Weekend, December 23-24, 2023 – A WONDERFUL EVENING IN BLACKWELL HOUSE
THE RIHS VISITOR KIOSK WILL BE OPEN THIS WEEKEND FOR LAST MINUTE SHOPPING
12 TO 5 P.M.
Island friends gathered
on Friday evening to celebrate the holiday in the warm, comfortable
ambiance of Blackwell House.
The RIHS is happy to resume our use of Blackwell House as a site for programming and public events.
AFTER YEARS OF BEING DENIED ENTRY INTO BLACKWELL HOUSE, THE R.I.H.S. SPONSORED A POP-UP-SALE AND LIGHT REFRESHMENTS ON FRIDAY EVENING. MANY NEIGHBORS JOINED US, MOST OF WHOM HAD NEVER BEEN IN THE HOUSE. WHAT A WONDERFUL SURPRISE~!!
A STOCKING WAS HUNG BY THE FIREPLACE WITH CARE
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WERE SERVED
A SELECTION OF MERCHANDISE WAS AVAILABLE
OUR TAPESTRY THROWS ARE SELLING FAST. TIME TO GET YOURS AT THE VISITOR CENTER KIOSK THIS WEEKEND.
OUR YOUNGEST VISITOR SURELY STILL BELIEVES IN SANTA CLAUS
PAUL AND CATHERINE RELAX ON THE SOFA, JUST LIKE A HOME LIVING ROOM
PER JUDY BERDY, JUST REQUEST A PERMIT FROM RIOC AND YOUR GROUP CAN USE THE HOUSE!!!
THE RIHS USED THE HOUSE FOR MANY CELEBRATIONS YEARS AGO AND WE ARE THRILLED TO BE BACK.
WHAT A SURPRISE, WAS THE RESPONSE TO ENTERING THE HOUSE.
ELLEN AND LYDIA ENJOYED THE AMBIANCE
FRIDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY
EAST VIEW OF BLACKWELL HOUSE ABOUT 1915
ON A SNOWY DAY.
ED LITCHER AND GLORIA HERMAN GOT IT RIGHT!
EFFLER COLLECTION, RIHS
CREDITS
JUDITH BERDY
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