Saturday, December 8, 2018
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| Photo from TBoard |
The Minnesota Historical Society opens up the Victorian era Ramsey House during the holiday season for tours and periodically during other times of the year. Noel and I tried to get in last December when we showed up at the door not realizing you needed tickets in advance. It was fun being transported back to the middle 19th century while viewing this impressive place. The Ramsey family no longer has any living descendants but the final generation donated the house and just about everything in it to the MHS years back. It was decorated for Christmas and a couple of historical reinactors were baking cookies in the kitchen and giving out lots of information about the features of the house.
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| The photo I was caught taking. |
Noel and I were the only ones on the tour to get into a little bit of trouble. Noel stepped of the tour carpet and I took a couple of photos. I don't remember them saying anything about taking pictures prior to the tour although they were very clear about not touching anything. I thought it would be okay since I didn't use the flash. The guide told me that there was no photography allowed when she found me snapping a shot of the dining room. She told me I could keep the one I took though. I didn't tell her I'd already snapped of few more prior.
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| Family room/library |
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| Parlour |
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| Parlour |
According to Wikipedia the house is one of the nations best preserved Victorian-ear homes.
After the tour Noel and I headed back to the carriage house which acted as the starting point of the tour and also held a gift shop. Noel bought some ornaments as did I.
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