Dear Richard, Greetings from Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. We do an 1845 Prairie Christmas at two of our historic farms. We also do an 1870s Christmas at a satellite home as well. Please contact me off-list for more information so I do not take up unnecessary space. Another person to contact is Tim Talbott at the Lower Sioux Agency / Fort Ridgely in Minnesota. At a previous museum he installed a Mexican War Christmas exhibit and is a treasure trove of information. Talk to you soon. Susan Nordmeyer-Gordy Director of Interpretation Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site P.O. Box 100 Lerna, IL 62440 (217) 345-6489 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Richard A Fields <[log in to unmask]> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, November 25, 1998 3:36 PM Subject: 1848 Christmas >Hi List, > I am hoping someone out there can help me out. The Fort Gibson >Historic Site will be having an 1848 Candlelight Tour on Dec 11 & 12. >On this tour we have about a dozen stops where we portray life in the >7th Infantry as they were stationed at Fort Gibson in 1848. One of my >staff pointed out to me that as it is so close to Christmas, we should >try to incorporate some Christmas elements into the program. I know >Christmas in 1848 was celebrated differently than so today, but as it is >so close to the event, I don't really have time to do an extensive >study. So I guess what I am asking is this, does anyone have any >suggestions on how 1848 Christmas scenes might be incorporated into what >is essentialy an 1848 military tour? Do any of the historic house >museums display this period and if so, do you have any suggestions? >Thanks in advance for the consideration. > Richard Fields > Superintendent > Fort Gibson Historic Site > Fort Gibson, Oklahoma