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Old Salem - MESDA - The Old Salem Toy Museum - Reynolda
House - Körner's Folly - Historic Bethabara Park - Festival of Lights
in Tanglewood Park - Mrs. Hanes' Hand-Made Moravian Cookies
Holiday
Season in Old Salem - Late November to Early December
Moravian Candle
Tea - Generally the First and Second Weekends of December
Salem Christmas
- Generally the Third Saturday of December
"The Nutcracker"
- Performances are throughout December
** Call Jean for specific dates and availability pending.**
Package Includes:
Holiday tour of Old Salem
3 Night's Superior Class Accommodations - Deluxe Continental Breakfast,
Baggage Handling
Holiday tour of Reynolda House & Shopping in historic Reynolda Village
Holiday tour of Körner's Folly
Holiday tour of Historic Bethabara Park
Festival of Lights in Tanglewood Park
Mrs. Hanes' Hand-Made Moravian Cookies Tour
Excellent dinner recommendations in historical restaurants
Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery
FULLY escorted by Jean Wells Travel escort
*Reservations must be made in advance and are subject
to availability
*1 complimentary package per 15 paying participants
*2 complimentary packages per 30 paying participants
Come let us show you how it all began...
At Old Salem, one of the most authentic and inviting living history
towns in the United States - costumed interpreters carry on the work
of European and African American Moravians in the backcountry church
town and trading center of Salem. Every day,
in all seasons of the year, the town comes to life with the household
activities and trades common two hundred years ago. Residents enjoyed
one of the first public water systems, one of the first fire departments,
and one of the first schools for girls in America. Enjoy the beautiful
gardens. Visit the Winkler Bakery and take home a very special treat,
baked in the wood-fired beehive oven.
MESDA
- in Old Salem
The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) is the only museum
dedicated to exhibiting and researching the regional decorative arts
of the early South. With more than twenty period rooms and six galleries,
MESDA showcases the furniture, paintings, textiles, ceramics, silver,
and other metal wares made and used in Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas,
Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee through 1820
The Old Salem Toy Museum
The Toy Museum is a 1700-year survey of toys dating
from 225
A.D. to 1925 A.D., presented in an informative and exciting format --
and places in context those toys that were owned and used by the Moravians
that settled Salem, North Carolina (1766-1850s). The Toy Museum appeals
to "kids" of every age. It is also regarded by collectors
as one the most prestigious antique toy collections in the world.A centerpiece
of the new museum are the toys owned by Moravian children of Piedmont
North Carolina. These are a rare regional survival, and include a unique
collection of wooden German toys and locally made dolls cherished by
generations of Salem residents.
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Reynolda House, Museum of American
Art
Browse in the 1917 estate of industrialist R.J. Reynolds which contains
original furnishings, including the only unaltered Acolian residence
organ still in its original site, handsome family clothing dating from
1905, and charming children's toys. The sixty-four-room home had some
furniture added in the 1930's when a second generation moved in and
built elaborate recreational facilities in the basement. The extensive
art collection, dating from 1755 to the present, now housed in this
National Historic Property, is considered to be the best selection of
American art south of Washington DC. Visit the beautiful formal gardens
and the estate's original outbuildings, now converted to specialty shops,
and lunch in historic Reynolda Village. The Village is now the home
of many shops, restaurants, and offices. The beautifully maintained
grounds are open 365 days of the year. Take time to explore the historic
significance and charm. Come visit… and enjoy!
Körner's
Folly - Kernersville, NC
The Strangest House in the World! The Folly defies simple description.
It is said that no two doorways are exactly alike. It has 20 fireplaces
of differing designs. Its cubbyholes and trap doors fascinate; its pivoting
"windows" and other openings anchor a unique air distribution
system. Its murals and artworks add a sense of fancy. Children-sized
rooms give way to an airy elegant, high-ceilinged Receptions Room. A
former stable becomes a library and a sewing room. Superlatives fail
- from tile to woodwork, brick to decorative murals and frescos by German
master Caesar Much, the Folly is truly like no other home in the world.
And it is one whose charms and enchantments deserve to be shared with
generations yet to come.
Historic
Bethabara Park
Visit Historic Bethabara (be-THA-ba-ra) for an imaginative journey
to the Carolina Backcountry of nearly 250 years ago. A small group of
Moravians daringly settled this religious village and trade center in
an 18th century wilderness full of bears, wolves, Indians and outlaws.
Today's Bethabara evokes this era. A National Historic Landmark, this
1753 site of the German-speaking, Protestant settlement nestles in a
picturesque, wooded 175-acre wildlife preserve (with 126 kinds of area
birds.) The museum features a unique, restored and furnished 1788 church,
archaeological ruins, Visitor Center with introductory video, exhibits
and tours with costumed guides, as well as a reconstructed village,
a French and Indian War fort and colonial and medical gardens. Explore
the nature trails to the mill site, stroll the boardwalk over the beaver
pond (an spot offers, mink, foxes, deer and woodchucks) or picnic overlooking
the village. Begin your visit to Winston-Salem at the place where it
all began.
Tanglewood Festival of Lights
Visit a winter wonderland of nearly a million lights and marvel
at the gorgeous holiday displays as your group drives through Tanglewood
Park! Plan for plenty of time to stop and shop at the Holiday Village
Gift Shop! It is located at the Red Barn about halfway through the lights.
The gift shop has wonderful crafts and Tanglewood souvenirs that would
make great gifts. While at the
barn, don't forget to roast marshmallows at the giant roaster!
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Mrs. Hanes' Hand-Made Moravian Cookies
- where Eva Foltz Hanes is the seventh generation of cookie makers in
her family! The tour begins in the warehouse where supplies are stored
and continues to "Grandma's kitchen," complete with an old
wood stove. You will proceed to the packing room, and then on to the
mixing room where you will see a mixer that can mix up to 1,000 pounds
of dough. The most popular area is the special "glassed-in viewing
window" where you will watch the "artists in aprons"
at work. Along the way you will sample all six flavors of the cookies:
Ginger, Sugar, Chocolate, Lemon, Butterscotch, and Black Walnut. These
cookies are made from an old family recipe handed down for generations.
Each cookie is rolled and cut by hand; the flavor is rolled into the
cookies - Come taste and see!
The
Nutcracker Ballet
Enjoy the world's most popular ballet in the beautifully restored
Stevens Center. The North Carolina School of the Arts has presented
this holiday classic for the past 35 years. The excellent dancing, breathtaking
costumes and scenery, and music performed by the Winston-Salem Symphony
make this a truly special event to remember.
Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery
The Gallery was founded in 1963 to provide a forum for the wide
appreciation of fine traditional and contemporary craft. Piedmont Craftsmen
represents both established artists and promising newcomers who have
been selected as exhibiting members through an annual jury process which
maintains rigorous standards of quality in concept and technique. Media
represented include clay, fiber, glass, leather, metal, jewelry, paper,
wood furniture, photography and prints. Excellent Shopping!
For more information
call Jean Wells at:
336 725-1624 (Fax: 336 724-5852)
OR email:
jean@jeanwellstravel.com
