In addition to the tree lighting, people gathered around the small bonfire to sing Christmas carols while staying warm.
CRIDERSVILLE, OH (WLIO) - The cold weather was very fitting for an annual Christmas tradition in Cridersville Monday night!
The Cridersville Historical Society lit up their Christmas tree at the Daniel Bowsher Log Cabin. In addition to the tree lighting, people gathered around the small bonfire to sing Christmas carols while staying warm. There was plenty of hot chocolate and various Christmas cookies to enjoy, and even Father Christmas made an appearance. Through all the festive memories being made, the Cridersville Historical Society not only celebrates the Christmas season but also shows people what Christmas may have looked like in the 1830s when the Bowsher Family first lived in Shawnee Township.
Through all the festive memories being made, the Cridersville Historical Society not only celebrates the Christmas season but also shows people what Christmas may have looked like in the 1830s when the Bowsher Family first lived in Shawnee Township.
"This event was originally planned to show what Christmas might have been like for those pioneer families in the 1830s when there were no cities hardly around at all. They were building homes in forests, and there were no highways nor roads, no stores there were to shop... so, we just want people to get a sense of what that first Christmas here in Shawnee Township might have been like for the Bowsher Family," says Greg Myers, President, Cridersville Historical Society.
The Christmas tree lighting has been a tradition since 1989. Myers adds that the community can look forward to Christmas on Main Street, which will start at 9 am on Saturday, December 14th, in Cridersville.
Myers adds that the community can look forward to Christmas on Main Street, which will start at 9 am on Saturday, December 14th, in Cridersville.
