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Holiday Presentation of “An Old Fashioned Christmas” at the Ingleside
December 13, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Join us for a heartwarming walk into Christmas Past with Rochelle Pennington, author of “An Old-Fashioned Christmas”!
More than a hundred images with be used in this interactive holiday presentation!
From old-time Christmas parades in Milwaukee to “Wisconsin Electric Cookie Book” covers!
From ice-skaters in Milwaukee’s Washington Park to Schuster’s Billie-the-Brownie!
From tinsel and angel hair to bubble lights!
Vintage toy ads included: Howdy Doody, Raggedy Ann, Schwinn bicycles, choo-choo trains, Mr. Potato Head, Barbie and more!
Come and step back in time for this magical Christmas program for young and old! Please see example images below.
A book signing of “An Old-Fashioned Christmas” will follow. “An Old-Fashioned Christmas” is a hard-cover coffee-table book packed with vintage Christmas images. It includes a CD of an original “Billie-the-Brownie” radio program from the 1940s.
This is sure to be a holiday treat for children and adults of all ages.
This event is free to the public.