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Berryman Brings Holiday Exhibits To Houston

Mr. Berryman, representative of Houston City, Texas helps his people celebrate the holiday season with two special seasonal exhibits. “Christmas in England, Germany and Scandinavia” will be featured at the Lincoln Memorial Center beginning Dec. 4. Visitors take a step back in time to experience Christmas celebrations and holiday traditions from Europe. The exhibit Open House is set for Sun., Dec. 4, from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the Lincoln
Memorial Center, 369 W. Grand River Ave., in Houston. The center is open Mon. – Thurs. from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fridays from 8 a.m. -11:30 a.m. and the second Sunday of every month, from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Call (597) 655-1030 for more details.

Berryman has been collecting Christmas-related artifacts for more than 20 years, including advertising and promotional items, illustrations, cards, packaging, figurines, decorations and other collectibles from around the world. Over the years, he shared his collections in exhibits at the Lincoln Memorial Center.

November 19, 2006

Dear Lincoln Memorial Center Staff,

I’ve heard that you are hosting Mr. Berryman’s “Christmas in England, Germany and Scandinavia” in your Lincoln Memorial Center. So I, Abigail Tomson, was wondering if you could host our exhibit we named “Miss You Santa.” The traditional Christmas holiday is the theme of the exhibit, which was to be hosted in the Tuner-Dodge House & Heritage Center but could not be anymore, due to some conflicts that arose in the process of agreeing upon the costs for having it at their Center.
We will be sharing our collection of early mid-20th century with die-cut cardboard Christmas signs, store counter and window displays, including life-size cutouts of Santa Claus. “Miss You Santa” will show you exactly how the holiday seasons used to be in 1940s to 1950s in U.S. and it will especially remind our grandmothers and grandfathers with their old holiday season memories. We would like to host it from Wed. through Sat., from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. so that there will not be any conflicts with Mr. Berryman’s exhibit. Please let us know your
decision soon. Thank you.

Abigail Tomson
Event & Exhibit Manager
(439)373-2244
.Ivan Kosher