A Guide to the Wreaths of Deerfield
The following is a guide to wreaths that were made by volunteers to decorate the doors of Deerfield. The guide follows the wreaths on the street from south to north. Thank you to everyone who helped make wreaths this year! Materials for the wreaths were obtained from Emerson Tree Farm and Kingsbury’s Christmas Trees and the collections of staff and volunteers while walking around.
Wilson Print Shop Creator: Carol Forney Materials: Balsam fir, milkweed pods, ferns, day lily seed pods, winterberry
Dwight House Creator: Rick Kelley Materials: Fraser fir, floribunda rose hips, white pine, pine cones
Dwight House (Accessible Side Entrance) Creator: Deb Burrows Materials: Wild grasses, guinea hen feathers, sumac stag horn, pine cones, Fraser fir, euonymus, winterberry, white pine
Flynt Center of Early New England Life Creator: David Barclay Materials: Fraser fir, sumac staghorns, grapefruit, wild grasses, winterberry Wells-Thorn House Creators: Joanna Creelman and Tinka Lunt Materials: Fraser fir, mountain laurel, lichen
Deerfield Community Center (Double Doors) Creators: Chloe Marrapese and Samantha Lamere Materials: Fraser fir, winterberry, cedar cones, guinea hen feathers
Deerfield Community Center (East Door) Creator: Tinka Lunt Materials: Balsam fir, white pine, artemesia, rosa rujosa, princess pine
Deerfield Community Center (Accessible Door) Creator: Martha Harrington Materials: Mountain laurel, white pine, Fraser fir, princess pine, sweet gum seed pods
Henry N. Flynt Library (East Door) Creator: Charlie Olchowski Materials: Fraser fir, pine cones, winterberry Henry N. Flynt Library (West Door) Creator: Sheila Kelley Materials: Fraser fir, arborvitae, white pine, sedum, winterberry
Barnard Tavern Creator: Lynne Barclay Materials: Fraser fir, variegated euonymus, arborvitae, winterberry
Frary House Creator: Zachary Rutz Materials: Chamaecyparis, pine, native and European hollies
Old Deerfield Post Office Creator: Alicia Graves Materials: White pine, lichen, euonymus, guinea hen feathers, fern spores
Museum Store (Front Door) Creators: Maite Schmidt and Amy Bowse Materials: Fraser fir, winterberry, guinea hen feathers, wild grasses Museum Store (Back Door) Creators: Jan Spearance Materials: Fraser fir, bird’s nest, winterberry, holly
Hall Tavern (Front Door) Creator: Lori Baronas Materials: White pine, Fraser fir, holly, bird’s nest
Hall Tavern (Ramp Side Door) Creator: Susan Hackney Materials: Balsam fir, decorative grasses, sedum, cones, holly
Hall Tavern (South Side Door) Creators: Brenda Hannon Materials: Balsam fir, white pine, winterberry, cones, mountain laurel, arborvitae
Hall Tavern (Housekeeping Door) Creator: Natasha and Juliette Lowe Materials: White pine, winterberry, sedum, euonymus Hall Tavern (Guides’ Lounge South Side Door) Creator: Lanie Bowse Materials: Fraser fir, cones, winterberry
Hall Tavern (Guides’ Lounge North Side Door) Creator: Kimberly Schlichting and Sarah Fardel Materials: White pine, native holly, cones
Harry Brown Barn Creator: Sadie Ross and Elaine Higgins Materials: Balsam fir, pine cones, winterberry, gum tree seed pods
Deerfield Inn (Balcony) Creator: Isabel Field Materials: Balsam fir, winterberry, decorative grasses, sedum, artemisia, holly, white pine, mountain laural
Deerfield Inn (Side Ramp) Creator: Laura Walton materials: Cranberry, Fraser fir, lemons, pine cones Old Deerfield Fire House Creator: Mary Ellen Ahearn Materials: Fraser fir, arborvitae, white pine, winterberry, pine cones
Stebbins House Creator: Mimi Bauman Materials: Balsam fir, sweet gum seed pod, winterberry, chives
Historic Deerfield Administration Building Creators: Lia Vichi and Adrienne Josephs Materials: Euonymous, guinea hen feathers, winterberry, Fraser fir
Dr. Thomas Williams House Creators: Betsy Zea Materials: White pine, winterberries, arborvitae, rosehips
Barton House Creator: Jayne Fritz Materials: Fraser fir, winterberries, arborvitae, white pine, pine cones Bement House Creators: Sarah, Campbell and Hayden Ardrey Materials: Fraser fir, pine cones, guinea hen feathers, mountain laurel
Moors House Creators: Anne Sutliff Materials: White pine, pine cones, winterberrys, mountain laurel, princess pine
Indian House Creator: Tom Mershon Materials: Sedum, dried fern leaves, dried grasses
Allen House Creators: Jude Bishoff Materials: Fraser fir, white pine, sedum, leucothoe, winterberry, pine cones
Red Salt Box House Creators: Lia Vichi and Adrienne Josephs Materials: Holly, white pine, wild grasses Dickinson House Creator: Anne Schewe Materials: White pine, pine cones, spruces, mountain laurel, boxwood, winterberry, holly
Silver and Metalware Workshop Creators: Clara and Christie Fritz Materials: White pine, pine cones, winterberries
History Workshop Creators: Samantha Lemere and Chloe Marrapese Materials: White pine, winterberries, guinea hen feathers, euonymus, fern spores
Sheldon House Creators: Sarah Hollister Materials: Fraser fir, Japanese holly, winterberry holly, milkweed pods and cupid’s dart
Williams House Creator: Cindy Benjamin Materials: Fraser fir, winterberry, pine cones, guinea hen feathers Ashley House Creators: Jude Bishoff Materials: White pine, Fraser fir, gold tipped cedar, boxwood, variegated holly, guinea hen feather, dried clover, red cedar cone
Wright House Creators: Kay Bardzik Materials: Balsam fir, spruce, white pine, leucothoe, winterberry, rosehips
Wapping School House Creator: Tinka Lunt Materials: Balsam fir, mountain laurel, rhododendron, artemisia Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped to make these beautiful wreaths!
Best wishes for a Happy Holiday and New Year.