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# Historical society looks at Christmas past By Daily Press staff
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/historical-society-looks-at-christmas-past-by-daily-press-staff/
- Published: 2003-12-06T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:18:27.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Santa Monica, #archive-import

A Victorian Christmas and open house will be celebrated Sunday, Dec. 14 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Santa Monica Historical Society Museum.

The free event will include music, antique postcards, a tabletop original 1890s decorated Christmas tree, a life-size mechanical talking Santa Claus and “Landmarks” paintings by Fielden Harper.

The Laurel & Hardy film “Babes In Toyland” will begin at 1 p.m. The museum is located at 1539 Euclid Street, Santa Monica. Parking is available behind the building.

For more information, call (310) 395-2290.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 6, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/120603.pdf?ref=smdp.com)