2025 Exhibits
January - March CLOSED
April - June
Treasures From The Adsmore Attic
July - August
The Engagement & Wedding (1907)
Selina Smith arrives home from her 1907 Grand Tour with special news for her family and friends. She has reached an “understanding” with Dr. John E. Osborne of Wyoming. The family gathers for Selina to announce her recent engagement and to meet the man to whom she plans to marry. Photographs (the ladies dressed in hats and furs atop camels is a favorite), postcards and other souvenirs bring the Grand Tour to our doorstep. The wedding is held in the parlor where the drapes are drawn to highlight the newly installed electric lights. The dining room is set for their elegant high noon breakfast reception and decorated with Selina’s colors of white and yellow. Their many original gifts from the wedding may be seen in the library, while the matron of honor’s dress and the wedding party are being readied in the upstairs bedrooms for Selina’s special day.
September - October
The Black Patch Tobacco War (1906)
Poor economic conditions and the Duke Trust have forced dark-fired tobacco farmers in Caldwell and surrounding counties to take matters into their own hands. On the night of December 1, 1906, an armed group of 250 Night Riders took over the town of Princeton and dynamited the tobacco factories. As a pall of smoke from the burning warehouses hangs over the town, Mr. Smith and Mr. Garrett are meeting at Adsmore with other community leaders to discuss the previous night’s events.
November - December
A Victorian Christmas (1901)
Join little Katharine Garrett in celebrating her first Christmas at Adsmore in the winter of 1901. The house is aglow with the sights and sounds of this most joyous occasion and the parlor is adorned with a large tree under which are nestled Katharine’s many gifts. The dining room is set for the family’s Christmas dinner and the home reflects the elegance of this very special season.