9:30-12:00 A Printer at Work
(in the Printing Office)
9:30-1:00 A Shoemaker at Work
(in the Shoe Shop)
10:00 Sawmill Demonstration
10:00 Broom Making Demonstration
(outside the Craft Center)
10:30 Musket Firing Demonstration
(by the Bullard Tavern)
11:00 Gristmill Demonstration
11:30 Carding Mill Demonstration
11:30 Musket Firing Demonstration
(by the Bullard Tavern)
11:30 Music on the Antique Pipe Organ
(in the Center Meetinghouse)
12:00-4:00 Quinebaug River Boat Ride
($3 fee, 3 & under free, 15 minute ride)
(at the dock by the Dummerston Bridge)
12:00 Help the Farmers with Seasonal Work
(at the Freeman Barn)
1:00-4:30 A Printer at Work (in the Printing Office)
1:00 Carding Mill Demonstration
1:30 Water Power Tour
(meets at the Carding Mill)
2:00-5:00 A Shoemaker at Work
(in the Shoe Shop)
2:00 Sawmill Demonstration
2:00 Tunes and Tales From a Time Gone By
(in the Parsonage Barn)
3:00 Meet 19th Century Irish Immigrant Mary
Culligan (in the Towne House)
3:00 Gristmill Demonstration
3:30 Carding Mill Demonstration
4:00 Sawmill Demonstration
* Daily Events are Subject to Change
HANDS ON CRAFTS CENTER
Instruction by Village craftspeople; make an item to take home. Today’s offerings include:
10:00-11:45– Paint a Trinket Box ($10)
1:00-4:30– Dip a Pair of Candles ($5)
Some restrictions on age, safety, and number of participants may apply. Cash and credit cards are accepted. Daily events are subject to change.
A CHILD’S WORLD EXHIBIT
In the early 19th century, there was an increasing awareness of "childhood" as separate from infancy, yet distinctly different from young adulthood and maturity. OSV's newest exhibit highlights the changing world of childhood during the first half of the 19th century through their toys, their clothes, and their work. Located in the Visitor Center Gallery.
BEEKEEPING EXHIBIT COMING SOON!
In preparation for the new Beekeeping Exhibit , the Herb Shed is currently closed to Visitors. We are in the process of installing observation hives & displays for an early summer bee-ginning!
THE ENVIRONMENTAL POINT OF VIEW
River Walk is open (entrance near the Sawmill)
Woodland Walk is open
(entrance near the Graveyard)
Pasture Walk is open
(entrance behind the Freeman Farm)
Also, see an exhibit in the Quinebaug Bridge about the important role rivers played in early New England life.
DINING & SHOPPING
9:30-5:00 Grant Store & Bake Shop
(on the Common) Famous for our chocolate chip cookies, beverages & village made crafts.
9:30-5:00 Village Café (in the Oliver Wight Tavern)
Serves New England Coffee and hot beverages, cold beverages, baked goods, soups and "grab & go" sandwiches and salads.
11:00-2:00 Bullard Tavern
(on the Ground Floor) We have a wide array of lunch options available.
10:00-5:30 Museum Gift Shop & Book Store
We stay open a bit later than the rest of the village to give you the opportunity to find that ultimate souvenir. Please come see what we have to offer!
