Virtual Program

“Xmas was invented to knock out the health & strength accumulated in the previous 11 months & shorten people’s lives 10 per cent a year – it does its work & accomplishes its mission with fiendish certainty.”  

While Sam Clemens may have joked about finding Christmas preparations a bit tiring, his daughter Clara fondly remembered the “royal preparations for Christmastide” each year in their Hartford home.  This program explores how every member of the household helped to get the home ready for Christmas, as well as the meals they ate, the stories they read, and the games they played.

This program is delivered live from inside the historic home itself, which is completely transformed for the holiday season.  At the end of the presentation, you will be able to ask any questions you want about the home and family, and request our roving camera-person show you any part of the home that you want!  Join us to experience a little Gilded Age Christmas this season with staff from The Mark Twain House and Museum.

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This presentation will be held online via Zoom.  Register and receive program link by entering your information below.  Questions? Contact DeAnne O'Brien at dobrien@ivpl.org.