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'Fire & Ice' on tap this weekend Saturday, July 19 Then cool off with demonstrations of 18th- and 19th-century ice cream making with visiting food historian Sarah McLellan Plaisted, who will demonstrate the use of an 18th-century "sabotierre" to make ice NOTE: The January program of the same name, which features ice cutting and harvesting on the Mill Pond and indoor activities by the Tavern fire, is planned again for 2009! |
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Hundreds of Revolutionary re-enactors encamped at OSV Nearly 40 historical military re-enactment units -- with more than 600 Revolutionary War re-enactors -- will take part in the sixth annual Redcoats to Rebels weekend at Old Sturbridge Village on Saturday and Sunday, August 2 & 3.
Village visitors can stroll through the encampments, chat with the troops and their accompanying civilians, and experience the sights, sounds, smells, and sensations of early military life. Among the Colonial units signed up are the Billerica Colonial Minutemen, Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment, Fifth Connecticut Regiment, Second Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Line, Whitcomb's Rangers, and the Third New York. Among units representing the "bad guys" (British, and Hessian mercenaries) are the Eighth King's Regiment of Foot, The Sign of the Roaring Lion, Sixteenth Queen's Light Dragoons, Royal Irish Artillery, the HMS Somerset crew, and the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. As the sun goes down and camp fires are lit, visitors are encouraged to linger longer for the special "Twlilight Encampment" (Saturday only, until 8 p.m.), which is free for the day's visitors and Village members. A late-day admission fee is available after 5:00 p.m. All Redcoats to Rebels attendees will receive a $2 discount to a Civil War re-enactment the same weekend in neighboring Brimfield, Mass. For details, visit: www.osv.org; or call 1-800-733-1830. |
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Quilty Pleasures: Fashion and Function August 16 & 17 This year's Textile Weekend takes a look at both the fashion and function of quilted clothing in early 19th-century New England. Examples from the museum collection invite visitors to:
Visit the Hands-On Craft Center to make a heart-shaped tin cookie cutter/quilt marker, or sew a quilted teapot mat (for an additional fee). |
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This exciting new summer version of our winter Fire & Ice event features a parade of historical hand-pump fire trucks as part of an old-time firemen's muster. Lend a hand to help pump water, as fire companies compete to see who can shoot a stream of water the farthest. Teams of firefighters will also compete in a hands-on bucket brigade. 
cream. Documented 18th-century flavors ranged from vanilla and raspberry to the more exotic flavors of Parmesan cheese, asparagus, and beet! Samples will be offered, but for a few good licks of your own, stop at our Little Cakes ice cream shop.
For two days the troops -- both British and Colonials (and their allies) -- will engage in such things as mock battles, marching, firearms and cannon firing, fife and drum music, historical fencing, and even a period fashion show.