Holiday Celebrations

Longfellow House decorated for the holidays

NPS photo

 

The return of these annual holidays is the signal for bringing friends together, and uniting around the family fireside. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1828

 

19th century game board.

NPS photo

Annual Holiday Open House

A major floor covering replacement project is underway inside the Longfellow House. Due to project logistics in the museum environment, we're unable to host the Holiday Open House in December 2024. However, we look forward to resuming this cherished tradition in December 2025!
Thank you to the Friends of the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy for supporting this annual event!

 

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  Holiday Baking Extravaganza

  Watch staff tackle making festive historic foods, and get the recipes to try it yourself!

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  Christmas Bells

  Set to music early on, the poem "Christmas Bells" became part of the Christmas carol canon.

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  Hands on History: Holidays!

  Join our rangers as they try out crafts the Longfellow children would have made for the holidays