining the sidewalk to decorate too! This is a great project for scout, youth, church, or any other group! Trees donated by Rick & Carl's Trees, Bowling Green.
| 2012 HOLIDAY DECORATORS: |
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GROUP |
SUNG TO THE TUNE OF... |
| #1 Front Porch |
Northwest Community Corrections Center |
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas..." |
| #2 Front Parlor, Hall & Stairs |
George & Leslee Thompson |
"Deck the Halls" |
| #3 Dining Room |
Historic Perrysburg |
"Santa's Reindeer Ride"
Have a DEER, DEER Christmas! |
| #4/5 Gift Shop & Hall |
WCHS Membership Committee |
"Give the PAST as a PRESENT!" |
| #6 Meeting Rooms |
Edie Olds |
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| #7 Kitchen |
WCHS |
"Oh give us some Figgy Pudding!" |
| #8 Laundry |
Wood Co. Park District |
"In the meadow we can build a snowman..." |
| #9 Alumni Exhibit |
Wood Co. Committee on Aging |
"It's the most... wonderful time... of the year!" |
| #10 1950s |
North Baltimore Gleaner's Arbor #461 |
"Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock" |
| #11 Government Room |
Edie Olds |
"Here Comes Santa Claus" |
| #12 Arts & Crafts-era Exhibit |
BG Schools Transportation Dept. |
"Toy Land!" |
| #13 Victorian Parlor |
Rosie Campbell |
Victorian-era Christmas Customs |
| #14 Victorian's Secret |
F.R.O.G.S. (Friends of Girl Scouts) |
H*O*P Aboard the Polar Express |
| #15 Native Indian (Euro) |
Edwin Herroon, Charlene Harmon, & Elva Court |
Christmas Villages
Special thanks to Home Depot |
| #16 Wood County in Motion |
Northwest Ohio Railroad Association |
"Old Toy Trains" (Roger Miller tune)
The North Pole Express |
| #17 Native Indian (pre-Euro) |
Edie Olds |
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| #18 Medical Exhibit |
Heritage Corner Health Care Campus |
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| #19 Barbershop & Beauty Parlor |
WCHS |
"The Hat I Got for Christmas" |
| #20 Reed General Store |
Diann Gray - Fostoria Garden Club |
"Holly Jolly Christmas" |
| #20 Life at the Home Exhibit |
Phyllis Hann - Fostoria Garden Club |
"I'm Dreaming of a WHITE Christmas" |
| #22 Hands on History |
Edwin Herroon, Charlene Harmon, & Elva Court |
Christmas Villages
Special thanks to Home Depot |
| #23 Infirmary Bedroom |
Wood Co. Solid Waste District
Amanda Gamby & Lauren Schall |
"Dreaming of a GREEN Christmas" |
| #24 One-room School |
Ruth Steele |
"Silent Night" |
| #25 Military Exhibit |
Joyce Johnson |
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| #26 Center Landing |
Edie Olds |
"Angels We Have Heard on High" |
| #27 4-H Exhibit |
Wood Co. 4-H |
"Let it snow, let it snow, let US S'KNOW" |
| #28 West Hall, 2nd floor South |
Black Swamp Spinners Guild |
"Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens"
Mittens will be donated to the Cherry Street Mission |
| #29 Civil War Homfront Kitchen |
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DECORATOR'S TIMELINE:
| 2013 PLANNING: |
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DECORATOR'S EVENTS |
| July 2013 |
TBA |
Christmas in July Decorator's Meeting at the Wood County Historical Museum. Meet fellow decorators and tour the museum for inspiration. |
Oct. 1, 2012
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Decorator applications due to Edie Olds |
| October 2013 |
TBA |
Christmas Decorator's Psych-up Meeting at the Wood County Historical Museum. Share decorating ideas and tour the museum as you finalize your plans. Room Confirmations sent. |
| DECORATING DAYS: NOVEMBER 2013 (subject to change) |
| Sat. Nov. 9 |
Noon - 5 PM |
Museum open to Decorators |
| November 12 - 14 |
10 AM - 8 PM |
Museum open to Decorators |
| Fri. Nov. 15 |
10 AM - 5 PM |
Museum open to Decorators |
| Sat. Nov. 16 |
Noon - 5 PM |
Museum open to Decorators |
| Nov. 19 - 21 |
10 AM - 8 PM |
Museum open to Decorators |
| Fri. Nov. 22 |
10 AM - 5 PM |
Museum open to Decorators |
| Sat. Dec. 23 |
Noon - 5 PM |
Museum open to Decorators |
| DECORATOR TEAR-DOWN: JAN. 6-11, 2014 (subject to change) |
| Jan. 6 - 10 |
10 am - 5 pm |
Decorator Tear-down |
| Sat. Jan. 11 |
Noon - 5 pm |
Decorator Tear-down |
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