December 20, 2008
Holiday closing
The Valley Falls Historical Society Museum will be closed on Saturday, December 27 for the holiday weekend.
2009 calendars
The Valley Falls Historical Society 2009 calendars:
• unique
• practical
• Valley Falls oriented
• collectors items
• pictures suitable for framing
• great gifts for $5.00
Available at Evelyn's, Stewart's Olde Store, The Vindicator office and the Historical Society Museum. Mail orders also accepted. Add $2.00 each for postage and handling. Request from VFHS Calendars, 310 Broadway, Valley Falls, KS 66088
• unique
• practical
• Valley Falls oriented
• collectors items
• pictures suitable for framing
• great gifts for $5.00
Available at Evelyn's, Stewart's Olde Store, The Vindicator office and the Historical Society Museum. Mail orders also accepted. Add $2.00 each for postage and handling. Request from VFHS Calendars, 310 Broadway, Valley Falls, KS 66088
December 11, 2008
Old-fashioned Christmas; Pearl Harbor remembered
by Betty Jane Wilson, historical society president
Inspired by Clement Clarke Moore’s immortal “Night Before Christmas.” reminisences of an old-fashioned Christmas developed into the theme for the seasonal window display at the Valley Falls Historical Society Museum.
Dazzling sunlight reflections from huge, colored baubles replace traditional strings of tiny, twinkling electricity-fed bulbs spiraling and evergreen tree.
Gaily wrapped “mystery” gifts, toys and stuffed animals crowd around the tree. A vintage scooter and skates with shoes of questionable age add credence to past generations’ holiday celebration.
A bright, flaming fireplace completes the Christmas scene and reminder of Mr. Moore’s “Happy Christmas to All . . .” amid expressions of honor, blessings, patriotism, and holiday levity, the Veterans’ window remembers Pearl Harbor and commemorates the 67th anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Naval Installation Dec. 7, 1941, that plunged the country into war — changing the world forever.
“Reminder: Incessant prayers for peace are always in vogue.” BJW
Darlene Glassel, Geneva Lonard, and Ellen Schrick will be museum hosts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13. Admission is free.
Historical society 2009 calendars are available at the museum, Evelyn’s, Stewart Hardware, and the Vindicator office.
Inspired by Clement Clarke Moore’s immortal “Night Before Christmas.” reminisences of an old-fashioned Christmas developed into the theme for the seasonal window display at the Valley Falls Historical Society Museum.
Dazzling sunlight reflections from huge, colored baubles replace traditional strings of tiny, twinkling electricity-fed bulbs spiraling and evergreen tree.
Gaily wrapped “mystery” gifts, toys and stuffed animals crowd around the tree. A vintage scooter and skates with shoes of questionable age add credence to past generations’ holiday celebration.
A bright, flaming fireplace completes the Christmas scene and reminder of Mr. Moore’s “Happy Christmas to All . . .” amid expressions of honor, blessings, patriotism, and holiday levity, the Veterans’ window remembers Pearl Harbor and commemorates the 67th anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Naval Installation Dec. 7, 1941, that plunged the country into war — changing the world forever.
“Reminder: Incessant prayers for peace are always in vogue.” BJW
Darlene Glassel, Geneva Lonard, and Ellen Schrick will be museum hosts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13. Admission is free.
Historical society 2009 calendars are available at the museum, Evelyn’s, Stewart Hardware, and the Vindicator office.
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