North Tonawanda History Museum © History of the Museum / News Release Archive

Administrative Office: 314 Oliver Street - Mailing Address: 195 Goundry Street

2005 Office Hours: Mondays 5 to 9 p.m., Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m., Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon

In lieu of a program because of potential poor weather conditions the North Tonawanda History Museum's monthly meeting for January will be a planning session at Museum offices at 314 Oliver Street. Members, volunteers, and others interested in knowing more about the Museum's work are invited to attend. The Museum will be open during its regular hours from 9 to 5 p.m. that day and the membership/planning session will be from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. You do not need to be present for the entire time.

“We invite you to come meet with the Trustees and volunteer staff for an update on our progress and plans for 2005,” said Cynthia Fredricks, President. “We have an ambitious schedule of events and activities lined up for the coming year. Your input is needed and we can find a use for your time in whatever quantities or dates you have available.”

A new phone line has been installed by Choice One, facilitated by North Tonawanda resident Gene Rossano, Jr. Museum representatives may now be reached at 213-0554 or 692-2681 or by email at nthistorymuseum@aol.com. Office hours for 2005 are: Mondays 5 to 9 p.m. ; Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m. ; Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m. ; and Fridays 9 to noon. The Museum is also open by appointment.

A special meeting at the NT Football Hall of Fame, 240-1/2 Goundry Street, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Come visit this unique repository of North Tonawanda's football history.

As part of its educational programming and in keeping with its efforts to collaborate with other historical and cultural venues, the North Tonawanda History Museum's Community Relations Committee is planning a day trip to the Niagara County Historical Society campus of five historic buildings in Lockport on Saturday, May 21, 2005. Stephen Ash and Judith Mittiga are planning the trip.

The day will begin with a bus trip, picking up passengers at the Museum offices at 314 Oliver Street, at 9:30 a.m. Following a guided tour of the historical society structures and a visit to the Outwater Emporium gift shop, the group will return to North Tonawanda for a luncheon at Pane's Restaurant at 1:15 p.m. The bus will return passengers to 314 Oliver following the luncheon. Total cost is $25 per person.

To register for the day trip, send a check or money order for $25 each to the North Tonawanda History Museum, 314 Oliver Street, North Tonawanda, NY 14120. Reservations are limited. Early registration is recommended.

2004 – 2005 School Year - History Walks Offered To Teachers As Field Trip Opportunities

The North Tonawanda History Museum Education Committee is pleased to offer teachers in North Tonawanda schools an opportunity to participate with their classes in a walking history tour as a field trip on local history. Sarah Walter is Education Curator.

Walks can be arranged to accommodate class schedules. A 90-minute walk is suggested. At present, two tours are available: “The Lumber Capital of the World” and a “ North Tonawanda's Historic Homes” walking tour is available. It is hoped that a Sweeney Cemetery tour and tours of other City cemeteries will be available by the fall of 2005.

Comfortable shoes and a bottle of water are recommended for tour participants. Suggested donation to the Museum is $2 per student. No charge for teachers and chaperones.

Planned to become a bi-annual event, the first of which will be held on Sunday, July 31, 2005, will include a 2-1/2 mile walking and/or driving tour of historic homes and other historic structures in the city. Your choice of sites to visit will include ten of North Tonawanda's most interesting homes, five historical church buildings, and two registered historic sites.

Carriage rides in a Cinderella carriage, similar to those horse-drawn carriages used by the wealthy residents of the City in the late 1800's and early 1900's, will be available during the event. Photos of those taking the carriage rides may also be purchased as mementos. Carriage rides will be provided by Double T Ranch of East Bethany. The Shawnee Country Barns Co-Op will provide antiques for the event. Items to be displayed by Co-Op members in the historic homes included in the Tour may be purchased by attendees. Martin Wachadlo, an architectural historian, will assist Museum event planners in detailing the architectural histories of the homes. The event will also include a Towpath Tea in the pavilion in historic Pinewoods Park, presented by Mr.& Mrs. Catering. The tea is not included in the ticket price for the Tour, and it will be open to the public as well as to ticket holders. The tea will include a sampling of typical fare from the late 1800's to early 1900's as well as more modern fare. Attendees will pay for their individual choice of food and beverage purchases.

