TODAY AT OSV
9:30-12:00 A Printer at Work
(in the Printing Office)
9:30-1:00 A Shoemaker at Work
(in the Shoe Shop)
10:00-1:00 Horse-Drawn Ride around the
Mill Pond (weather permitting)
10:00-11:50 Ride the Stagecoach
($3 fee, 3 & under free)
(stops in front of the Bullard Tavern)
10:00 Sawmill Demonstration
10:00 Broom Making Demonstration
(outside the Craft Center)
10:30 Schoolyard Games
(meet by the District School)
11:00 Gristmill Demonstration
11:00 Towne House Tour
11:30 Carding Mill Demonstration
11:30 A Walk Exploring Ethnic Diversity
(meets outside 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 Meet the Oxen
(at the Freeman Barn)
12:30 Musket Firing Demonstration
(by the Bullard Tavern)
1:00-4:30 A Printer at Work
(in the Printing Office)
1:00 A Guided Walk around the Center Village
(meets outside the Center Meetinghouse)
1:00 Carding Mill Demonstration
1:30 Water Power Tour
(meets at the Carding Mill)
1:30 French & English (Tug o’ War)
(on the common)
1:30-4:50 Ride the Stagecoach
($3 fee, 3 & under free)
(stops in front of the Bullard Tavern)
2:00-5:00 A Shoemaker at Work
(in the Shoe Shop)
2:00 Sawmill Demonstration
2:00 Meet 19th-Century Irish Immigrant
Mary Culligan
(in the Towne House)
2:00 19th-century Baseball
(meets by the Center Meetinghouse)
2:00 Tour the Towne Garden
2:30-4:50 Horse-Drawn Ride around the
Mill Pond (weather permitting)
3:00 Tales of a Yankee Peddler
(in the Towne House)
3:00 Gristmill Demonstration
3:00 Hoop Races (meet by the Graveyard)
3:30 Carding Mill Demonstration
4:00 Sawmill Demonstration
4:15 Toy Fire Balloon Flight
(on the common)
* 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– Putty Paint a Trinket Box ($10)
10:30-11:45-- Forge an Iron Hook ($10)
10:00-4:30– Dip a Pair of Candles ($5)
2:00-4:00- Make Your Own Broom ($15)
Some restrictions on age, safety, and number of participants may apply. Cash and credit cards are accepted. Daily events are subject to change.
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.
9:30-5:30 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!
