Southwick Historical Society holds root beer social to draw visitors to museums
Members of the Southwick Historical Society held a Root Beer Float Social at the C.J.Gillett Cigar Factory and the Joseph Moore House, background, to raise funds for repairs of the Moore House Sunday, August 14. (Frederick Gore Photo)
SOUTHWICK – Members of the Southwick Historical Society, Inc., held a Root Beer Float Social at The Southwick History Museum on Sunday to raise funds to repair the Joseph Moore House.
The two-hour social included a guided tour through the Gillett Cigar Factory and the Joseph Moore House at 86-88 College Highway.
Volunteers were on hand in period clothing to answer questions and provide root beer floats and cookies.
Ava Gaida, of Westhampton, uses her cell phone to take a selfie while enjoying a root beer float at the Gillett Cigar Factory Sunday, August 14. The Root Beer Float Social was a fundraiser for repairs of the Joseph Moore House and sponsored by the Southwick Historical Society, Inc.. (Frederick Gore Photo)
Lee Hamberg, left, a board of director for the Southwick Historical Society, chats with visitors during a tour of the Gillett Cigar Factory in Southwick Sunday, August 14. Society members held a Root Beer Float Social to help raise funds for repairs of the Moore House. (Frederick Gore Photo)
Denise Muldrew, of Agawam, prepares a root beer float for her husband Robert at the Gillett Cigar Factory Sunday, August 14. The Root Beer Float Social was a fundraiser for repairs of the Joseph Moore House and sponsored by the Southwick Historical Society, Inc.. (Frederick Gore Photo)
Linda Hadley, left, a volunteer at the Southwick Historical Society, chats with visitors during a tour of the Joseph Moore House in Southwick Sunday, August 14. Society members held a Root Beer Float Social to help raise funds for repairs of the Moore House. (Frederick Gore Photo)
Pat Odiorne, left, treasurer of the Southwick Historical Society Inc., chats with Steve and Suzanne Yucha, of Granby, Conn., during a tour of the Joseph Moore House in Southwick Sunday, August 14. Society members held a Root Beer Float Social to help raise funds for repairs of the Moore House. (Frederick Gore Photo)
An old street sign that was once mounted at the intersection of Congamond Road and Sheep Pasture Road is one of hundreds of items on display at the Gillett Cigar Factory in Southwick. (Frederick Gore Photo)
Members of the Southwick Historical Society held a Root Beer Float Social at the C.J.Gillett Cigar Factory and the Joseph Moore House, background, to raise funds for repairs of the Moore House Sunday, August 14. (Frederick Gore Photo)
Levi Sayre, of Huntington, plays a game of Graces during a Root Beer Float Social at the Gillett Cigar Factory sponsored by the Southwick Historical Society Sunday, August 14. The social was a fundraiser to raise funds for repairs of the Joseph Moore House. (Frederick Gore Photo)
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