Historical Society Offers Two New 2011 Ornaments

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Two new 2011 traditional glass “Hometown Holiday Ornament” designs are being offered as a fundraiser for the Troy Historical Society, featuring hand painted evening winter scenes of the “ Holiday Tree On The Square ” or the historic “The Miami County Powerhouse” by Miami County artist, Karen Purke. The sale of the ornaments will support the Troy Historical Society, a non-profit founded in 1965 with the goal to preserve the history of Troy and the local Miami County area.

 

The hand painted ornaments that sell for $15.00 each are all one of a kind “folk style” paintings on an premium quality, Victorian blue, glass ornament 3 1/4 inches in diameter, featuring a cream colored silk hanging ribbon, packaged in tissue paper and enclosed in a white gift box ready for you to wrap or use for holiday decorating.

 

Previously issued “Hometown Holiday Ornament” designs featuring, “The Eldean Covered Bridge” and “The Miami County Courthouse” are available in limited quantities.

 

Those wishing to support the Society with the purchase of ornaments may stop by and purchase or pick up an order form at The Local History Library located at 100 West Main Street in historic downtown Troy. Visit the Troy Historical Society website at www.thetroyhistoricalsociety.org and print a copy of the online order form and return your order to the Troy Historical Society for processing. Ornaments can be shipped directly to friends or relatives on your gift-giving list for an additional fee in order to save you time during this busy time of the year.

 

The artist will be personalizing ornaments for those who purchase an ornament in support of the Troy Historical Society on Friday December 9th from 11-1pm at the Local History Library. The Local History Library is the home of the Troy Historical Society is open Monday and Wednesdays from 10am-8pm and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10am-4pm and Saturdays from 9-1pm. For more information please contact Troy Historical Society, by phone at (937)339-5900 or e-mail the society at tths@frontier.com.

 

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