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A Ball Holiday Greeting
| When |
Friday, December 13, 2019 10am to 11:15am |
|---|---|
| Where |
The E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center Ball State University 400 Minnetrista Boulevard, Muncie |
| What | Education winter, christmas |
| Cost | No Charge - reservations required |
Presenter: Ms. Jessica Jenkins, curator, Minnetrista
As the holidays approach, join Minnetrista curator, Jessica Jenkins, to explore some of the ways the Ball family and Ball Brothers Company celebrated the holiday season. In addition to their own family gatherings, in 1925, the Ball Brothers went out of their way to pass on a little holiday cheer to their employees. Hoping to make each feel like part of the company family, a special edition of Charles Dickens' famous work, A Christmas Carol, was designed and given to each employee. Come bask in the holiday spirit and hear the story of how this one of a kind gift came to be