Jesus is the reason in 41-B

Andrea Maas’ nativity collection at 1300 Knollwood Road, 41-B, can be viewed Mondays and Fridays between 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The scenes come from around the globe, including Ireland, Haiti and Spain. Over the past three decades, she’s found them at craft fairs, rummage sales and estate sales, while some have been made for and by her. One set was made by a group of girls in fifth grade; she keeps a photo of them with it. Another was discovered while looking inside a painted box.

The pride and joy of her collection, however, plays the story of Jesus’ birth. Her nativity treasures, which are found throughout her home during the holidays, include books, blankets, needlepoint, and puzzles that she put together herself and framed.