Written by Meghan E. Gattignolo December 31, 2022 marked the retirement of a long and wonderful career for our most enduring staff member at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center: Curator of Education, Sue Lewis. After an extraordinary career, Sue has decided it’s time to step back. Education has been a passion for her entire adult…
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Home Sweet Log Home
Written by Meghan E. Gattignolo Want to see what life was like for early Montgomery County residents? Take a look inside the home of Barnabas Powers. Powers built his home in Palmyra around 1842 and lived in it with his family until his death. In the 1990s, the house was dismantled log by log and…
Artist Jill Mayo Provides Paper Playhouses for Our Imagination
Written by Meghan E. Gattignolo What is more charming than a miniature model? A tiny house full of intricate details is at once both inaccessible and immersive. The viewer can pore over all the tiny things – itsy-bitsy jars on shelves, tiny presents by the fire – but be too big to touch. The experience creates an…
Inside the Holidays: St. Lucy’s Day
Written by Meghan E. Gattignolo December is the darkest month of the year in the Northern Hemisphere – maybe that’s why so many traditions that make up the holiday season are associated with lights and candles. In December, Christians light Advent candles and decorate Christmas trees covered in twinkling lights, Hanukkah spans eight nights of…
LEGO Fun All Month Long
Written by Meghan E. Gattignolo Throughout the month of November, the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center put a special focus on LEGO creativity in the Family Art Studio. This year marked the 90th birthday of The LEGO Group, which started as a humble wooden toy factory in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen. (We posted…
Noel Night Celebrates the Season with Gingerbread
Written by Meghan E. Gattignolo Every year, Seasons: The Museum Store throws a festive family-friendly party known as Noel Night. All are invited to enjoy some holiday cheer early in the month of December. Each year celebrates a new theme with a family craft, food, live music, free gift wrapping and special discounts. Store Manager…
Carl Wilson: Capturing a Simpler Life
Written by Meghan Gattignolo Life in 2022 can be overwhelming. We are bombarded by notifications and news alerts, and our electronic devices have become requirements for our social and professional lives… and yet, some of our neighbors just over the state line have no need for them at all. The Amish have lived without modern…
Clarksville and the Victory Ships
Written By Meghan Gattignolo The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center recently acquired a piece of World War II history. The builder’s hull plate of the SS Clarksville Victory now has a place in the Museum’s permanent collection – the culmination of a storied history since first setting sail in a fleet of Victory ships…
Veterans Day at the Museum
Written by Meghan Gattignolo Living in a military town, as we do, a good many of us who call Clarksville home know a military veteran or two – usually a close friend or family member. We all regularly see soldiers in uniform as a matter of course at grocery stores, restaurants and the mall. A…
“Play Well” with LEGO at the Museum
Written by Meghan E. Gattignolo Earlier this year, the LEGO Group turned 90 years old. These tiny colorful bricks have been a part of our lives for several generations. Read on to learn more about LEGO and how you can make the most of your upcoming Museum visit to celebrate this milestone anniversary. Once upon…