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ALL THAT GLITTERS TROLLEY TOUR
Victorians Ring in a New Century!
Friday & Saturday, Dec. 1-23
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TROLLEY AIR.ARETOURSOPEN WARMLY!DRESS
It’s the Christmas season in the late Victorian age and Mrs. Frances Brooks leads this first-person trolley tour as she does her important holiday shopping around town, regaling all with then and now stories of the many shops, hotels, landmarks and personalities that make up the lively Cape Island social landscape of her time. This tour immerses you in Cape May social history and takes two steps back in time, as Mrs. Brooks reflects on her present and her past, including memories of her dearest friends, the Physicks.
$ 20 adults; $ 15 children (ages 3-12)
Order tickets online at www.capemaymac.org or buy at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth at Ocean Street or the Carriage House Visitors Center or the Hill House Office at the Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St.
Tour presented by Cape May MAC • Call 609-885-5404
For information about accessible Trolley Tours, call 609-884-5404
Yuletide House Tour -- page 11 7pm, 8pm
Purchase tickets at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth at Ocean Street or at the Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St. Call 609-884-5404
H TROLLEY TOURS BEGIN ON OCEAN STREET ACROSS FROM THE INFORMATION BOOTH H Tours & Activities sponsored by Cape May MAC • www.capemaymac.org
Monday & Tuesday, November 27 & 28
OTHER TOURS & ACTIVITIES
Cape May Point State Park- Office & Museum- 8am4pm. Call 609-884-2159.
Nature Center of Cape May- 1600 Delaware Ave. Call 609-898-8848 or visit www.njaudubon.org/centers/ nature-center-of-cape-may/ (see page 65)
NJ Audubon Cape May Bird Observatory- 701 E. Lake Dr., Cape May Point. Call 609-884-2736 for hours or visit www.birdcapemay.org for event locations. (see page 65)
Welcome Center at the Transportation CenterMaps, Information- 609 Lafayette St.- 10am-4pm.
Victorian Christmas Traditions
Christmasing was a Christmas tradition whereby vendors gathered various festive branches, such as mistletoe and holly, and sold them for profit in the days before Christmas. Houses, pubs, inns and churches were heavily decorated with these festive branches and often, puddings and sometimes even mince pies were decorated in this way, also.
Wednesday & Thursday November 29 & 30
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Christmas -- page 87
Purchase tickets at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth at Ocean Street or at the Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St. Call 609-884-5404
H TROLLEY TOURS BEGIN ON OCEAN STREET ACROSS FROM THE INFORMATION BOOTH H Tours & Activities sponsored by Cape May MAC • www.capemaymac.org
Wednesday & Thursday, November 29 & 30
OTHER TOURS & ACTIVITIES
Cape May Point State Park- Office & Museum- 8am4pm. Call 609-884-2159.
Nature Center of Cape May- 1600 Delaware Ave. Call 609-898-8848 or visit www.njaudubon.org/centers/ nature-center-of-cape-may/ (see page 65)
NJ Audubon Cape May Bird Observatory- 701 E. Lake Dr., Cape May Point. Call 609-884-2736 for hours or visit www.birdcapemay.org for event locations. (see page 65)
Welcome Center at the Transportation CenterMaps, Information- 609 Lafayette St.- 10am-4pm.
CALENDAR CONTINUED ON PAGE 28
Cape May Stage: A Tuna Christmas -- page 87
Friday, December 1
OTHER TOURS & ACTIVITIES
Cape May Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony- 7pm, Rotary Park, 400-490 Lafayette St. Call 609-8849565.
Cape May Point State Park- Office & Museum- 8am4pm. Call 609-884-2159.
Nature Center of Cape May- 1600 Delaware Ave. Call
609-898-8848 or visit www.njaudubon.org/centers/ nature-center-of-cape-may/ (see page 65)
NJ Audubon Cape May Bird Observatory- 701 E. Lake Dr., Cape May Point. Call 609-884-2736 for hours or visit www.birdcapemay.org for event locations. (see page 65)
Welcome Center at the Transportation CenterMaps, Information- 609 Lafayette St.- 10am-4pm.
EVENING 12/112/212/3
‘Tis the Season & Dinner at Vintage -- page 38 5pm
Lamplighter Christmas Tour -- page 39
CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT HOUSE TOUR -- page 9
Holiday Lights Trolley Ride -- page 19
‘Tis the Season: Missing the Mistletoe -- page 11 6:30pm, 7:30pm
Cape May Stage: A Tuna Christmas -- page 87 7pm
Ghosts of Christmas Past Trolley Ride -- page 19 8:30pm, 9:15pm 8:30pm, 9:15pm
Purchase tickets at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth at Ocean Street or at the Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St. Call 609-884-5404
H TROLLEY TOURS BEGIN ON OCEAN STREET ACROSS FROM THE INFORMATION BOOTH H Tours & Activities sponsored by Cape May MAC • www.capemaymac.org
Saturday, December 2
OTHER TOURS & ACTIVITIES
Cape May Point State Park- Office & Museum- 8am4pm. Call 609-884-2159.
Christmas Parade- 4pm-6pm, Washington Street Mall. Call 609-884-5508.
Annual Crafts at Christmas Show- 9am-4pm, Cape May Convention Hall, 714 Beach Ave. Call 609-8849565.
Historic Cold Spring Village- Wassail Day, 11am-3pm, 735 Seashore Road, Cape May. Reservations required: 609-898-2300. (see page 65)
Nature Center of Cape May- 1600 Delaware Ave. Call 609-898-8848 or visit www.njaudubon.org/centers/ nature-center-of-cape-may/ (see page 65)
NJ Audubon Cape May Bird Observatory- 701 E. Lake Dr., Cape May Point. Call 609-884-2736 for hours or visit www.birdcapemay.org for event locations. (see page xx)
Welcome Center at the Transportation CenterMaps, Information- 609 Lafayette St.- 10am-4pm.
West Cape May Christmas Parade- 5pm-8pm, begins at West Cape May Fire Hall, Broadway. Call 609-884-1005.
Sunday, December 3
OTHER TOURS & ACTIVITIES
Cape May Point State Park- Office & Museum- 8am4pm. Call 609-884-2159.
Annual Crafts at Christmas Show- 9am-3pm, Cape May Convention Hall, 714 Beach Ave. Call 609-8849565.
Nature Center of Cape May- 1600 Delaware Ave. Call
609-898-8848 or visit www.njaudubon.org/centers/ nature-center-of-cape-may/ (see page 65)
NJ Audubon Cape May Bird Observatory- 701 E. Lake Dr., Cape May Point. Call 609-884-2736 for hours or visit www.birdcapemay.org for event locations. (see page 65)
Welcome Center at the Transportation CenterMaps, Information- 609 Lafayette St.- 10am-4pm.
CALENDAR CONTINUED ON PAGE 36
Victorian Christmas Traditions
In 1843 Henry Cole asked an artist to make a card for him to send out at Christmas. It featured a family sitting around a dinner table and a Christmas message. The idea seemed to catch on and soon many wealthy Victorian families were sending out their own cards. Victorian children were encouraged to make their own cards and there is even evidence that Queen Victoria had her own children do this. The first printed Christmas cards were very expensive to manufacture, but the price went down dramatically during the Victorian period. This was due to improvements in color printing technology and the new halfpenny postage rate. In 1880 over 11 million Christmas cards were printed!
