DCHS to host holiday open house

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The Delaware County Historical Society (DCHS) will once again host a holiday open house the first weekend of December. The Nash House Museum will have extended open hours from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1, and from 2 to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2. Docents will be in each room of the house to answer questions.

Curator Maggie Webb has used quilts in the decorating scheme this year, and Pete White and Sue Heston will provide piano music in the library. Refreshments will be offered in the adjacent Cryder Research Library building. This event is free and open to the public.

The decorations will remain up until early January and can be viewed during regular museum open hours, which are every Sunday afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m. and Wednesdays 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. The Nash House Museum is located at 157 E. William St. in Delaware. For more information, email [email protected] or call 740-369-3831, extension 3.

The Delaware County Historical Society is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote, preserve and sustain interest in the history of Delaware County. The Barn at Stratford is operated by DCHS as an event venue for weddings, corporate meetings and other special occasions. To learn more, visit the venue and society web sites at barnatstratford.org and delawareohiohistory.org.

Pictured is a room inside the Delaware County Historical Society’s Nash House Museum. Located at 157 E. William St. in Delaware, the museum will be the site of the historical society’s annual holiday open house on Dec. 1-2.
https://www.delgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2018/11/web1_IMG_7698-nash-house-copy.jpgPictured is a room inside the Delaware County Historical Society’s Nash House Museum. Located at 157 E. William St. in Delaware, the museum will be the site of the historical society’s annual holiday open house on Dec. 1-2. Courtesy photo | Delaware County Historical Society

https://www.delgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2018/11/web1_DCHS-2.jpgCourtesy photo | Delaware County Historical Society

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