Christmas in Dixie Celebration

Celebrate Christmas in 1860's fashion. The Christmas in Dixie Celebration includes food, music, and fellowship at the Museum and Library of Confederate History. The museum will be decorated with Victorian Era Christmas decorations and docents in 1860s period attire will be your hostesses. The event is sponsored by the Museum and Library of Confederate History and Camp 36, Sons of Confederate Veterans.

 2008 Christmas in Dixie

Date: Every Friday in December

Time:
Children's Hour 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Live Music and Carol Singing 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location: Museum and Library of Confederate History, 15 Boyce Ave., Greenville, SC

Entertainment:
Children's Hour every Friday: Stories and Songs by Terry Grissop
Piano/Melodeon by Leigh Anne White - December 4
Piano/Melodeon & Vocals by Mark & Donna Simpson - December 11
Piano/Melodeon & Harp by Joyful Harps (Heather & Raquelle Sheen) - December 18

Cost: Free - Open to the public.

Contact: Mike Couch, Museum Director, 864-421-9039

Pictures from 2007 Christmas in Dixie

Christmas Decorations
Christmas Decorations at the Museum

Grissop with children
Terry Grissop storytelling with the children.

Joyful Harps performs
Joyful Harps duo performs music from the era for museum visitors.

simpsons perform
Mark and Donna Simpson perform music from the era.

visitors enjoy
Visitors enjoy their time at the museum's Christmas in Dixie.

Ensemble
Musical Ensemble plays period music for the Museum visitors.

Simpsons and Ron
Museum Director Ron Hamilton and the Simpsons performing together.

Webster and piano
Museum curator Webster Jones with the 1850's piano that ran the blockade.

Docents
Museum docents in period costume prepare for the evening.

Docents discuss
Museum docents in period costume discussing the late unpleasantness.

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