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December 3, 2009
Victorian Christmas Celebrations Continue On Saturday

Photos with Vintage Santa:  11am to 3pm
Family Keepsakes in the making!  Professional photos with Santa at the hearth
of the historic Deyo House.  $15 per sitting.

Christmas Quest:  11am to 3pm

A holiday-themed scavenger hunt in the decorated Deyo House.  Fun for all ages.
Prizes for all kids that participate.  $7 per child.  Adults free with children.


Wreath Making Workshop:  10am to 12pm
Colonial Holiday Designs Workshop:  1 to 3pm
Floral Designer Anthony Ortiz will teach you how to create your own incredible designs.
Wreath Making $42. Holiday Designs $18. Advance registration required.
Click here to register or call (845) 255-1899.

Evening Tour: Christmas at the Deyo House: 6:30 and 7:30pm
Tour the decorated Deyo House when it looks its best -- in the glow of warm vintage lamplight.
More info below.  $9 in advance. $11 at the door. Click here to register or call (845) 255-1889.


Visitor Center and Museum Shop open 10am to 3pm
Standard guided tours offered from 11am to 3pm

Victorian Christmas is sponsored by
 Ulster Savings Bank
Barnes & Noble BookfairHistoric Huguenot Street partners with Barnes & Noble; Proceeds support HHS programs
On Sunday, December 13th and Monday, December 14th, Historic Huguenot Street will be the beneficiary of a Bookfair hosted by Barnes & Noble.  When friends and family present a voucher or give our Bookfair number, a portion of their purchases will go to Historic Huguenot Street.  Arrangements have been made with the Barnes & Noble store in Kingston, but vouchers are good at any store in the country.  For more information or to get your voucher, click here and scroll down for Bookfair info.

Deyo House ParlorDeyoHouseSpecial Evening Tours of "Decked out" Deyo House Offered on Saturday
The grand Deyo House is dressed for the holidays.  Join us a special tour that explores the history of our most favorite holiday and allows us to step into the holiday preparations and celebrations of an affluent family in the early 1900s. Following libations in the DuBois Fort, we'll visit the decorated Deyo House for a warm, inviting and interesting tour.  Two tours offered -- one at 6:30 and a second at 7:30.  $9 in advance.  $11 at the door.  To register, click here or call (845) 255-1889.
 
The Gathering
Mark this weekend for the most interesting gathering on Historic Huguenot Street since the Patentees walked into the wilderness to establish the community they named New Paltz. Plan now to come to "The Gathering" to meet all those hundreds of cousins, to share this important American story with your family and friends, and to enjoy  a good old-fashioned celebration of family and history at the site of our treasured stone houses. Registration and other details will be forthcoming soon.
 
HHS Exclusive Holiday Cards Still Available

The Museum Shop is featuring holiday cards inspired by a circa 1850 quilt made for
Rev. Ephraim Deyoe.
A limited number sets are still available.  Packaged in sets of 8.  Two each of four designs.  Purchase yours today.

Pastor Deyoe Quilt
Save the Date:  Talk On Slave Housing Set For January 9th

Our 2010 Second Saturdays Lecture Series will kick off on Saturday, January 9th with Constructing Slavery: Beginning Investigations into the Housing of Slaves in New York State, 1620-1827.  The talk, offered by Walter Wheeler, Senior Architectural Historian at Hartgen Archeological Associates.  7pm in the DuBois Fort Visitor  Center.  $7 per person.  $5 for Friends of Huguenot Street.  Click here for more info.

Save 20%
Museum Shop End of Year Coupon
Applies to all items in Shop except consignment items and jewelry already on sale.  Bring this coupon in to save on your purchase this month or, if ordering online, enter code EOY in the Discount Codes box on the Shopping Cart checkout page.  20% will automatically be deducted from your total. 
Click here to visit the Museum Shop now.
Offer Expires: 12/31/09