Daily Schedule

Friday, August 9th, 2013

TODAY AT OSV * Daily Events are Subject to Change
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  Water Power Tour
10:00  Broom Making Demonstration
          
(outside the Craft Center)
10:30  Carding Mill Demonstration
11:00  Meet the Calf (at the Freeman Barn)
11:00  Tour of the Gristmill
11:00  Towne House Tour

11:30  Carding Mill Demonstration
11:30  Music on the Antique Pipe Organ
          
(in the Center Meetinghouse)
12:00  Help the Farmers With Seasonal Work
          
(at the Freeman Farm)
12:30  19th Century School Lesson
          (in the District School)
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  Meet the Calf (at the Freeman Barn)
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  19th Century Shadow Puppets
         
(in the Parsonage Barn)
2:00  19th Century Baseball
        
(meets by the Center Meetinghouse)
3:00  19th Century Bonnet Making
        
(in the Towne House)
3:00  Tour of the Gristmill
3:30  Milking Demonstration
        
(at the Freeman Barn)
4:00  Sawmill Demonstration

BEEKEEPING EXHIBIT NOW OPEN!
Our newest exhibit will not only highlight the historical story of beekeeping, but relate it to the modern practices and concerns of keeping bees.
(Located near the Herb Garden)

THE FENNO TEXTILE EXHIBIT
Learn about the home production of textiles in early New England & find out what the changes in factory production meant to fashion at home & in everyday dress.  Try your hand at carding wool, weaving a pattern, & piecing a quilt block with colorful tiles.

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.

HANDS ON CRAFTS CENTER
Instruction by Village craftspeople; make an item to take home. Today’s offerings include:
10:00-12:00– Make a Tin Sconce ($5)
10:30-11:30-- Forge an Iron Hook ($10)
10:00-4:30– Dip a Pair of Candles ($5)
2:00-4:30- Make a Tin Sconce($5)
Some restrictions on age, safety, and number of participants may apply. Cash and credit cards are accepted. Daily events are subject to change.

 

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