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How we spent the summer vacation
How we spent the summer vacation
Summer is a busy time at the Woolley House. Typically, the number of regular-hour visitors peaks in July and August. And we take advantage of the charms of summer-at-the-shore to host outdoor events on the Woolley House grounds.
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Young guests at the July 14 American Doll Tea gather with their dolls for a photo.
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Heather MacDonald as Elizabeth Woolley, at her last living-history appearance at the Museum, plays the dulcimer for Doll Tea guest Margot Hlatky.
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Event organizers Joal Leone and Eleanor Millar enjoy the moment at the September 15 Volunteer Celebration.
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On Sunday, July 14, 35 children and 26 adults gathered for our 10th American Doll Tea. Inside the Woolley House, doll collections filled the galleries and Mrs. Elizabeth Woolley (aka Heather MacDonald) demonstrated the spinning wheel. Outside, young guests put on a fashion show featuring their dolls. They made a craft, heard an original story of the Woolley Sisters (19th Members of the Eatontown Lions Club were invited to our Volunteer Celebration as a thank you for their work on the Cow Barn. century residents of the Woolley House), and feasted on homemade goodies. Nearly 30 volunteers worked on the event, which brought in $1,483 for the Museum and built immeasurable good will.
Members of the Eatontown Lions Club were invited to our Volunteer Celebration as a thank you for their work on the Cow Barn.
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Those 30 Doll Tea workers are part of a pool of about 75 volunteers who keep the Museum running. (We have no paid staff.) On Sunday, September 15, the Museum paid tribute to their hard work. We held a Volunteer Celebration picnic on the Woolley House grounds. Thirty-six of our member volunteers and seven members of the Eatontown Lions club who have helped us throughout the year were able to attend.
