Christmas came early at the Santa Claus Museum!Charles Hirsch of Newburgh generously donated more than 250 Santa figures to the museum.
The jolly new additions were unveiled to the public during a Christmas in July event Tuesday, July 25.
The museum includes artifacts and photographs from founder Pat Koch's private collection, the Holiday World archives, plus loaned and donated treasures from collectors with personal ties to the town of Santa Claus.
The museum includes exhibits on:
The early beginnings of Santa Claus, Ind.;
The history of the famous Santa Claus Post Office;
The beginning of tourism in Santa Claus with the Candy Castle and Barrett Park;
The history of Santa Claus Land and its evolution to Holiday World; and
Letters to Santa and the local tradition of responding to the millions of children who send them.
The Santa Claus Museum is located two doors south of the Santa Claus Post Office in the Kringle Place shopping center. For more information, call 1-812-937-2687, or visit the museum's website at http://www.santaclausmuseum.org.
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