North Tonawanda businesses wishing to advertise in the keepsake guidebook for the event are invited to call the Museum at 213-0554 or 692-2681 or email to nthistorymuseum@aol.com soon.

Tickets may be ordered for $18 each or $15 for members of the North Tonawanda History Museum. To prepay a carriage ride, an additional $5 should be submitted. A keepsake guidebook is included in the ticket price. Guidebooks will be distributed to ticket holders at a registration table in Pinewood Park.

A maximum of 500 tickets will be sold. Tickets are available at the Museum at 314 Oliver Street, at Hodgepodge, at 72 Webster Street, Barb's Sweet Treats, 238 Oliver Street, or the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas at 15 Webster Street.

Carriage rides will be open to the public during the event, but those holding tickets to the Historic Treasures Tour will be given precedence. Non-ticket holders ride fees will be $5 for adults, $3 for children, $10 for a family of 4 plus $1 for each additional family member.

The first annual Lumber City Scavenger Hunt is planned for May, June, and July 2005, with the winning entries selected during the week following Canal Fest. The Board of Trustees hopes the Lumber City Scavenger Hunt will encourage residents and non-residents to visit North Tonawanda's wonderful assortment of businesses and cultural and other attractions.

Scavenger Hunters must visit each participating business, cultural attraction, or other venue in order to obtain the answer to a question about that site or a product sold or on display there on the questionnaire/entry blank. Completed entry blanks will be reviewed for accuracy of answers and those with the most correct answers will become part of the final drawing for selection of winners. Entry blanks with questions will be available by May 1, 2005, and should be turned in before August 5, 2005. Winners will be announced and prizes awarded on August 19, 2005. Participating businesses and cultural attractions will be asked to provide items or gift certificates for prizes for the winning entries. A $25 sponsorship will also be required from each participating business but will include a business card size ad or coupon on the questionnaire/entry form.

The Board of Trustees of the North Tonawanda History Museum and the Towpath Tiller are pleased to announce the North Tonawanda Historic Gardens Contest 2005. This contest is open to residents, businesses, and civic and cultural organizations of North Tonawanda. The contest is meant to encourage visitors to our city as well as to serve our residents and to emphasize the enjoyment of history, things historical, and gardening.

• A city wide garden project with a historic them requirement for participation

• Meant to stimulate residents, businesses, and other organizations to turn the entire city into a garden city for the summer months

Tour maps showing locations of participating gardens will be available beginning July 1 at the North Tonawanda History Museum offices at 314 Oliver Street, Hodgepodge at 72 Webster Street, Budwey's Supermarket at 535 Division Street, North Tonawanda City Clerk's office, the North Tonawanda Senior Center, the North Tonawanda Public Library, and the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas.

Prizes will be awarded in both categories, front yard and private yard, based on:

All entries must be postmarked or hand delivered by June 15, 2005, to be listed on the official tour map. Entries may be submitted to participate in the contest through June 20, 2005. Entry forms may be obtained from the Museum at 314 Oliver Street and will be mailed on request. Call 213-0554 or 692-2681 or email to nthistorymuseum@aol.com.

The Board of Trustees of the North Tonawanda History Museum is pleased to announce “ The Future of Our Past” Logo Design Contest, open to residents of North Tonawanda. Entrants will compete to have their original design become the official logo of the North Tonawanda History Museum. The public will have an opportunity to vote for their favorite design at a time and location to be announced later.

“The North Tonawanda History Museum belongs to the residents and former residents of North Tonawanda who treasure the City's history,” said Sarah Walter, Education Curator. “Our programming and our plans for the Museum's future have all been based on input from the community since the first interest group meeting in September 2003. The contest is a follow up to the contest sponsored by the Museum earlier this year for North Tonawanda school students. This contest resulted in 79 entries, with wonderful artwork coming in from all North Tonawanda School District elementary and middle schools and from St. Mark's Lutheran School. There were four winning entries in this contest, which generated ideas which led to the motto, “The Future of Our Past.” The entries in this first contest were actual works of art rather than logos per se. They will soon be on display in the Museum's administrative offices at 314 Oliver Street.”

