Thursday, December 4, 2008

December 3, 2008 – Christmas Center Museum

A friend and I visited the Christmas Museum, located on route 30, just east of Lancaster. What a wonderful time we had! There were displays of Christmas traditions from around the world.





There was a replica of a Woolworth store, complete with all the trimmings, toys and ornaments from decades ago.








As you wound your way through the museum there were recreated scenes from a storybook called “A Tudor Christmas” with various animals dressed in Victorian costumes.















At the end you walked the narrow streets of ancient Bethlehem, showing what the town was like during Mary and Joseph’s visit. Of course the culmination was the nativity scene.

What impressed me the most, aside from the thousands of ornaments and Christmas decorations, was listening to the comments other visitors were making and how different items reminded them of something from their childhood Christmases.

A wonderful place to visit, especially at this time of year.