12/13/12 Downtown Tyler Museum Alliance's annual Holiday Open House by Sarah Miller
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photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Carolers sing traditional holiday songs on the front porch of the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand Museum during the Downtown Tyler Museum Alliance's annual Holiday Open House Thursday evening. The museum offered "A Victorian Christmas" with vintage-type refreshments, entertainment and period re-enactors. Museums included in the event were the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand Museum, Cotton Belt Depot, Gallery Main Street, Smith County Historical Society and the McClendon House.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Audrey Dukes, 18, Bethany Baber, 14, and Laura Nicholson, 18, play violin in the Gold Room of the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand Museum during the Downtown Tyler Museum Alliance's annual Holiday Open House Thursday evening. The museum offered "A Victorian Christmas" with vintage-type refreshments, entertainment and period re-enactors. Museums included in the event were the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand Museum, Cotton Belt Depot, Gallery Main Street, Smith County Historical Society and the McClendon House.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Volunteers wear period attire at the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand Museum during the Downtown Tyler Museum Alliance's annual Holiday Open House Thursday evening. The museum offered "A Victorian Christmas" with vintage-type refreshments, entertainment and period re-enactors. Museums included in the event were the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand Museum, Cotton Belt Depot, Gallery Main Street, Smith County Historical Society and the McClendon House.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Re-enactor Sheryl Chester plays Aunt Cely, a beloved servant who lived at the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand Museum during the Downtown Tyler Museum Alliance's annual Holiday Open House Thursday evening. The museum offered "A Victorian Christmas" with vintage-type refreshments, entertainment and period re-enactors. Museums included in the event were the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand Museum, Cotton Belt Depot, Gallery Main Street, Smith County Historical Society and the McClendon House.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph The 1859 Goodman-LeGrand Museum was filled with guests, re-enactors, carolers and volunteers in period attire during the Downtown Tyler Museum Alliance's annual Holiday Open House Thursday evening. The museum offered "A Victorian Christmas" with vintage-type refreshments, entertainment and period re-enactors. Museums included in the event were the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand Museum, Cotton Belt Depot, Gallery Main Street, Smith County Historical Society and the McClendon House.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Ed Barry, president of the board of directors of the McClendon House gives a tour of the building during the Downtown Tyler Museum Alliance's annual Holiday Open House Thursday evening. Museums included in the event were the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand Museum, Cotton Belt Depot, Gallery Main Street, Smith County Historical Society and the McClendon House.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph A group of women take a tour of the McClendon House during the Downtown Tyler Museum Alliance's annual Holiday Open House Thursday evening. Museums included in the event were the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand Museum, Cotton Belt Depot, Gallery Main Street, Smith County Historical Society and the McClendon House.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Volunteer and past board president Rob Jones answers questions about the McClendon House during the Downtown Tyler Museum Alliance's annual Holiday Open House Thursday evening. Museums included in the event were the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand Museum, Cotton Belt Depot, Gallery Main Street, Smith County Historical Society and the McClendon House.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Cotton Belt Depot Museum volunteer Pete Martinez works during the Downtown Tyler Museum Alliance's annual Holiday Open House Thursday evening. Museums included in the event were the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand Museum, Cotton Belt Depot, Gallery Main Street, Smith County Historical Society and the McClendon House.