Experience a Victorian-style Christmas
celebration hosted by Mr. & Mrs. William Arthur Hamill (c1870)
Mr. and Mrs. William Ar
thur Hamill cordially invite you to join them in their home 305 Argentine S
treet, Georgetown, Colorado for an evening of traditional Christmas festivi
ties including
The Yule Log Procession
A special reading of T’was
the Night Before Christmas And the enchanting lighting of the Christmas Tr
ee
Special Guests will inclu
de
Saint Nicholas
The Silver Plume Singers and other distinguishe
d guests
Hearty Appetizers,
Cocktails and Desserts are included
Suggested Attire: Evening, cocktail or late 1800’s period attire
William Arthur Hamill, born in
Liverpool, England, 1836, emigrated to the United States when he was 17 wh
ere he met Priscilla whom he later married. He became known as General Hami
ll, after (possibly) serving in the Civil War and later appointed by Govern
or Pitkin (CO) to head the State Guard. William and his family lived in Geo
rgetown, in the home originally built by his brother -in-law, where he beca
me a wealthy mine owner, involved in state politics and very influential in
state government.
Priscillia McKee Hamill, born in New Jersey in 1838
, met the love of her life, William. They married and moved to Colorado in
the 1860s. Together they had six children.
Priscilla loved to throw la
vish parties in their Georgetown home, inviting top political figures from
the Denver area and other wealthy mine owners from nearby towns and countie
s. To be invited to their home was a privilege and declaration of status. S
he also welcomed the local families of the Town to enjoy the holiday decora
tions of their home. As the guests departed, she presented each woman with
a rose as a gift from the Hamill family.
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This holiday ex
perience will blend the Victorian lifestyle of the 1870s with Georgetown So
ciety's (1970s), later known as Historic Georgetown, Inc, mission to preser
ve and restore the traditions and cultures of the community and the surroun
ding historic landmark district.
