The Ohio Historical Society will be giving guests a taste of a Victorian Christmas this season at the Ohio Village, recreating a scene from a Charles Dickens novel.

The 14 buildings of the village will be decorated in a style reminiscent of the Victorian era for the annual “Dickens of a Christmas.” Different types of evergreen trees will be featured, including holly, ivy and pine, Susan Brouillette, activity director for the Ohio Historical Society said.
 

Living history performers will be present at the event. The Ghost of Christmas Present will be in attendance, and British actor Roger Jerome will be portraying Dickens.
 

Aside from performing an abbreviated version of “A Christmas Carol,” Jerome will also exemplify the entertainer Dickens was, Brouillette said.
 

Dickens was an amateur magician and will be putting on a magic show, as well as other entertainment.
 

“He really was very much an entertainer and he really enjoyed that, and when he would go about and do readings, he would throw in these other aspects,” Brouillette said.
 

Ronald St. Pierre of Westerville will be portraying Clement Clarke Moore, who wrote the poem, “The Night Before Christmas.”
 

Guest will be able to hand color their own Christmas cards and string together popcorn and cranberries.
 

Puppets will also be available for guests to put on their own puppet show, and scripts from “A Christmas Carol” will be provided.
 

The Ohio Village Singers will be performing throughout the village in costume. The Village Singers have performed at this event for the past 35 years.
 

“We like to do some period songs because we like to show what early Americans were singing,” Priscilla Hewetson, director and organizer of the Village Singers, said. “We also do songs people are familiar with so that they can sing along too.”
 

The event will also feature historical Christmas activities.
 

Cooking demonstrations will give guests a chance to sample traditional dishes, such as minced meat pie and plum pudding.
 

Other traditions include the reenactment of traditional Christmas ghost stories.
 

“It was very common on Christmas Eve to tell ghost stories. A lot of people don’t think of that at Christmas, but it was a very common tradition in England that came to America,” Brouillette said.
 

“Dickens of a Christmas” will be held Dec. 11,12, 18 and 19 from 6 p.m to 9 p.m. and Dec. 20 from noon to 5 p.m., at the Ohio Historical Center at 1892 Velma Rd. Admission is $12 for adults, $9 for children, $10 for adult members and $7 for child members. Tickets can be purchased in advance at ohiohistory.org.