NORWICH – Volunteers and organizers at the Chenango County Historical Society are making the final preparations for their annual Holiday Open House, the organization’s largest event of the year.

The museum opens its doors for the longtime community favorite event from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday at its 45 Rexford St. location, featuring a spectacle of holiday traditions from donors and volunteers throughout the area. And as always, the event is free and open to everybody.

“Because this is a free and open to the public gathering, we’re hoping to see a lot of people out here to enjoy this local event,” said CCHS Curator Meghan Molloy. “It’s such a heavily volunteer supported event, like most of our events,” she added. “We want people get the chance to see what they’ve done.”

This year, the CCHS Open House comes with a myriad of time-honored activities as well as a few new ones, Molloy pointed out. The gift shop will be open for holiday shoppers who are in search of the perfect gift for their beloved history buff, and the Christmas tree decorating contest will give locals the chance to show off their holiday decorating skills. Several trees throughout the museum will be on display, each one decorated according to a specific chosen theme.