The mission of the North Tonawanda History Museum is to assemble, preserve, protect, and exhibit collections pertaining to the history of North Tonawanda, its people and community life, focusing especially on our rich immigrant heritage and role as an important shipping and manufacturing center strategically located on the historic Erie Canal and the Niagara River in the 19 th and 20 th centuries. As a research and educational institution, we plan to be both an active participant in the historical and cultural tourism focus of North Tonawanda and a focal point for students of all ages to participate in historical studies and activities of the City.

The winner will receive a $100 Savings Bond as well as the privilege of having their design become the official logo of the North Tonawanda History Museum. The winner will be announced within thirty days of the date of final submissions. The winning design shall be the sole property of the Museum without limitation or restriction. Entries must be submitted by February 28. Entry forms may be obtained at the Museum at 314 Oliver Street or at Hodgepodge at 72 Webster Street. Forms will be mailed on request also. Call 213-0554 692-2681 or email to nthistorymuseum@aol.com.

Walking tours of historic North Tonawanda, a city whose location at the juncture of the Historic Erie Canal with the mighty Niagara River made it a significant industrial center in the 19 th and 20 th centuries. Learn about the rich immigrant heritage of “the Lumber Capital of the World,” or see the homes of the lumber barons and other prominent individuals in the city's history. Two rotating tours: North Tonawanda's Industrial Heritage: June 8, 22; July 6, 20; August 3, 17, 31; September 14, 28. North Tonawanda's Historic Homes: June 15, 29; July 13, 27; August 10, 24; September 7, 21. Tours begin and end in the parking lot of the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, 180 Thompson Street (admission extra; open 1 to 5 p.m. daily) or visit the historic downtown North Tonawanda shopping district, a unique eclectic mix of shops, restaurants, and cultural venues. Plan to stay after the walking tour for a free concert in Gateway Park on the banks of the Historic Erie Canal. Visit the North Tonawanda History Museum at 314 Oliver Street Mondays 5 to 9 p.m., Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m., Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m., or Fridays 9 to noon. Call 716-213-0554 or 716-692-2681 or email to nthistorymuseum@aol.com for further information.

Fridays - October 14, 21& 28, 2005 – Haunted History Walks in the Haunted Forest

Event will include a Haunted Hayride and a Haunted Tea. In historic Pinewoods Park. 6 to 8 p.m. $1 donation for the walk, hayride and tea optional and will involve separate fees.

NORTH TONAWANDA HISTORY MUSEUM

Telling the Story of Our City's Rich Ethnic & Industrial Heritage

As a City Located on the Historic Erie Canal & Mighty Niagara River

Administrative Office: 314 Oliver Street

North Tonawanda, New York 14120 (716) 213-0554 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com

website: www.nthistorymuseum.org

2005 Office Hours: Mondays 5 to 9 p.m., Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m., Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon

For Immediate Release

North Tonawanda History Museum Announces Meeting Schedule &

Educational Programs for “Students” of All Ages

Thursday, January 20, 2005 – Monthly Membership Meeting (OPEN TO PUBLIC)

The “North Tonawanda Ethnic Heritage Cookbook” will be available for purchase at the meeting, as well as embroidered winter scarves, embroidered totebags, souvenir mugs, CD's of Erie Canal music and New York State folk music, historic postcards of North Tonawanda, and tickets to the July 31 “Historic Treasures Tour” of ten historic homes, five historic churches, and three other historic sites in North Tonawanda.

Entry forms will also be available for those seeking to enter the Historic Gardens Contest and “The Future of our Past” Logo Design Contest. Reservations will also be taken for the May 21 day trip by bus to the Niagara County Historical Society, which includes a luncheon buffet at Pane's Restaurant.

Thursday, February 17, 2004 – Monthly Membership Meeting (OPEN TO PUBLIC)

A special meeting at the NT Football Hall of Fame, 240-1/2 Goundry Street, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Come visit this unique repository of North Tonawanda's football history.

May 21, 2005 - Day Trip To Niagara County Historical Society

Call 213-0554 or 692-2681 or email to nthistorymuseum@aol.com for additional information.

