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Get an exclusive look inside some of the charming, historic, Victorian homes located in New Windsor, Maryland.

Take a trip back in time with this memorable tour of some of New Windsor's most exquisite historic homes and buildings.  You will be dazzled by the architecture, style and decorations as well as amazed to learn their histories.

Date: December 6, 2009                               Time: 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

For ticket information and details visit new-windsor-heritage.org/ ,
or call 410-635-2602.

The Carroll County Farm Museum, located in Westminster, Maryland is hosting it's annual Holiday Tour event.  This year's theme is, "A Victorian Storybook Christmas".

Six rooms in the farm house are each decorated in a different storybook.  The parlor is Beatrix Potter, the study is Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, the master bedroom is Treasure Island, the children's room is Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the dining room is Alice in Wonderland, and the kitchen is The Night Before Christmas.

There will be Victorian holiday decorations, tours, holiday music, wagon rides, and of course don't forget to stop and visit with Santa in his log house!

The event dates are December 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13, 2009.  Hours are Fridays from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, Noon until 5 p.m. 

For more information call 1-800-654-4645 or visit www.carrollcountyfarmmuseum.org

Located on 140 acres in Westminster, Maryland, this historic museum showcases a main house built in 1852, barns, a smokehouse, springhouse, blacksmith shop, craftsmen’s workshops, broom shop, wagon shed, one-room school house, general store, farm animals and other exhibit areas.

Visitors will also enjoy viewing many artifacts, interesting collections, and memorabilia on display. In addition to guided and self-guided tours, there are plenty of special events scheduled throughout the year, including an Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration, a Civil War Re-Enactment, Fiddler’s Convention, the Maryland Wine Festival, Holiday Tours and more.

For more information visit: www.carrollcountyfarmmuseum.org/