JG Whittier Holiday Open House 2012
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Whittier_Xmas_Mantle_portraitEVENTS DECEMBER 8 & 14

Guests will be welcomed on December 8 by lovely strains of seasonal music and former Mayor Nicholas J. Costello will welcome neighbors and friends to Whittier’s personal study. Special events will be happening throughout the afternoon as Whittier Museum Association board members invite one and all to enjoy the artistic holiday décor and Victorian style table of delectable treats. (Continued below)

 

Annual Community Holiday Open House
SATURDAY, December 8, 2012, 2-4 pm at the home of our renowned poet, John Greenleaf Whittier, 86 Friend Street, Amesbury, a National Historic Site, and one of “Amesbury’s Treasures.”

The gift shop will be open to provide visitors with an opportunity to make special purchases for students, children and Whittier enthusiasts. Free gift wrapping also will be available along with some signed copies of Lisa Greeenleaf’s “Barefoot Boy” and copies of the most popular Whittier classic, “Snowbound.”

Visit our online gift shop at www.whittierhome.org as well, however please note that more selections are available which are not on line such as our DVD’s including an outstanding biography  on JGW by local videographer, Philip Re, and “Snowbound,” read by Gus Reusch, curator of the Haverhill birthplace.

Whittier’s 205thBirthday Celebration at Ristorante Molise 
Friday, December 14, at noon in Market Square, Amesbury

Come celebrate Whittier’s birthday and enjoy a scrumptious lunch, holiday music by classical guitarist, John Tavano , Newburyport, and sing-a long.. A Whittier trivia contest with prizes will be held so you are encouraged to read up on some of those famous quotes heard on “Jeopardy” and music lines of Bob Dylan just to name a few.

Please call WHA at 978-388-1337 or mail reservations to WHA, PO 632, Amesbury, MA 01913 including a check for $30 for each reservation made out to WHA . Guests are welcome. Donations of non-perishable food and unwrapped children’s gifts will be warmly accepted for our neighbors in need at the Molise.

For over 100 years the home/museum, the Whittier Home Association has been steward of this historic site, maintaining the property and collections  and striving to educate others about the life, legacy and works of this amazing and inspirational man of principal who was pivotal in the Antislavery movement, which culminated in the Emancipation Proclamation  His close association with other leaders in the Abolition Movement such as William Lloyd Garrison, Newburyport, US Senator Charles Sumner, and, of course, President Abraham Lincoln made such a difference. “As they say, all things old are new again and that is good news for our country” notes President Cynthia Costello.

President and Board of Directors: Harriett Gould,  Annie Tunstall, Rita Mullis, Dawn Bennett, Geri Berry, Margaret Nichols, Hope Cole, Sue Curry, Chris Bryant, Ann Olmstead, Paula  McPartland,, Mary Williamson and, Patricia Grenier all wish you and yours a blessed and joy-filled Holiday Season with sincere hopes for Peace in 20123 

“A little smile, a word of cheer, A bit of love from someone near,
A little gift from one held dear, Best wishes for the coming year...
These make a Merry Christmas!”
--- John Greenleaf Whittier

 

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