www.WGNSRadio.com, November 3, 2015
The historic locations featured in the 32nd Annual Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes have been released. The event will be Saturday evening from 4:00 to 8:00 and will include Oaklands Historic House Museum (900 N. Maney Ave.), and then follow the old carriage path of the plantation, and enjoy these stops along the holiday tour:
- Oaklands Mansion, 900 North Maney Avenue
- “Big Holly”, Mr.& Mrs. Gordon Bell, 718 North Maney Avenue
- Oaklands Park Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 711 North Maney Avenue
- & Mrs. Rhea Cole, 619 North Maney Avenue
- Cory Williams, 603 North Maney Avenue
- Adam Holsted, 343 Jackson Street
- Dreamingincolor, Ms. Deneen Glidwell, 504 North Maney Avenue
- Demos’ Restaurant Office, 503 North Maney Avenue
- Old Dunaway Store, Ms. Linda Stevens, 312 North Maney Avenue
- & Mrs. Rick Cottle, 225 North Maney Avenue
- & Mrs. Rob Baker, 217 North Maney Avenue
- Kathy Yeager, 120 North Maney Avenue
- Nancy Morris, 347 East Main Street
- Central Christian Church, 404 East Main Street
- Ransom Historic House & School Museum, 717 North Academy Street
Warm up with a cup of Demos’ famous chicken-n-rice soup or their award-winning banana pudding, on sale at their restaurant office at 503 North Maney Avenue. Visit Gee-Ma’s food truck for old home cooking and a “meat and three” menu in front of Oaklands Maney Hall.
Purchase advance tickets (either online at www.OaklandsMansion.org or in the museum shop) by 4 p.m. on Thursday, December 3 and receive a special price of $12.50 for adults. Admission is $15.00 per adult at the door, $5.00 students and children, free for ages 5 and under. Sponsorships for the Tour are still available. On the night of the tour, tickets can be purchased at any home on the tour or at Oaklands’ Museum Shop. Oaklands Association is a non-profit educational organization. For information (615) 893-0022 or email: [email protected].