Come and get a feel of the holidays in the olden days in Montague.
Stop by the annual Old Fashioned Holiday Weekends offered by the Montague Association for the Restoration of Community History (M.A.R.C.H.), being held at the ca. 1790
Foster-Armstrong House, located at 320 River Road.
This event debuted this weekend, and next Sat. there will only be an evening Candlelight Tour held on Sat. Dec. 1st from 6 - 8:30 pm, with the last tour offered at 8pm.
On Sunday Dec. 2nd, and Sat. & Sun. Dec. 8th & 9th, the house will again open from 1 to 4 pm - final tours offered at 3:30 pm.
All events held weather-permitting.
rooms on the first floor of the house. Each room will have a decorated tree and stockings hung on all of the fireplaces. There are special holiday displays to see: baking items for the holidays will be featured in one room, a train display in another, and a holiday dinner table with all the finery in yet another room, with pine cones and garland throughout all the rooms. The special displays include antique rolling pins, cookie cutters, butter molds, iron-cast stag animals, Swedish tomtens, a running Christmas train set, pine cone wreaths, and antique ornaments.
Come and enjoy all the holiday decorations, purchase wonderful handmade crafts made by the historical society members, buy a book for a family or friend, and experience a warm welcome as you tour the museum. Cookies and hot cider will be served. There is no admission fee charged. Donations are welcomed and are used towards maintenance of the two buildings cared for by M.A.R.C.H.
Autographed copies of the "Montague" book remain available for purchase - and help support the society's work.
