Never-ending Christmas Dec 12, 2007
He once found a man who had every piece of the Snow Village series from 1976 to 2001 ... Theresa Hartsock is a collector with about 40 buildings from the Snow Village series. (The Palm Beach Post)
Christmas on the fort: Annual tour of historic homes rings in season Dec 3, 2007
But, one of the fun things for the Perkins family is the snow village that takes up much of the shelf space in the den and in various places around the house. It has become a fun family tradition to re-configure the village each year, said Teresa Perkins. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Trace Adkins and family add holiday touch Dec 22, 2006
" Rhonda, who minored in interior design at Iowa State, brings in fresh colors and adds new decorations each Christmas. "I like mixing it all up," she says. The Fontanini Nativity display in the breakfast nook began as a wedding present. One of Trace's fans started her Snow Village collection by giving him a replica of Ryman Auditorium, onetime home of the Grand Ole Opry. But she always leaves it to her husband to wrap the Christmas presents. Using a tape dispenser shaped like a cowboy boot,... (USA Today -- Life)
HOLIDAY IN THE PINES TOUR OF HOMES OPENS DOORS SATURDAY Nov 26, 2006
A shelving unit near the cast stone fireplace, custom designed with pullouts and additional electrical outlets, accommodates a 100-plus piece Department 56 Snow Village. The DeShazo teenagers are included in the selection of the Snow Village pieces each year and its assembly ... The Dixons began collecting the Snow Villages when they married in 1985. (Tyler Morning Telegraph, TX)
