![]() All of these people here, I’ve known them since I was a little girl,” she said of the Historical Society’s members. ![]() Mary Stearne, 79, who has lived at the same house at 34 th Street and the Promenade since 1950, characterized Sea Isle as a special place for families year-round, but especially during Christmas and other holidays. “Everybody gets a kick out of that toy because you actually had to have a real potato to play with it in the beginning,” Mike McHale, president of the Historical Society, said with a laugh while pointing to an early version of a Mrs. Some of those vintage toys and games were on display Saturday during the annual Sea Isle City Historical Society and Museum’s Christmas Open House, serving as a reminder of just how uncomplicated holidays used to be for most families. Potato Head and Tiddlywinks were among the old-fashioned games that would amuse girls and boys in those days. Long before smartphones, laptops and virtual reality became all the rage, children would wake up on Christmas morning and find simple toys waiting for them under the tree. ![]() Members of the Sea Isle City Historical Society gathered for the annual Christmas Open House. ![]()
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