On this super fun edition of Eye on Oshkosh, host Cheryl
Hentz discusses with staff members from the Oshkosh Public Library and the
Oshkosh Public Museum, some of the fun things they have in store for this
holiday season. The library, for example, has a Meet & Greet with Santa and
some live reindeer on Saturday, December 11 in Opera House Square (near the
sundial downtown).
Sandy T., a community engagement librarian at the library,
gives specifics about the event, including the fact that kids of all ages, even
those who are kids at heart, can sit on Santa's knee and get their picture
taken. Sandy delights us with all kinds of other events and activities the
library is hosting this holiday season and continuing into spring.
In the second segment of the show, Emily Rock, current
Registrar and Incoming Curator of Exhibits, joins Hentz to discuss their
current traveling exhibit - a tribute to the classic holiday film, "White
Christmas." They also discuss a traveling exhibit that just ended - this
one was all about the Titanic, complete with artifacts that had been found that
had belonged to some of the approximately 20 or so people aboard the RMS
Titanic from Wisconsin. Considered to be unsinkable, the RMS Titanic sank in
the early morning hours of April 15, 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean, four
days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. Rock said some
10,000 people visited the museum to tour that exhibit. If planning on visiting
the museum to see the White Christmas exhibit, you are strongly encouraged to
reserve your spot online, because they are currently limited to how many people
can be in the building at one time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is the season of giving and there are plenty of
opportunities to help those in need, including veterans who are homeless. Go to
either the museum's website, or that of the library, (OshkoshPublicLibrary.org
and OshkoshMuseum.org) and look at information for Operation Waverly. You can
also see all the varied activities and events for people of all ages that these
gems in our community have to offer in coming weeks and months. There is also
another site collecting food for those in need and that website is
hopefridge.com.
You can see the show here or by clicking on this link: https://youtu.be/Nurq95QYgLo
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