NORTH TONAWANDA HISTORY MUSEUM

Administrative Office: 314 Oliver Street

North Tonawanda, New York 14120

(716) 213-0554 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com - website: www.nthistorymuseum.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HISTORY MUSEUM HAS GIFT ITEMS FOR CHRISTMAS GIVING;

HOURS ANNOUNCED

Historic postcards of North Tonawanda are now available for purchase at the North Tonawanda History Museum, 314 Oliver Street, North Tonawanda. Postcards are $1 each. A variety is available and will soon be available through the Museum's on-line gift shop on their website at www.nthistorymuseum.org. The postcards are produced by TNT Promotions, dealers of historic postcards.

Also available at the Museum are Polish-American history trivia calendars with an emphasis on foods and cooking at $5 each, CD's of Erie Canal music and New York State folk music performed by Yesterday's News at $11 each.

Gift certificates for Christmas or other gift giving are available at $6.69 each for the Museum's “ North Tonawanda Ethnic Heritage Cookbook,” which will be released by Morris Publishing in January. The cookbook will be the first in a series of cookbooks the Museum will have published. "Orders should be placed early for personal copies or gift giving," said Cynthia Fredricks, Community Relations chair. "We may need to order a second printing, based on the orders we have already received." Gift certificates and order forms will also be available at Hodgepodge, 73 Webster Street, and Barb's Sweet Treats, 238 Oliver Street.

Other items available in time for Christmas giving are embroidered neck scarves at $10 each in blue or white, embroidered tote bags at $15, and coffee mugs with a sketch of historic downtown Webster Street by Kay Learned of Hodgepodge, 73 Webster Street. Scarves, tote bags, and mugs are by Impressive Imprints of North Tonawanda.

Also available are tickets to the North Tonawanda Historic Treasures Tour, Sunday, July 31, 2005, a 2-1/2 mile walking-driving tour of ten of the City's fabulously interesting homes, five historic church buildings, and two registered historic sites, at $18 each for non-members/$15 each for members. For an additional $5, ticket purchasers may prepay a ride in a horse-drawn Cinderella carriage during the event. An a la carte Towpath Tea in Historic Pinewoods Park will be included in the event. Tickets may also be purchased at Hodgepodge, 73 Webster Street, or Barb's Sweet Treats, 238 Oliver Street.

Winter Walk candle holders in red or green, including a candle, are also available in time for Christmas celebrations at $1 each.

Museum hours for the holiday season are: Tuesday, December 7 ( 1 to 5 p.m. ); Thursday, December 9 and Friday, December 10 ( 9 a.m. to noon ); Tuesday, December 14 ( 1 to 5 p.m. ); Thursday, December 16 and Friday, December 17 (9 a.m. to noon); Tuesday, December 21 (1 to 9 p.m.); Wednesday, December 22 (9 a.m. to noon; 5 to 9 p.m.); Tuesday, December 28 (1 to 9 p.m.); Wednesday, December 29 (9 a.m. to noon, 5 to 9 p.m.). Beginning January 3, the Museum will be open Mondays ( 5 to 9 p.m. ); Tuesdays ( 1 to 9 p.m. ); Thursdays ( 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ) and Fridays ( 9 a.m. to noon ). Museum will be closed Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving Day. Call 692-2681 or e-mail nthistorymuseum@aol.com for further information.

NORTH TONAWANDA HISTORY MUSEUM

Administrative Office: 314 Oliver Street - Mailing Address: 195 Goundry Street

North Tonawanda, New York 14120

(716) 692-2681 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com - website: www.nthistorymuseum.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NORTH TONAWANDA RESIDENT WINS ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING

During the December 14 th member meeting of the North Tonawanda History Museum, Mrs. Nancy Rogge, a North Tonawanda resident, will be presented with an original oil painting, her prize as the winner of the Museum's 2005 raffle. The painting is an original 20"x16" oil painting by Glenna Sternin, framing by Joan Horn. Sternin and Horn are partners in Partners in Art Studios, 83 Webster Street. The painting, "Autumn Scene," is based on the Hudson River School of Painting with luminescent paints. The winning ticket for the year-long raffle was drawn following the Museum's participation in Winter Walk on December 4.

