PAOLI – The Orange County Historical Society is finalizing plans for its upcoming “Holiday Open House” at the Orange County Historic Museum set for Sunday, November 20th from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The event is being held in conjunction with the annual Paoli Merchants Christmas Open House being held that same day.
Artifacts and items of the historical significance of Orange County’s rich and interesting history can be viewed during the event at the Museum located on the northwest corner of the Courthouse Square in Paoli. Admission will be free, however, donations are accepted to help with the museum’s upkeep.
The Museum Gift Shop will have a number of unique and interesting items for sale that day for the “history buff” including the Society’s new 2022 Christmas ornament celebrating the historic Monon Trestle at Paoli. This will also mark the last official day of operations for the museum this season.
Visitors will find a treasure trove of memorabilia through the years as they stroll through the museum including antique clothing, primitive farm tools, woodworking tools, church records, court records, books, and a rare miniature English Tudor dollhouse with furnishings. The museum is housed in the 130-year-old historic Dr. J.H. Sherrod House circa 1885.
A one-room schoolhouse is re-created upstairs at the museum, reflecting the early American period along with the period of a doctor’s office.
2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the present-day Orange County Historical Society. For more information on the OCHS or any of its activities please contact President Robert F. Henderson, at 812-653-1212 or visit
www.historicorangecounty.org.
