The Jekyll Island Museum’s Holidays In History Tour Fills the Month of December
by Andrea Marroquin
“The Holidays in History” tour will begin at the Jekyll Island Museum. Small groups of guests will venture by tram throughout the Historic Landmark District.
“Our costumed characters will change frequently and will be a daily surprise,” said John Hunter, the Director of the Jekyll Island Museum. “Guests will see the entire district and enter two of the cottages. But which cottage interiors they visit will also change on a daily basis. This enables us to be responsive to those guests who want to come back for a variety of experiences with us.”
Guests might witness a Victorian Christmas at Club Cottage in the year 1890 or an Edwardian holiday season at Mistletoe Cottage around 1910. They might hear about the Jekyll Island Club’s seasonal celebrations inside historic Faith Chapel, built in 1904. They might take their revelry into a rustic hunting retreat at Moss Cottage in the year 1905. Or they might participate in festivities at Indian Mound Cottage in the year 1917.
“Jekyll Island is an ideal backdrop for this program,” Hunter explained. “Our history is so rich and our historic buildings span a very broad time range.”
The museum possesses an array of costumed characters to draw from as well as a talented crew of interpretive guides. Experiences will vary throughout the month of December and no two tours will be the same.
“We hope that this tour will help to spread the sentiment of the season and bring those joys into our guests’ holidays today and in the future,” Hunter said.
Jekyll Island Museum, Stable Road. Program offered daily, December 6-31, 11 am, 1 pm, & 3 pm, except December 24 and 25. Rate is $16 for adults, $7 for children 6-12, and free under 6.
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