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Daily Events |
Next (March 13) |
Friday, March 12 |
The Village is open today from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Events and times subject to change |
Today at OSV
Demonstrations
See ongoing demonstrations until 4pm in the
Small House, Tin Shop, Blacksmith Shop, Pottery, and Freeman Farmhouse. Also, see A Shoemaker at Work (9:30am-noon) & A Printer at Work (1-4pm).
Special Presentations
Also, see timed presentations as noted below
Events are 20 minutes unless an ending time is noted.
10:30 Orientation Tour of the Center Village
meets outside the Center Meetinghouse
11:30 Songs and Stories of Long Ago
in the Dennison Building
12:00 Meet the Oxen at the Towne Barn
1:00 Meet a Schoolkeeper
in the District School
2:00 Music on the Antique Pipe Organ
in the Center Meetinghouse
3:00 Fashion Delights at Asa Knight’s
in the Asa Knight Store
Daily Events are Subject to Change.
Outdoor Activities are Weather Permitting.
In the Visitor Center
Icons of New England
Kidstory – Playing with History
Convenient & Fashionable: Furniture of Inland
Massachusetts, 1790-1830
The J. Cheney Wells Clock Gallery
NEW! Convenient and Fashionable: Furniture of Inland Massachusetts 1790-1830 This new exhibit in the Visitor Center features seldom-seen pieces of early Massachusetts furniture from the OSV collection.
Farm, Families and Change: New England Farming and Rural Life
Farming Life in New England - in the Fenno Barn
Tools of Agricultural Change - in the Fitch Barn
A Revolution in Farming - in the Towne Barn
New England’s Changing Landscape (see map)
Where does our food come from? Why does the New England landscape look the way it does? Explore these questions and more in OSV’s newest visitor experience.
The Fenno Textile Exhibit
Learn about the home production of textiles in early New England and find out what the changes in factory production meant to fashions at home and in everyday dress. Try your hand at carding wool, weaving a pattern, and piecing a quilt block with colorful tiles.
The Drummers’ Call:
Martial Music in Early New England
See rarely-displayed drums, fifes, and related artifacts from the Village’s collections. In the Firearms & Textiles building.
Too Good to Be Rags:
Mended and Re-Used Textiles
See items from the Village’s collections that tell stories through evidence of darning, patching, mending, or alteration. In the Firearms & Textiles building.
Dairying in Early New England
Head to the Towne House – to the lower level where dairying was done – to learn about butter- and cheese-making and what time of year it was done.
Home Life in the 1830s
An exploratory exhibit for all ages in the Fitch House on the Common. Open the drawers, sit on the beds, imagine yourself living in an 1830s household.
Goods from the Woods
Explore the harvest from New England’s forests; located at the start of the Woodland Walk.
The Bixby Family Exhibit
How do we know what we know about the changing life of the Bixby Family in 1838? Find out in this exploratory exhibit for all ages across from the Blacksmith Shop.
We’re interested in your feedback
Please let us know about your visit at www.osv.org
Enjoy a free 2nd visit within 10 days!
Have your receipt validated at any gift shop today for a free return visit between now and March 22 or turn today’s admission into a membership. Ask any of our cashiers in the gift shop or staff members at the Visitor Center how to apply for membership.
Dining & Shopping
9:30-4:00 Village Café – in the Oliver Wight Tavern. Open for coffee and muffins in the morning and snacks for the ride home. Light lunch is offered if you want to rest awhile in our warm atmosphere
9:30-4:00 Grant Store & Bake Shop –
Stop in for soup and sandwiches for lunch. Today’s soups are New England Clam Chowder and Tomato Vegetable. Don’t forget that you get a free hot beverage with the purchase of a mug. New England brand coffee is served daily. Our flavored coffee today is Maple.
10:00-4:30 Museum Gift Shop & Book Store –
Purchase an OSV blanket and let us send it to the troops. Seeds are in! Get started on this year’s garden and scratch that springtime itch! Ask for a free sample of our homemade fudge.
Upcoming Programs
Maple Days – March 13-14, 20-21, 27-28
See maple sugaring as it was done in early 19th- century rural New England. Learn about Native American winter traditions.
Celebrate St. Patrick at the Oliver Wight Tavern
The Tap Room is transformed into an Irish Pub on Saturday, March 13, from 11:30am to 4pm. Enjoy a lunch menu inspired by the Emerald Isle or just take time out for a pint of Guinness. On Sunday, March 14 (10am-2pm), the regular brunch menu includes an Irish Breakfast. Reservations for both at 508-347-0363.
Hearthside Bounty, March 13
Be part of meal preparation (as you wish) in the Bullard Tavern, then dine family-style as in an early New England tavern. Register online at www.osv.org..
Day Camps at Old Sturbridge Village -
Register now at www.osv.org for Discovery Camps and our new Exploration Camps during April school vacation weeks, and also for summer. .
Thanks to our corporate supporters:
Events and times subject to change
