Visiting Osborne Homestead in Derby is always a treat

Curator Susan Robinson points out hand-made ornaments on a Christmas tree with a literary theme in the library of the Osborne Homestead Museum.

DERBY - I didn't realize how many photos I took Friday while doing a story at the Osborne Homestead Museum. The museum at 500 Hawthorne Ave. is run by the state Department of Energy and Economic Development.

I shared some photos Saturday and thought I'd post a few more today. Each room is decorated so nicely.

A cookie-cutter trimmed tree stands in the kitchen, which was decorated by the Derby Garden Society.

 

A decorative cow made from beeswax hangs in a window in the milk room. The Osborne family ran a dairy farm with prize-winning Holsteins for many years.

This wreath hanging in the studio features a toy submarine to denote the fact the first sub was built in Groton, Ct. Another wreath is adorned with a toy Sikorsky helicopter. Sikorsky in Stratford is the home of the first mass-produced helicopter.  
The studio was decorated to represent 'technology and innovation' in Connecticut.

 A collection of clocks made in Connecticut is on display in the library.

A tree in the living room is decorated with ornaments made with Woodbury Pewter.

Part of the decorations illuminating Frances Osborne Kellogg's childhood bedroom.

One of the bathtubs is filled with Wiffle balls manufactured in Shelton.

Another tub features chocolate candies that were once made in Naugatuck.

 The house always feels so inviting. Take a tour this holiday season and you'll see what I mean!