For Immediate Release
Release Dated: Oct. 7, 2009
Media Contacts:
Jessica Kohen
Marketing and Communications
651-259-3148
jessica.kohen@mnhs.org
Tom Ellig
Folsom House Historic Site
507-697-6321
thomas.ellig@mnhs.org
This news release is available online at: events.mnhs.org/media.
Quick Facts
Event: Christmas at the Folsom House
Date: Nov. 27-29, 2009 and Dec. 4-6, 2009
Time: see below
Place: Folsom House Historic Site, 272 W. Government St., Taylors Falls
Cost: $3 adults; $1 children ages 6 to 12.
Call for more information 651-465-3125
Website: http://www.mnhs.org/folsomhouse
Holiday Tours Offered at Historic Folsom House
Two holiday tour options are available at the historic Folsom House in Taylor's Falls in November and December. One is led by a guide, the other is self-guided. Both offers visitors a look at the home of lumber baron W.H.C. Folsom featuring holiday decorations and beautiful St. Croix River views.
- Nov. 27-29, 1 to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday
Fee: $3 adults, $1 children ages 6 to 12
Take special holiday tours of the historic home in Taylors Falls' Angel Hill district, a New England-style village. Tours are part of Taylors Falls annual Lighting Festival.
- Dec. 4-6, 1 to 5 p.m.
Fee: $3 adults, $1 children ages 6 to 12
Make your way through the historic Folsom House during a special holiday "open house."
The Society’s calendar of events is posted on the Internet at events.mnhs.org/calendar. The web site also has information about all of the Society’s programs, museums and historic sites. To request a free guide to museums and historic sites, call 1-800-657-3773.
The Minnesota Historical Society is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849 to preserve and share Minnesota history. The Society collects, preserves and tells the story of Minnesota’s past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs and book publishing.
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