Heritage Center hosts Mother-Daughter Tea
Wanda Miller makes dollhouses and currently has her Magnolia Cottage on display at the Heritage Center of the Western Pocono Community Library in Brodheadsville.
It is in the shabby chic style, which is usually represented by distressed items made to look like antiques, with pastel colors and vintage floral patterns.You can see Magnolia Cottage at the Heritage Center's upcoming Mother-Daughter Tea from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday. There will be the telling of fairy tales and crafts. Tea, cookies, pastries, juice and coffee will be served. The cost is $18 for mother and daughter and $4 for each additional daughter."We're trying to get people in, to let them know we are here," curator Jessica Reitz said.Thanks to the donations of the community, the Heritage Center has several wonderful items on display.Chestnuthill High School is remembered with a 1958 Chestnuthill cheerleading corduroy uniform worn by Wanda Martin made by Ruth Stevens. There's also a Chestnuthill High School band cape and a letter sweater.A U.S. Army memorabilia collection from Carl Brong and Clarence Wilson Meixsell of uniforms, photos and medals, which include Meixsell's Purple Heart, are on prominent display.The Center pays homage to the manufacturing company of Julius and Katheryn Hommer, parents of Western Pocono Community Library Director Carol Kern, with a collection of items made by the Hommer Manufacturing Co. of Newark, New Jersey. It is an eclectic collection of items made of plastic, such as thread spool holders, Sweetheart bracelets, yarn holder boxes, key chains, sewing boxes, popbeads and a mold that made a cross.Besides the displays, the Heritage Center is a wealth of local history, and Reitz encourages everyone who is doing research to come and access its records.It is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. It is located on Bond Lane, just off Route 209, in Brodheadsville.Call 570-402-1906 for Mother-Daughter Tea tickets or more information.