Plan to visit the Holt County Historical Society’s Genealogy and Research Center, 612 State Street, during Mound City’s “Christmas on State Street”, all day on Saturday, December 10! Doors will open at 8 am offering “Christmas Memories” with a “potpourri” of holiday treasures….gifts, décor, antiques and collectables, along with their recently published cookbook, “Celebrating 175 Years of Holt County Cooking 1841-2016”. The 312 page cookbook, is filled with recipes from the “best Holt County cooks,” along with early day photos and facts. Shoppers will find some new and some not so new donated holiday items.
“It’s a Small World” will be highlighted at the Society’s Methodist Church Museum, at Fortescue, on Sunday afternoon December 11, 1 to 4 pm, with trees, nativities, and twinkling lights galore! The sanctuary is filled throughout with the featured display of the over 1000 piece village collection of Don Wright, St. Joseph. Tiny houses, people, buildings and other small accessories galore along with additional holiday artifacts and displays will be of interest to many. The Society’s cookbook will also be available for purchase that afternoon. There is no admission and anyone interested is welcome to stop by.