Hager Residence adapts vacation excursions | Nearby News
The historic property of Hagerstown’s founder has been considerably less bustling than typical this year since of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But a selection of friends have been capable to go by way of Town Park’s Jonathan Hager Dwelling Museum for its German Christmas Tour Sequence final weekend and this weekend to working experience the look and really feel of holiday seasons earlier.
Kay Osmer, a curator with the Hagerstown Parks and Recreation Division, mentioned the appointment-only excursions had been very well-obtained, and both of those Saturday excursions had been completely booked.
Instead of the normal strictly German Xmas topic, she reported the excursions this yr have been a hybrid of Christmas tales and history on the home as quite a few company have never been inside ahead of.
Most site visitors have been people, older couples, individuals touring through the space and 1st-timers, she mentioned.
Osmer mentioned the decorations had been extra simplistic than normal with each individual space such as a handful of pre-colonial and colonial objects, these as an introduction wreath and calendar, common German dolls and tabletop trees and candles.
“This 12 months with how every thing is heading, we failed to go all out with Christmas in the household like we generally do the place it requires a week to enhance. We just have minor bits and points to share,” Osmer mentioned.
With out the open up property option throughout the City Park tree lights, and excursions staying by appointment only, Osmer said the city has experienced to get additional innovative with how to join individuals to the Hager Residence. She explained a lot more ordeals have been put on line or altered, these as offering outdoor ghost excursions for the 1st time.
“We have tried to continue to keep things open up and available as a lot as we can,” Osmer said.
Along with wreaths, commemorative Hager Household ornaments are nonetheless on sale for $15, tax incorporated. The brass-etched, tailor made-slice collectibles are accessible in restricted inventory, individually packaged in a velvet-lined cardboard box with a very clear plastic lid.
Excursions are still obtainable for Sunday. Preregistration at hagerhouse.org and mask-donning are required. Admission is $5 for grownups and $1 for little ones 12 and more youthful.