(Diamond, MO) – The annual Holiday Open House at George Washington Carver National Monument is set for Saturday, December 14 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Bring the entire family to this free event! Stop by to meet park staff and volunteers and enjoy the festive atmosphere, with seasonal refreshments and live music.
A special exhibit for George Washington Carver’s original handmade Christmas cards will be on display. Read his personal greetings to friends and enjoy his artwork. There will be make-and-take ornament stations where you can create your own holiday greeting cards, rag dolls, aromatic pomanders, pine cone bird feeders, and paper ornaments.
Local musicians, Robin’s Hood, returns to Holiday Open House too! Be sure to catch their show, a blend of jazzy renditions of holiday favorites and a few of their original compositions. Stay all day for a picnic, take a walk along the trail, enjoy the museum exhibits, help the kids earn a Junior Ranger badge, or watch the excellent film, Struggle and Triumph – The Legacy of George Washington Carver, showing in the theater throughout the day.
Administered by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, George Washington Carver National Monument preserves the birthplace and childhood home of George Washington Carver – scientist, educator, and humanitarian. The park is located two miles west of Diamond, Missouri on Highway V, then ¼ mile south on Carver Road. For more information, please call the park at 417.325.4151 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 pm, visit the park website at www.nps.gov/gwca, or visit the park Facebook page.
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Reference:
Curtis Gregory
George Washington Carver National Monument
417.325.4151
curtis_gregory@nps.gov
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