Overview
Celebrate the wonders of spring at the “Enchanted Tea,” being presented by The History Museum at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 11. This specialty tea takes place in the museum’s elegant Leighton Gallery, where guests are seated at tables of eight decorated to reflect all the charms of fairies. This one-of-a-kind event features a menu of savories, sweets, and classic teas as well as a private tour of the first floor of the OIiver Mansion.
Offered since 2018, the “Enchanted Tea” is very popular and sells out quickly. General tickets are $35/adults; $20/youth 6-17; and $10/children 5 and under. Tickets for members are $30/adults; $15/youth 6-17; and $5/children 5 and under. Reservations are required by April 6 or until tickets are sold out, and can be made online at historymuseumSB.org or by calling (574) 235-9664, ext. 6256.
The History Museum regrets that it is unable to accommodate dietary restrictions.
The Oliver Mansion belonged to the J.D. Oliver family, who moved into their home at 808 West Washington on New Year’s Day 1897. The 38-room Victorian mansion, which the Olivers later named “Copshaholm,” would be home to the family for the next 75 years. Now owned by The History Museum as a historic house museum, the Oliver Mansion retains all original furnishings, providing a remarkable glimpse of the home as it looked when the family lived there.
