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SUMMARY:Members only: Christmas luncheon and lecture
DESCRIPTION:Join fellow Dames for a lecture and luncheon at this annual members-only event. \nSee below to reserve your spot and to learn more about Ken Torino’s lecture\, “Deck the Halls: Female Abolitionists and Christmas.” RSVP now\, tickets always sell out! \n  \n  \n“Deck the Halls: Female Abolitionists and Christmas” \nWhat we think of as the traditional trappings of Christmas celebrations were just beginning in the first half of the nineteenth century. New England’s female abolitionists played a large role in the development of modern American Christmas traditions. In fact they were the leaders. These abolitionists\, including Maria Chapman\, Lydia Marie Child\, and Abby Kelly hosted anti-slavery society Christmas Fairs – one of the earliest traditions associated with Christmas in America. It was at these fairs that most Americans in the first half of the nineteenth century encountered a Christmas tree. The female abolitionists also promoted the idea of gift giving at their fairs\, a central part of our traditions today. These woman created strong networks of woman that stretched across the then United States and into Europe. They promoted abolitionism while creating goods for sale and organizing the fairs. All this helped move woman out of the designated domestic sphere of the home (not without controversy) into the economy\, changing forever the role of woman in society. These were both white and black woman with organizations like the African American\, Female Abolitionist Society of Philadelphia and closer to home Salem\, Massachusetts. These societies contributed time and goods to Christmas fairs to raise money for the abolitionist cause. Christmas fairs had a wide-ranging influence on our current customs\, including the use of Christmas trees\, greenery in decorating\, and gift giving in America.
URL:https://nscdama.org/event/members-only-christmas-luncheon-and-lecture/
LOCATION:William Hickling Prescott House\, 55 Beacon St\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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SUMMARY:Prescott House Holiday Tours
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Colonial Dames of Massachusetts\, Hub Town Tours is elated to offer special holiday tours inside one of the hidden gems in Boston’s Beacon Hill. Join us for impressive Victorian-era history amidst a fun\, festive holiday atmosphere! \nFridays & Saturdays in December\nFriday: 2pm–5pm | Saturday: 11am–2pm \nOpen House plus Guided Tours\n$5.00 Admission | $10 Admission + Guided Tour \n  \nClick here to book tickets!
URL:https://nscdama.org/event/prescott-house-holiday-tours/
LOCATION:William Hickling Prescott House\, 55 Beacon St\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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SUMMARY:Annual Beacon Hill Holiday House Tour - one day only!
DESCRIPTION:Prescott House is Part of the 2023 Beacon Hill Holiday House Tour on December 10th \nJoin us for a rare opportunity to experience a select group of remarkable private residences festively decorated for the holidays \nThe Nichols House Museum\, which is part of the Alliance of House Museums along with Prescott House\, has organized a holiday house tour of Beacon Hill on December 10th. The Prescott House Committee will be at the house to welcome about 300 visitors who take this tour each year. In addition to showing visitors our home decorated for the holidays\, we’ll have Boston pianist\, Jayne Young\, playing Christmas carols on our Tomkinson piano in the parlor. \nIf you’d like to go on the Beacon Hill Holiday House Tour\, you’ll have the rare opportunity to experience a select group of remarkable private residences at their festive best. This year like every year\, the tour showcases outstanding examples of historic preservation\, as well as creative modern interpretations and adaptations in a broad range of architectural and interior design styles throughout Beacon Hill. The Nichols House Museum and the William Hickling Prescott House will also be open for self-guided tours\, and there will be strolling performances by the Olde Towne Carolers. \nAs an after party\, from 3–5 pm there will be light refreshments at the Kings Chapel Parish House on Beacon Street and Liya Nigmati will be performing at the Parish House receiption. Nigmati is an accomplished solo and collaborative pianist\, a vocal and instrumental coach\, and a music educator. Winner of several international piano competitions\, Liya has toured across the world. She has been critically acclaimed for her “stunning performance” (Global Times) in which she “…shined through” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer). \nTo purchase tickets which start at $35/person\, please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beacon-hill-holiday-house-tour-2023-tickets-742444761267?aff=oddtdtcreator. All proceeds from ticket sales provide financial support for the Nichol’s House Musuem’s ongoing preservation and programming needs. \nHappy Holidays!
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LOCATION:William Hickling Prescott House\, 55 Beacon St\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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SUMMARY:Members and guests only: Young Dames holiday cocktail party
DESCRIPTION:The Young Dames Committee invites all Dames\, Warriors\, and guests to an evening of cocktails\, conversation\, and holiday merriment! \nSee below to RSVP and reserve a parking pass.
URL:https://nscdama.org/event/members-and-guests-only-young-dames-holiday-cocktail-party/
LOCATION:William Hickling Prescott House\, 55 Beacon St\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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