Holiday decor at Osborne Homestead Museum in Derby celebrates 19th Amendment

Frances Osborne Kellogg

DERBY - Commemorate the 101st Anniversary of the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution this holiday season!  

Visit the Osborne Homestead Museum and learn about the courageous women and men of the women’s suffrage movement. 

The holiday tours will run from Friday, Nov. 26 through Dec.18.  

Both self-guided tours and a limited number of docent-led tours will be offered Thursdays through Sundays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 

On Fridays, Dec. 3, 10, and 17, the museum will present “Twilight Tours” to display the amber glow of the decorations from 4-7 p.m.   

 

For more than 30 years, volunteers have created the gorgeous holiday decorations at the museum.  Garden clubs and local organizations have decorated 12 rooms honoring the women and men of Connecticut, the United States, and abroad who fought for women’s suffrage.  

These talented and committed volunteers are Derby Garden Society, Friends of Derby Neck Library, Naugatuck Garden Club, Olde Ripton Garden Club of Shelton, Garden Club of Orange, Valley Arts Council, Women Redefining Retirement Milford, Garden Club of Woodbridge, and Ye Olde Kellogg Garden Club.  

 

This year’s theme, “Holiday Tribute to the Suffragists,” is a belated celebration of the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote.  

Frances Osborne Kellogg was a suffragist and auditor of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association.  She is among many of the activists who will be recognized in the women’s suffrage movement.  

Visit the Osborne Homestead Museum and learn how women won the right to vote.

Because your health and safety are our priority, the museum will offer limited docent-led tours at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m and self-guided tours from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. during the Twilight Tours.  

Pre-registration is required for all tours.  

Register in advance by calling 203-734-2513, emailing donna.kingston@ct.gov, or visiting the online registration page at https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/OsborneHomesteadMuseum@ct.gov/bookings/. 

Admission is FREE; donations are gratefully accepted. 

The Osborne Homestead Museum, a facility of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s State Parks & Public Outreach Division, is located at 500 Hawthorne Ave.

 

The New Normal Health & Safety Guidelines for CT State Parks provides important guidance for participants and visitors (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/COVID-19/Health_Safety_Flyer_NN_Final.pdf). For further information or directions, please email donna.kingston@ct.gov or phone the Kellogg Environmental Center at (203)734-2513.

This is a release from the Osborne Homestead Museum.