The meeting, a celebration of Polish Christmas traditions and music, including a birthday party for the 50 th anniversary of the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas, will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the DeGraff Community Center at 139 Division Street. Museum representatives will also have items on display for purchase as Christmas gifts during the event. The meeting will be the last call for Tops tapes, since the program is being discontinued. Refreshments will be provided by Budwey's Bakery and Barb's Sweet Treats.

The meeting is open to the public.

NORTH TONAWANDA HISTORY MUSEUM

Administrative Office: 314 Oliver Street

North Tonawanda, New York 14120

(716) 213-0554 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com - website: www.nthistorymuseum.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NORTH TONAWANDA RESIDENT WINS ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING

During the December 14 th member meeting of the North Tonawanda History Museum, Mrs. Nancy Rogge, a North Tonawanda resident, was presented with an original oil painting, her prize as the winner of the Museum's 2005 raffle. The painting is an original 20"x16" oil painting by Glenna Sternin, framing by Joan Horn. Sternin and Horn are partners in Partners in Art Studios, 83 Webster Street. The painting, "Autumn Scene," is based on the Hudson River School of Painting with luminescent paints. The winning ticket for the year-long raffle was drawn following the Museum's participation in Winter Walk on December 4.

NORTH TONAWANDA HISTORY MUSEUM

Administrative Office: 314 Oliver Street

North Tonawanda, New York 14120

(716) 213-0554 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com - website: www.nthistorymuseum.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Submitted by: Donna Zellner Neal

OLC POLISH SINGERS, JOAN BORYSZEWSKI MULLIN TO PRESENT PROGRAM ON POLISH CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS FOR NT HISTORY MUSEUM MEETING DECEMBER 14th; MUSEUM ALSO WILL CELEBRATE THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE TONAWANDAS

The North Tonawanda History Museum membership meeting on Tuesday, December 14, beginning at 7 p.m. will focus on Polish Christmas traditions. The event will take place in the DeGraff Community Center at 139 Division Street, North Tonawanda. Ample parking is available in the rear of the building. You do not need to be a member to attend. Refreshments will be served.

The Polish Singers from Our Lady of Czestochowa Roman Catholic Church in North Tonawanda will perform "Polske Koledy," Christmas music in Polish. Jessie Stromeyer is coordinating this part of the program.

Joan Boryszewski Mullin, a St. Albert the Great parishioner, who was also a long-time parishioner of Ascension Church, both in North Tonawanda, will share Polish Christmas traditions.

Wigilia, or Christmas Eve, is the main event of Polish yuletide celebrations, followed by a 40-day post-Wigilia period. Polish Christmas celebrations, however, actually begin with the 3-1/2 week period of spiritual preparation of Advent. Most Polish customs and traditions survive today, both in Poland and in our country, as family customs which give the celebration of the birth of Christ a unique and special quality. Polish families await the appearance of "Gwiazdka," the first star of the night on Christmas Eve, exchanging greetings and good wishes when it appears. This is followed by the most carefully planned meal of the year, the Family Wigilia. Over the centuries, these traditions have been observed with little variation in Polish homes around the world.

The North Tonawanda History Museum is grateful to the Am-Pol Eagle for reference material on Polish customs.

A time of sharing of other ethnic Christmas or family traditions will follow for those wishing to participate.

The 50th anniversary of the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas will also be celebrated during the event.

The Museum's Oral History Committee, coordinated by Jason Law, will record the evening's program.

Stephen Ash and Cynthia Fredricks are coordinating plans for the evening.

The Board of Trustees of the North Tonawanda History Museum sends its greeting to its North Tonawanda residents and former residents of Polish heritage—Wesolych Swiat!

NORTH TONAWANDA HISTORY MUSEUM

Telling the Story of Our City's Rich Ethnic & Industrial Heritage

As a City Located on the Historic Erie Canal & Mighty Niagara River

Administrative Office: 314 Oliver Street - Mailing Address: 195 Goundry Street

North Tonawanda, New York 14120

(716) 213-0554 or 692-2681 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com

website: www.nthistorymuseum.org

2005 Office Hours: Mondays 5 to 9 p.m., Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m., Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon

For Release January 7

North Tonawanda History Museum Begins Heritage Cookbook Tradition

The “ North Tonawanda Ethnic Heritage Cookbook” has just been published by the North Tonawanda History Museum. The unique cookbook contains 115 recipes, with a variety of ethnic flavoring, each including a historical note about the family or individuals contributing or originating the recipe. A brief history of North Tonawanda is included as well.

