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Show Pioneer Christmases portrayed by museum "Pioneer Profiles Christmas Celebrations," a program of readings and music reflecting the simple, but heartfelt joys of pioneer Christmas celebrations, will be presented at the Museum of Church History and Art on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 11 and 12, at 7 and 8 p.m. each evening. The setting is Christmas Eve of 1855. Pioneers, portrayed by volunteers dressed in authentically reproduced period clothing, recall their impressions and memories of the earliest Christmases celebrated in the Salt Lake Valley. "These early celebrations were simple," said Jennifer Lund, museum education coordinator, "but they were carried out with great enthusiasm. en-thusiasm. Taking some time out ' from the busy holiday rush to look back at how our ancestors honored the Christmas season can help us put our own holiday celebrations in perspective." The program was written using excerpts from diary and newspaper accounts of Christmas activities in the Utah territory between 1847 and 1855. The performances are free to the public, but seats must be reserved in advance by calling 531-2299. These same volunteers, dressed in their recreated pioneer clothing, also present short vignettes of pioneer life in the museum on Monday nights from 7 to 8 p.m. The Museum of Church History and Art is located at 45 N. West Temple, Salt Lake City. |