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For the holiday season we have introduced 3 new exhibits: |
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A Christmas Putz |
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The holiday season in the Lehigh Valley is enriched by many various ethnic traditions.
One of the oldest is from the German people who settled here, for whom the "Putz" is an important part of the family tradition.
A putz is an elaborate platform arrangment of trains, small villages, nativity, or manger scenes.
The Lehigh County Senior Citizen's Center created this putz using local landmarks as their models. |
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"Toys: A Mirror To The Past" |
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A variety of antique toys dating from 1880-1930 are on display for the Christmas season.
Cast iron and tin banks, tin toys, an antique train, and turn of the century paper dolls and villages.
These antiques are on loan from the private collection of David Bausch.
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PA German Christmas Tree |
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The tradition of the Christmas Tree originated with the German.
Come and see the traditional decorations of a tree.
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