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Museum Events2010 Events (See Summer Programs for weekly Museum programs & activities.) Saturday, July 3 - July 4th Parade, Museum sites open for browsing. Tuesday, July 13 - Annual Potluck Dinner at Odd Fellows Hall, 5 pm. Old time music sing-a-long and local talent. Fri/Sat/Sun, July 16 - 18 - Artshow, Reception, Sale. Reception - Friday 6 to 8 pm. Art Show & Sale - Saturday 1 - 5 pm; Sunday 12 - 2 pm & 3 to 5 pm. Sunday, August 29 - FarmFest on the Belmont Green. Saturday, September 4 - Annual Fundraising Dinner, Odd Fellows Hall, 5 pm. Saturday & Sunday, October 9 & 10 - Cider Days, Belmont Green. Saturday, December 4 - Festival of Lights holiday auction.
2009 Past Events Saturday, December 5 - Festival of Lights Fundraiser AUCTION AND DINNER. Roundhouse at Jackson Gore.
Saturday, July 4 - July 4th Parade in Belmont 11 am - Museum open for browsing, 12 to 4 pm. Tuesday, July 14 - 5:30 pm -ANNUAL POTLUCK DINNER, Odd Fellows Hall, Angela Branda, “Why are Wedding Dresses White?”- Display and discussion of antique clothing by the costume designer for the theater department at Castleton State College. Sunday, August 2 - Vermont and the Civil War with Howard Coffin (A Vermont Humanities Council event) Click HERE for more information. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8 & 9 - Gala weekend 40th Anniversary Celebration and Perkins House Opening Celebration. Click HERE for a pdf of the activity schedule. Saturday, August 8 Schedule: Sunday, August 9 Schedule: 12 - 4 pm - Perkins House Tours, Mount Holly Artists Show, Village Walking Tours 6:30 pm - Dessert Under the Tent 7:30 pm - Concert with Linda Radke, "Vermont History in Song," A Vermont History Council Event Sunday, Aug. 30 - 12 to 4 pm - FARMFEST on the Belmont Green. Saturday. Sept. 19 - 5:00 pm. Annual Fund Raising Dinner, Odd Fellows Hall Oct. 10 & 11 - Cider Days on the Belmont Green - Museum sites open for browsing. Saturday, Dec. 5 - FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS WREATH AUCTION AND DINNER. Roundhouse at Jackson Gore.Tickets and information: Doris Reiser, 259-2722.
2008 Past Events: Sunday, June 8, 2008 - Counterpoint Concert to Benefit the Museum Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Annual Meeting of Members and Potluck Supper, Odd Fellows Hall. Cindy Bittenger will entertain with her rendition of Grace Coolidge. Watch for a reminder postcard in the mail. Sunday, Aug 3, 2008 Perkins House Open House: 2-4pm Join Museum Board members for a tour of the Perkins House Restoration Project. The Perkins House, donated in 2003 by Alice Bennett and Todd McCabe, has been undergoing restoration and is now in Phase III which includes the finishing of the interior. With strong support from individuals, families and businesses, the Perkins House project is scheduled for completion in 2009. This new facility will provide expanded gallery, display, education and storage space for the ever-growing collection of Mt. Holly historical artifacts. Included in the list of new display items are the mammoth tooth and tusk discovered at the Summit in Mt. Holly during the construction of the Boston Burlington Railroad in 1849 and the surrey used to convey commuters from Belmont up and down the hill to the Mt. Holly Railroad station. Click HERE to see photos from the Open House. Sun Aug 24 FARMFEST: 12-4pm Click HERE for the Dessert Contest entry form. Saturday, Sept 20, 2008 Annual Fundraising Dinner, Odd Fellows Hall. (5:00 pm) Saturday, Dec 6, 2008 Festival of Lights Wreath Auction and Dinner. Roundhouse at Jackson Gore. Tickets and information: Doris Reiser, 259-2722. Click HERE for the invitation.
2007 Past Events: Click on the following link to check out the Museum's 2007 schedule of weekly Summer Programs Saturday, Dec 1, 2007 Festival of Lights Wreath Auction and Dinner. Roundhouse at Jackson Gore. Tickets and information: Doris Reiser, 259-2722. Click HERE for your invitation, or HERE for more in-depth information about the evening's planned festivities. Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Annual Meeting of Members and Potluck Supper. Musical entertainment provided by Ray Dana with his antique Victrola. Saturday, Aug 4, 2007 ARTFEST, 10am - 4 pm. Village Green, Belmont. The 2-day show and sale features works by local artists and will be complemented by a local garden tour and box lunch co-sponsored by the Garden Club and Community Association. Sunday, Aug 5, 2007 ARTFEST, Noon - 4 pm. December 2007 - Festival of Lights - Click HERE for photos.
Past Events - 2006 and before: Saturday, December 2, 2006- Festival of Lights Wreath Auction and Dinner, Round House at Jackson Gore. Ticket info: Doris Reiser, 259-2722 Saturday, September 16, 2006- Annual Fundraising Dinner, Odd Fellows Hall Saturday, May 27, 2006- Perkins House Ground Breaking Ceremony, 11 am on site in Belmont. (Governor Douglas to attend.) Saturday & Sunday June 24th & 25th, 2006- The VT Expo on the Tunbridge Fair Grounds in Tunbridge, VT. Perkins House Exhibit. (10 am to 5 pm both days.) Tuesday, July 18, 2006- Annual Meeting for Members and Pot Luck Supper. Speaker, Peggy Jenks, "Old Cemeteries." (A proposed amendment to the MHCHA will be presented to the membership. The proposal is to delete from Article III, Section 4: " A Director who has served two consecutive three year terms shall not be eligible to serve as Director again until one year has elapsed.") Saturday, August 5, 2006- ARTFEST on the Green in Belmont, 10 am to 4 pm. This two day show and sale will feature works by local artists. Sunday, August 6, 2006- ARTFEST on the Green in Belmont, 12 noon to 4 pm. December 3, 2005- Festival of Lights
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| 2005 Old Timers Night sponsored by the Mt. Holly Community Historical Museum. From left- Semah Unterman, Allyn Seward, Don Tarbell, Richard Dawley, and Ray Dana. |  |