Williamsport- The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will be holding its annual Ornament Sale beginning on Friday, December 5, from 5:30 until 8:30. The ornaments have been designed by some of the best and brightest artists from the area. The Ornament Sale will coincide with the art exhibition, Echoes of Eden in a Rising Republic: Still Life and the Beauty of Becoming, which will open that day and continue through May 31, 2026.
The 2025 featured ornament entitled “Celebrating Still Life” is a signed, limited edition clay representation of a miniature painting inspired by Severin Roesen and created by Lisa Bitler. Depicted in the painting are fruit and flowers in a vase. The vase is created with ground glass and the frame of the painting is embellished with 24-karat gold gilders paste to replicate Victorian gilded frames found in many local Victorian homes of that time period.
Additional artists include: Deb Parsons, Lampworked Glass; Max Ameigh, Pottery; Perry Bassler, Santas fashioned from forks; Becky Charles, fiber; Amanda Emig, Santas and snowmen; Theresa Phillips, gourds; Judy Steinhilper, fused glass; Victoria Stetts, Japanese Kimekomi & Kusudama; and Catheal Weiser, Temari Balls.
The Ornament Sale will continue on Saturday, December 6, 11:00am until 4:00pm; Sunday, December 7, 1:00-4:00pm; Tuesday-Friday. December 9-12, 9:30am until 4:00pm, and Saturday, December 13, 11:00am-2:00pm, 3:30-5:00pm.
The Museum is located at 858 West Fourth Street, Williamsport. There is ample parking in back of the museum or on the street. For further information, please call the Museum at 570.326.3326.