BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Morristown\, NJ - Macculloch Hall Historical Museum invites you to join us this holiday season.\nStep back in time and enjoy this be autiful historic home at this special time of year. Decorated for the ho lidays in traditional style by the Garden Club of Morristown\, the gorge ous historic home provides a lovely setting to kick off the holiday seas on in luxurious surroundings. Visitors will find more than twenty five o f Thomas Nast&rsquo\;s well-known original Santa and Christmas images th roughout the museum&rsquo\;s galleries and period rooms. Find unique gif ts created just for the museum's expanded holiday shop. \; Special i tems include Thomas Nast Christmas cards\, wrapping paper and limited ed ition ornaments\, along with other traditional toys and unique stocking stuffers. Memberships to the Museum will also be available for purchase and make a great holiday gift as recipients can enjoy visits to the muse um and current and upcoming exhibits through June 2012.\n \;\nJoin u s for a Macculloch Hall&rsquo\;s Civil War Christmas\, on Saturday &\ ; Sunday\, December 3rd and 4th from \;12 noon - 5 pm. See the decor ations\, upstairs gallery Christmas exhibit\, iconic Thomas Nast Christm as images and enjoy special tours of the period rooms. \; The new ex hibit &ldquo\;Gone For A Soldier:&rdquo\; Jerseymen in the Civil War whi ch the museum is presenting in partnership with the New Jersey Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee (NJCWSC) will be open both afternoons. The e xhibit brings together about two hundred objects from nearly thirty muse ums\, historical societies\, and private collections and is a truly uniq ue display of an array of items relating to the role of New Jerseyans in the Civil War. On Saturday afternoon Bernard Olsen will be signing copi es of his book Upon The Tented Field and A Billy Yank Governor: The Life &\; Times of New Jersey&rsquo\;s Franklin Murphy. On Sunday afternoo n Joe Bilby will be on hand to sign copies of his books New Jersey Goes to War: 150 Biographies of New Jerseyans of the Civil War Era\, New Jers ey's Civil War Odyssey: An Anthology of New Jersey Civil War Stories and Freedom to All: New Jersey's African American Civil War Soldiers.\n&nbs p\;\nBeginning December 7th the museum will be open for tours of the hom e and exhibits and to view the decorations or shop in the store on Wedne sday\, Thursdays and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m.  \;The last tickets for adm ission are sold at 3 p.m. The Museum closes for the holiday break on Fri day December 23rd 2011 and reopens for tours on Wednesday January 4th 20 12. Visitors can see the decorations and shop in the store during normal touring hours throughout the remainder of January.\n \;\nMacculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the Macculloch-Miller families\, the Morris area community\, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic site\, collections\, exhibits\, and ed ucational and cultural programs. It is located in the heart of Morristow n&rsquo\;s National Historic District. For complete admission prices and membership information please visit our website www.maccullochhall.org. Consider a membership as a gift this to Macculloch Hall Historical Mu seum this holiday season. School tours\, adult/senior tours and rentals may be scheduled by appointment. \; For information\, call the Museu m weekdays at (973) 538-2404\, visit our website www.maccullochhall.org or find us on Facebook. \; Macculloch Hall Historical Museum\, 45 Ma cculloch Ave.\, Morristown\, NJ 07960. Macculloch Hall Historical Mus eum is a nonprofit educational affiliate of the W. Parsons Todd Foundati on.  \; URL:http://redbank.patch.com/events/macculloch-halls-civil-war-christmas- holiday-open-house-decorations-gift-shop-0097b3b6 SUMMARY:Macculloch Hall's Civil War Christmas - Holiday Open House\, Deco rations &\; Gift Shop LOCATION:45 Macculloch Ave\, Morristown\, NJ 07960: 45 Macculloch Ave\, M orristown\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR