Edible Gingerbread Siding Can Be Bought at Christmas in Sopchoppy

After the immense push during the summer to complete the first floor of the Wakulla County Museum and Archives, fall brought a pronounced slow-down.  Many small challenges to complete and open the archival portion of the former county jail remain to be completed.

The Historical Society’s replica cracker house (based on the former Linzy cottage) will transform into a gingerbread house for the Sopchoppy event.

“We hope that we’ll sell the gingerbread siding off the cottage,” explained Madeleine Carr.  “Myra Jean’s is baking special gingerbread just for the occasion.  This will become an annual part of the Sopchoppy tradition.”

While volunteers are busy attending to real life situations, the Wakulla County Historical Society has also gathered new items it will be selling at the Christmas in Sopchoppy festival Dec. 13.  The collector Christmas tree ornament this year features Wakulla Springs Lodge.  Ornaments from previous years, with images of the lighthouse, the old courthouse, etc. are still available in a very limited supply. 

More historic Wakulla County images are woven into the ever popular afghans, which will also be available at the booth in Sopchoppy.

Money is being raised toward the Heritage Park and the museum restoration and framed photographs of the county’s rapidly disappearing homes will be sold.

Carr explained that the focus hasn’t moved from completing the first floor renovations at the jail.  “We have to be realistic with the few hands we have available during the busy fall and winter months.  Until we can open the first floor to geneaological researchers and possibly have a museum store as well,” Carr said, "efforts will continue to bring history to the community and to raise funds."

This information originally published on November 25, 2008.

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