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Timeless

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on December 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »

This year marked the 40th anniversary of my museum’s biggest event of the year, Candlelight.  As part of the anniversary, we created a small exhibit and I researched the history of the event.  One thing that surprised me was how quickly the key elements of the event came together: buildings decorated by community groups, performances [...]

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Christmas Classics

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on November 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Though it’s not quite the holiday season yet, I’ve spent much of this morning reading Christmas scenes from various children’s books.  For Candlelight (the museum’s biggest event of the year), I decided to create a pre-visit lesson plan for teachers visiting in December.  And what better way to talk about how holidays have changed in [...]

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The best presents. . .

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 22, 2009 | 6 Comments »

 I admit it–my favorite part of Christmas just might be presents.  And it’s not so much the receiving (though don’t get me wrong–I do love receiving), but the giving.  It’s the joy in finding just the right thing, something that is more than the sum of its parts, and seeing the reaction when it hits its mark.  [...]

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