"A luminous biographical memoir, The Christmas House is a testament to love of family, personal fortitude against adversity, and recapturing the past. Without an overbearing religious message, it is a book about the Christmas tradition, a perfect antidote to the hyper-commercialization of Christmas that Americans commonly witness.

The Christmas House, a book by Georja Skinner
New World LIbrary

"Georja Skinner’s The Christmas House is a worthy successor to these perennial classics, not because it is fictional (it is not), but because it plausibly explains the origin of a very common American tradition – house decoration during the Christmas season. However, this remarkable story is far from a dry exercise in social history, for in its unobtrusive lesson about the meaning of Christmas we find both the recovery of the origin of a tradition and the reconstruction of a family’s history through the historical marginalia of a personal archive. The Christmas House is at once a search for roots, an inducement to preserve history and memory, and the fascinating re-telling of one man’s struggle with a devastating disease – poliomyelitis."

Meet Georja Skinner at Lamplight Celebration.

Saturday and Sunday, December 2 & 3, 2006
Heritage Square Museum
Presents the 12th Annual
Holiday Lamplight Celebration

Costumed hosts will transport visitors back in time to Christmas, during the “Gilded Age.” Traditional dance, music, and Victorian games will enliven the night, as guests discover exactly how the Victorians partied! Of course, no Holiday Lamplight Celebration would be complete without a tour of our exquisite Victorian homes, beautifully decorated for the holidays. A special visit from Father Christmas and author Georja Skinner round out this incredible holiday program.

For more information and to see a short, 30 second video of last year’s event, please see our website at:
http://heritagesquare.org/holiday_lamplight.htm

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