The cookbook is dedicated to Ken Mountain, a 1958 graduate of North Tonawanda High School, who is a Charter member of the new Museum and a researcher/writer for the Museum. He is credited as having suggested the cookbook project. He is now a resident of Texas.

Cynthia Fredricks coordinated the creation and compilation of the cookbook.

Cookbooks are now available at the Museum offices at 314 Oliver Street, at Hodgepodge, 72 Webster Street, and at Barb's Sweet Treats, 238 Oliver Street. The cookbooks are for sale at $6.69 including tax.

The cookbook is the first in a series of cookbooks to be published by the Museum. Recipes have already come in for inclusion in the second cookbook, “ North Tonawanda Families & Their Favorite Recipes.” Museum representatives request additional recipes from North Tonawanda residents and former residents, each including a brief biographical or historical note about the contributing family or individual.

Call 213-0554 or 692-2681 or email to nthistorymuseum@aol.com. Museum hours for 2005 are Mondays 5 to 9 p.m. ; Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m. ; Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m. ; and Fridays 9 to noon.

NORTH TONAWANDA HISTORY MUSEUM

Administrative Office: 314 Oliver Street - Mailing Address: 195 Goundry Street

North Tonawanda, New York 14120

(716) 692-2681 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com - website: www.nthistorymuseum.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WINTER WALK 2004 A SATISFYING EXPERIENCE

The North Tonawanda History Museum's Winter Walk 2004 participation was a success despite the frigid weather on December 4. Enthusiastic Museum volunteers participated in their second Winter Walk, manning both a gift table outdoors on Webster Street, and an Open House in the Museum offices at 314 Oliver Street. Winter Walk is a daylong variety of events and Christmas shopping opportunities hosted annually on the first Saturday of December by the Downtown Merchants of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda.

Museum volunteers set up at 8 a.m. and stayed till 5 p.m. downtown and were in the Museum offices from 9:30 a.m. till 5 p.m. Hodgepodge and Ava's Place supported the Museum's downtown fundraising effort with breakfast and hot beverages for the dedicated volunteers. The Open House is expected to be an annual event during Winter Walk. Museum Director Donna Zellner Neal, Vice President Cynthia Fredricks, and Treasurer-elect Betty Brandon traveled frequently between the two locations throughout the course of the day.

Museum representatives reported a steady flow of visitors during the Open House, some bearing donations of artifacts or items needed for museum operations. One anonymous donor handed Museum volunteers on Webster Street a small pouch which contained $5.70 in nickels and dimes. There was a repeat visit on Saturday by a wonderful octogenarian who had toured the Museum on Friday, when he had donated a precious book. On his return visit, he donated additional priceless treasures for the Museum's collections.

Today's photos show Museum Director Donna Zellner Neal at the Museum entrance at 314 Oliver Street and some of the Museum's dedicated volunteers waiting for visitors to arrive: Joann Fearn, Donna Zellner Neal (dressed for her dual indoor/outdoor role), Betty Brandon, Jane Garis, and Carly Buddenhagen. Photos by Museum volunteer Arlene Stocki McNair.

Museum hours for the holiday season are: Tuesday, December 7 (1 to 5 p.m.); Thursday, December 9 and Friday, December 10 (9 a.m. to noon); Tuesday, December 14 (1 to 5 p.m.); Thursday, December 16 and Friday, December 17 (9 a.m. to noon); Tuesday, December 21 (1 to 9 p.m.); Wednesday, December 22 (9 a.m. to noon; 5 to 9 p.m.); Tuesday, December 28 (1 to 9 p.m.); Wednesday, December 29 (9 a.m. to noon, 5 to 9 p.m.). Beginning January 3, the Museum will be open Mondays ( 5 to 9 p.m. ); Tuesdays ( 1 to 9 p.m. ); Thursdays ( 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ) and Fridays ( 9 a.m. to noon ). Museum will be closed Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving Day. Call 692-2681 or e-mail nthistorymuseum@aol.com for further information.