Buttons and baubles workshop at Historical Society

The Madison County Historical Society invites the public out to an afternoon of buttons and baubles with their Victorian fancywork workshop.

ONEIDA, N.Y. >> The Madison County Historical Society invites the public out to an afternoon of buttons and baubles with their Victorian fancywork workshop.

Taking place Sunday, Dec. 15 from 1 to 3 p.m., participantswill be creating a framed holiday tree, wreath, or bell in low-relief and fashioned from old buttons, costume jewelry, andother foundobject ephemera. Materials provided. Participants are encouraged to bring special items out of their own button jars, costume jewelry and/or bead collections to personalize their work.

Artist and educator Pamela Vogan Lynch will lead the workshop. Lynch is a professional artist and retired Director of Art for the Oneida City School District with 35 years of experience in art education.

The workshop will be held at the Madison County Historical Society. The cost for the workshop is $14. The Wwrkshop is limited to 20 participants.

For more information and to register for the workshop, please contact MCHS at 315363-4136 or email at history@ mchs1900.org.

The Madison County Historical Society is a nonprofit organization that operates both a museum and the Mary

King Research Library located at 435 Main Street in Oneida. The society continues to preserve, collect, promote, and exhibit the history of Madison County and its fifteen towns and one city through the development of programs that enhance Madison County’s heritage. The historical society’s headquarters are housed in an 1849 Gothic Revival Villa that is listed on the State and National Registry of Historic Places.