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The Jimmy Stewart Museum draws visitors from at least nine countries. Cut your own tree at Mytrysak Family Tree Farm.

But the impact of Stewart’s life goes beyond his celebrity: He was generous. Stewart supported many national charities, including the American Red Cross and March of Dimes. He supported the fire station where his father was a volunteer firefighter, along with the town’s Memorial Park.

“He was as down-home as everybody said he was,” McKirgan says. “He did a lot of very charitable things and just never wanted his name attached. He did it because it was the right thing to do, but not because he wanted a pat on the back.”

Whenever he returned to Indiana, Stewart would greet fans and sign autographs. Once, he agreed to present a corsage to a neighbor who was attending a school dance, McKirgan says. When Stewart’s twin daughters, Judy and Kelly, went to college, their father’s advice was simple: “Always remember, be nice to people.”

During the holiday season through early January, the museum displays about a dozen themed Christmas trees, like the Hitchcock tree, the Hollywood tree and the military tree. Visitors can explore an exhibit focusing solely on It’s a Wonderful Life and watch the movie in the museum’s theater, along with a behind-the-scenes documentary and the episode of General Electric Theater, featuring Stewart and Ronald Reagan.

Though there wasn’t much to see at the area Christmas tree farms when I visited Indiana in October — a road trip I got in the mood for thanks to playing Wynonna Judd’s A Classic Christmas — come December, you’ll want to explore this aspect of Indiana. McKirgan recommends visiting Mytrysak Family Tree Farm, which has special events with sleigh rides, hot cocoa and Santa visits.

WHEN YOU GO

The Jimmy Stewart Museum 835 Philadelphia St., Indiana, Pennsylvania 724-349-6112 jimmy.org

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