Each family builds its own traditions for the holiday. Some are carried over from past generations and are cherished. Some are newly adopted.
This year, make time for "Christmas at the Inn" on December 1 and 2. The Dousman Stagecoach Inn, built in 1843, will be decorated for the 1840s holidays. Inside, you'll find feather trees, an old-fashioned Christmas tree with handmade ornaments, a collection of precious baby dolls in vignettes, antique cooky cutters and more amid a fully furnished Stagecoach Inn.
Taste test some of Mrs. Brown's soup, cornbread and homemade baked items. Enjoy music of the recorder, dulcimer and guitar that fills the air. Especially for children are Father Christmas' stories and hands-on crafts. Adults may enjoy the bake sale (with jams and jellies) and a silent auction of gift baskets.
On Saturday, December 1 only:
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Holiday photos will be professionally taken in an antique sleigh. The sitting fee ($39.95) is a donation to the Elmbrook Historical Society and includes admission to "Christmas at the Inn." Call Nancy Rubly, Portraits on Pilgrim, (262-860 0777) for an appointment.
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Stephen Parr's "Charles Dickens Reads" at 2 pm.
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The Rosewood Quartet (led by music teacher Dr. Denice Haney) will perform at 2:30 pm. The 8th grade Quartet members are also members Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra.
The Dousman Stagecoach Inn, at 1075 Pilgrim Parkway (between Bluemound and Gebhardt Rds.) is Brookfield's only building on the National Register of Historic Places. It is cared for by the Elmbrook Historical Society a 501(c)(3) organization.
December 1 - 10 am to 4 pm.; December 2 - Noon to 4 pm. $4 Adults, $1 Children (5 or older). Onsite parking.
Call 262 786 2321 for more information or check www.ElmbrookHistoricalSociety.org.
