Provide awareness of the culture of Christmas in a country setting.
Teach appreciation of our forbearers’ Christmas customs.
Engender respect for the heritage of Christmas past.
Encourage imagination, as well as, thrift in celebrating the holidays.
Reaffirm the basic values and traditions of Christmas in our community.
During Christmas time 2009, Baker Block Museum will host a Special Event. The public will be invited to stroll through the museum park for "Christmas in the Country" displays. Each of the park exhibits will house a Christmas story billboard - one of the stories might be yours. We are now accepting stories as described on the attached flyer. Read it; download a copy and share it with your friends and neighbors. . . with your church.
But do it now; don't wait. We need time to get things ready so,the sooner you can send it to us - the better.
“People
love each other today but it’s a
hurried love.My
best Christmas was when I had all my children
together. We had to make everything
then. We’d cut our own tree and make our
own tree decorations everything that went
with it - mostly from the food we raised
ourselves.”
Baker Block Museum. Jeanette Henderson, Curator.
Mrs. Jessie Alma Edge
Niceville, FL. late 1920s
Baker Block Museum. Jeanette Henderson, Curator.
Corner of State Hwy. 4 & Rt. 139. (850) 537-5714