November 26 through January 8 Hearthstone is brimming with hand crafted holiday décor, lavishly decorated trees in every room, and our docents dressed in their finest Victorian holiday attire as you are welcomed into the home of Henry, Cremora, and Kitty Rogers who are celebrating their first Christmas in their new home. The decorations can be enjoyed on the standard daytime tours.

On Friday and Saturday evenings from November 26 to December 30, the museum hosts “open-house” type of affairs with no set guided tour. Rather, holiday merry-makers are encouraged to wander from room to room to take in the sights at their own pace. Our docents will be on-hand in each room, wearing their Victorian holiday finest, to explain Victorian holiday traditions and to answer any questions that may arise. The evenings also feature traditional Christmas carols played on our 1875 Kranich and Bach square grand piano as well as other musical guests.

This year’s theme celebrates early Christmas lights (they were invented in 1882!) and features decorations created anew every year by our volunteers and those from the Fox Valley Technical College’s Interior Design program.