Dickens Keepsake Tea This Weekend

Illustration and frontice page from the original publication of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

We have a few tickets left for the Dickens Keepsake Tea event scheduled for this Saturday from 2:00 to 4:00pm. at the Warren County History Center, 105 S. Broadway in downtown Lebanon (next to the Lebanon Public Library, across from The Chocolate Factory and two doors south of the Golden Lamb Inn).

The museum(History Center)  is open all day beginning at 10:00 but will close at 2:00 for the program. $10.00 will get you the Dickens program as well as tea, coffee and light refreshments including Marilyn Carter's cookies, assorted cream puffs, iced cakes, cucumber sandwiches and assorted cheeses. 

Historian Dennis Dalton and Art History Professor Michael Coyan have put together a delightful program recounting Charles Dickens travels through Ohio in the early 1840. Dickens was around 30 years old at the time and was already a huge celebrity in England as well as the United States. A Christmas Carol was published around the same time. 

The museum gift shop will be open for last minute Christmas shopping with a 20% discount on everything in the store.  Books on sale include Tales from the Innside by Fred Compton, the wonderful Lebanon Bicentennial book, Dennis Dalton's new book on Waynesville and Wayne Township and lots of American Girl doll books and mini dolls.

We have a good selection of books and mini American Girl dolls for stocking stuffers at the museum gift shop.

Our American Girl Doll Tea Party was held last Saturday, December 9 to great success. Twenty eight girls ages 8 to 12 attended the event along with their American Girl dolls. We had only two no shows.  We had purchased a tea party kit from American Girl which included games and party ideas.  The girls played several games, participated in a craft project for Christmas and enjoyed pink lemonade, cupcakes, cookies, cream puffs and a variety of finger sandwiches including cucumber, pimento cheese and strawberry jam.

 



 

Everyone received a goody bag with American Girl stickers, American Girl bookmark, chocolates and other things.  The high light of the afternoon was the door prize drawing. One lucky girl received a Caroline mini doll and two others received Caroline books.  Caroline is the newest American Girl historical character doll.

 

The American Girl party kit was developed for just 30 girls, a nice size for playing games and crafts. We had many more calls for reservations that we couldn't fill this time, so we've scheduled a second American Girl Doll Tea Party for March 16, 2013 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm.  The cost remains just $15 and reservations must be prepaid by March 12, 2013.  A separate Mom's Tea (different room) with food and a craft is also available for $15.00. For reservations call 513-932-1817.

Looking out the window of the drawing room at Glendower. Bells by Jo Wise of the Pink Hippo decorating store in downtown Lebanon.
 

The formal dining room at Glendower by Patti Johnson of Patti Johnson Interiors.

Glendower is now open for the Christmas season, decorated in four different themes and looking gorgeous.  The house is open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in December from 1:00 pm to 5:00pm. Admission is $8.00 adults, $7.00 seniors, $4.00 students under 18.

The warming kitchen at Glendower where you can pick up a few home made cookies.