Its gardens and grounds have in the past and continue to provide an
ideal and affordable destination for wedding photography. For the entire month
of October, visit the museum and view wedding photos from the 1970s to the
present day.
Frances Eliza Osborne and Waldo Stewart
Kellogg married October 21, 1919 at the Methodist Episcopal Church in
Derby. As Frances wrote to her mother,
their love was as strong as “Romeo & Juliette or any
of the storybook lovers,” and their marriage was one of equal partnership. Frances was already a successful business
woman and community leader when she met Waldo, an architect who supervised the
design of the Veteran’s Hospital in West Haven. They ran Osbornedale Farm, at what is now Osbornedale State Park, and
contributed to the design of the museum.
This special wedding exhibition will
recognize and honor the couples who have had their wedding photos taken in the
state park. About eighteen wedding couples’ photos will be featured in the
museum. You might even see the wedding
pictures of your relatives, friends, and neighbors! Along with their photographs, there will be a
display of bridal gloves, wedding accessories, and the Kellogg’s wedding
gifts. Wedding stories and legends will
also be featured.
Get inspired, learn
about wedding legends, and celebrate Frances and Waldo’s, other “Kellogg”
couples’, and your wedding anniversaries at the Osborne Homestead Museum
throughout the month of October.
The
Osborne Homestead Museum, a facility of the Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection, is open for free guided tours on Thursdays and
Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
and Sundays from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
It is located at 500 Hawthorne Avenue off of Rte. 34 in Derby. For additional information email susan.d.robinson@ct.gov
or call 203-734-2513.
(This is a press release from Osborne Homestead Museum)
