(Dec. 4, 2014) On Saturday, Dec. 6, the Julia A. Purnell Museum invites guests to leave the holiday stress of the 21st century behind and return to a more genteel time during the museum’s annual Victorian Christmas Celebration.
Guests will sample old-fashioned treats and warm mulled cider to ward off the December chill.  Children will enjoy tasting lemon sticks, a soft peppermint stick stuck in a lemon half and used like a drinking straw. They will also create a traditional holiday craft to take home.
The museum will be decked out in its holiday finery, and a Victorian Christmas exhibit will be on display to educate guests about the origins of many of today’s familiar holiday customs. The museum’s gift shop offers a chance to pick up holiday gifts and stocking stuffers, including local books, home décor items and the museum’s popular old-fashioned clothespin doll kits.
The Victorian Christmas Celebration will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All of the special holiday
programming is included in the museum’s regular admission price of $2 for adults. Child admission is free courtesy of the Berlin-Ocean City Optimist Club.  
For more information, visit the museum’s Facebook page or purnellmuseum.org.