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PRESS RELEASE
November 6, 2007
“SOUTHOLD HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT TOUR APPROACHES!”
SOUTHOLD, NY. With Santa in the old Pine Neck Barn and the blacksmith
beating away in the Cleveland-Gagen Blacksmith Shop it must be time again for
the Annual Candlelight Tour and Tree Lighting at the Southold Historical
Society. The Tour takes place the day after Thanksgiving, November 23, 2007,
from 3 until 6 pm at the Society’s Maple Lane Museum Complex in Southold.
“This is one of the most fun and entertaining events of the year,” stated
Society Director Geoffrey K. Fleming, “It gives the Historical Society a chance
to show off the great ingenuity and decorating expertise of its volunteers,” he
continued. Each year a different group of local residents decorate the various
areas of the Museum Complex.
The Tour is as exciting for children as it is for the adults. Each period
building is expertly decorated and arranged for visitors. Carefully placed
candles and lanterns light the way through the grounds where tour guides in
period hat and costume help the visiting public maneuver between the many
buildings. While adults marvel at the decorations, children patiently await
their visit with Santa, who rests in a sleigh at the Pine Neck Barn.
Each year the Candlelight Tour is different, and no two buildings are
decorated in the same manner. Greens, swags, and red holiday ribbons flow over
the mantels and furnishings in each of the historic buildings on the Tour. In
addition to these decorative treatments, special Holiday themed objects from the
Society's rich collections will appear in these displays.
At the Thomas Moore House early Christmas traditions and period music
dominate the cozy interior. At the Ann Currie-Bell House there will be
demonstrations of traditional holiday craft making, including embroidery, rug
hooking, and knitting. In the Bay View Schoolhouse the old fashioned cast iron
stove will rumble away as children seated nearby create custom ornaments to
decorate the school tree. Musicians stroll the grounds in period costume
while visitors wander between the many other buildings, including the Print
Shop, Blacksmith Shop, Corncrib, Icehouse, and others.
The Southold High School Chorus will sing beautifully arranged holiday music
while the public wanders the grounds. A special group of refreshments will be
available to all who attend the Tour in the Pine Neck Barn Annex. The lighting
of the Hamlet Christmas Tree, which is looked forward to by all, will take place
in front of the Ann Currie-Bell House at 5:00 pm.
At the Society's Prince Building, located on Main Road opposite Rothman’s
Department Store, the Society’s consignment shop, the Treasure Exchange, will be
open late (till 6 pm) for all those who wish to shop for the perfect Christmas
gift or holiday item as will the Museum Gift Shop which is stocked with all
sorts of wonderful holiday gift ideas, including ornaments, books, fine crystal,
children's toys, and silver.
The Candlelight Tour takes place at the Society’s Maple Lane Museum Complex
which can be reached via Main Road (Rte. 25) in Southold. No reservations are
required and the tour is free to all members of the public who wish to attend,
though donations are graciously accepted.
For further information on the Tour and the Society please call (631)
765-5500 or visit us on the web at www.southoldhistoricalsociety.org. |
