Local Berkshire County resident and Ventfort Hall volunteer will speak at Ventfort Hall about Christmas traditions in the Victorian and Gilded Age. A tea will follow her presentation.
Her talk will include the history and description of such traditions as decorating the house (inside and out), the Christmas tree, Santa Claus, Christmas Eve festivities, Christmas Day activities such as gift giving and Christmas dinner, New Year’s Eve, Twelfth Night, and more.
Bonnie Eastwood is a Berkshire native and lives in Dalton, Massachusetts. She graduated from Idaho State University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts in Geology. She returned to …
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