Photos by Shirin McArthur
On Thursday, December 11, the Silver City Museum hosted its Victorian Christmas Open House. Sponsored by First American Bank, the museum event hosted a number of musical performances, served cookies and hot spiced apple cider, and children enjoyed craft projects while Father Christmas strolled the hallways, giving away gifts to children of all ages.
Silver City Museum Victorian Christmas 2014
Silver City Museum Victorian Christmas 2014
The audience waits for the next musical performance to begin.
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Silver City Museum Victorian Christmas 2014
The Community Chamber Singers prepare to perform.
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Silver City Museum Victorian Christmas 2014
Museum volunteer and former board member Ron Henderson sports a Civil War uniform.
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Silver City Museum Victorian Christmas 2014
Museum volunteer Melissa Brady, at right, assists Claudia Elferdink in becoming a member of the Silver City Museum Society.
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Silver City Museum Victorian Christmas 2014
Father Christmas, aka Mike Merchant, hauls around his bag of gifts.
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Silver City Museum Victorian Christmas 2014
The Community Chamber Singers perform.
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Silver City Museum Victorian Christmas 2014
Jackie Becker, the MuseumG??s Curator of Collections, curates cookies.
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Silver City Museum Victorian Christmas 2014
Children decorate holiday cards and ornaments.
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Silver City Museum Victorian Christmas 2014
Layla Payne, 3, pastes stickers on her holiday card as Tanya Rivers watches.
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Silver City Museum Victorian Christmas 2014
Zev Rivers, 7, works on his holiday card with the assistance of Donna Schaeffer.
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Silver City Museum Victorian Christmas 2014
Father Christmas gives a holiday idea book to Pat Barsch.
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Silver City Museum Victorian Christmas 2014
Father Christmas gives a Christmas storybook to Lily Myers, 8.
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