The Hammonton High School Select Choir; under the direction of Marrissa
Carrafiello, will present a musical celebration of the season “Winter In
The Pines” in the Wharton State Forest Visitors Center beginning at
1:00 pm. Admission is $5 per person and seating begins at 12:30 pm with
the performance beginning promptly at 1:00 pm. For additional
information, please call 609-561-0024 or e-mail: info@batstovillage.org.
Adding to the festive atmosphere of the day, carolers from the Aurora
Choir of St. Nick’s Church (Egg Harbor City) will stroll the Village
from 1:45 - 4:00 pm.
The stately Batsto mansion; dressed in the splendor of the winter
season, will be available to tour for $3.00 and tickets are available on
site at the Visitor Center.
Visitors can bring their holiday cards; already stamped and addressed,
and have them hand cancelled by a volunteer postmaster at the Batsto
Post Office. Members of the Merchantville Stamp Club will be on hand to
assist with this effort. Due to its age and historical significance,
the Batsto Post Office (1852), a zip code is not required to be part of
the hand postmark cancellation.
Blacksmith Toby Kroll will demonstrate some of the techniques and tools of the trade in the Batsto blacksmith shop.
Light refreshments will be served in the Exhibit Room that adjoins the
Batsto Post Office. Several displays for both adults and children are
available for viewing.
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Ironically, Joseph Wharton was a devote Hicksite Quaker, and his family almost undoubtedly did not celebrate Christmas the way it is being portrayed at Batsto.
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