Weston History Center Explores Christmas On World War II Home Front

**News Release Submitted by Weston History & Culture Center**

Nov. 17, 2023

Explore a World War II home front Christmas at the Coley House at the Weston History & Culture Center 104 Weston Road, Weston, CT. Guided tours at 2pm & 3pm on December 7th, 2023. Tours at 1pm, 2pm & 3pm on December 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 21st, 2023 and January 4th, 6th & 7th, 2024. Tickets are $5 per person for Weston History & Culture Center members and $10 per person general admission. Tours fill up quickly, please buy tickets in advance at: http://westoncthistory.org.

What was the holiday season like on the home front during World War II? On your guided tour, explore the Coley House decorated as it would have been during the 1940s and learn about how the holidays were celebrated during World War II. Also, explore how the Coley family lived, worked, and played during the 1940s. Using photographic evidence and historic research, rooms on the first floor have been interpreted in the 1941 - 1945 period when three generations of the Coley family occupied the home. No other historic house in Connecticut reflects the 1940s era which makes the Coley House unique!

Complete your visit by exploring three self-guided exhibits in the Coley House: "Life in the 40s- 1840s, 1940s & 2040", "Let's Play" & "Twelve Stories of Weston History", and the exhibit "Weston Illustrated: Penned, Painted and Sculpted" in our Visitor’s Center, which explores influential artists between 1919-1965 and their connection to both the locals and locale of Weston.

The Weston Historical Society D/B/A The Weston History & Culture Center is a 501(c)(3) non- profit organization. The Weston History & Culture Center is located at 104 Weston Road. Parking lot and entrance is located on High Acre Road. Please check-in at our Visitor’s Center (red building adjacent to parking lot). A special thank you to the Daniel E. Offutt, III Charitable Trust which generously funded the restoration and reinterpretation of the Coley House. The Center would like to thank its annual sponsors: Fairfield County Bank, KMS Team at Compass, Aquarion Water Company as well as the Daniel E. Offutt, III Charitable Trust. For more information and how to donate, visit www.WestonCTHistory.org or email: info@westonhistoricalsociety.org or call: 203-226-1804.