OXFORD, MARYLAND — The Oxford Museum opens its holiday exhibit, "Grammy's Nutcrackers," on Friday, Nov. 20, with the Bixler family's collection of nutcrackers. The museum's announcement says it runs Fridays through Sundays, noon to 4 p.m., through Dec. 13, a Sunday. Admission is free at the museum, 101 S. Morris Street.
The collection began with Peg Bixler, mother of Oxford's Captain Tom Bixler. During her 35 years as a Kennedy Center volunteer, the museum says, she used the center's gift shop to buy nutcrackers from around the world. The museum says each figure holds special meaning for its recipient, and the collection includes a captain, a photographer, a hunter, a skier and a pilot, each reflecting the interests of a Bixler family member.
The museum says the collection has grown with each generation. Peg's daughter-in-law, Captain Judy, took up collecting, her granddaughter Amy has an attic full of nutcrackers, and great-granddaughter Addison is adding pieces of her own. The family found nutcrackers in different European countries on their travels. The museum lists among the highlights a German Oktoberfest figure and pieces that mark the coronation of King Charles and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: Oxford Museum
Drawn from public records; drafted with AI and edited by Peter Gorman before publication.
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