British ironstone dishes are to be showcased

HUBBARD

The McBride House, 27 Hager St., owned by the Hubbard Historical Society, will showcase a British Ironstone Tea Leaf Pattern collection in a dining room setting during its open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

The collection was donated to the historical society by Mary Ann Card Soloman, whose grandmother started it in the mid-1800s. Soloman and her mother continued collecting the pattern.

Open houses are scheduled the second Sunday of each month. For information about McBride House, call Cecilia Cooper at 330-534-4247.

New officers for the historical society this year are Jackie Orlando, president; Debbie Shields, vice president; Joan Gibson, secretary; Bob Gibson, treasurer; and trustees Tess Hickey, April Cheney, Dale Alfredo and Ralph Cooper. Their first board meeting will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at McBride House.

On the agenda will be programs and activities for the new year.

The society welcomes new members interested in the preservation of Hubbard History. For more information call 330-534-9533 or 330-534-1295.