Exhibits Open 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
TODAY AT OSV *Daily Events are Subject to Change
From Time to Time: Weaving Fabric for Clothing
(at the Fenno House)
From Time to Time: Mending Items for the
Ladies Charitable Society Treasury
(in the Parsonage)
9:30-11:30 Knitting for a Cause: Help to Knit or
Crochet Scarves for American Soldiers
(at the Freeman Farmhouse)
9:30-12:00 A Printer at Work
(in the Printing Office)
9:30-1:00 A Shoemaker at Work
(in the Shoe Shop)
9:30-3:30 Re-dying Clothing
(outside the Fenno House)
10:00-11:30 Try Your Hand at Fishing
(meets near the Changing Landscape Exhibit)
10:00-11:30 Sewing Ready-made Clothing
(at the Small House)
10:00-11:50 Ride the Stagecoach
($3 fee, 3 & under free)
(stops in front of the Bullard Tavern)
10:00-12:00 Bonnet Making (in the Towne House)
10:00-1:00 Horse-Drawn Ride around the
Countryside (Picks up in front of the Asa
Knight Store & the Blacksmith Shop)
10:00-4:00 Quinebaug River Boat Ride
($3 fee, 3 & under free, 15 minute ride)
(at the dock by the Dummerston Bridge)
10:00 Tour of the Children’s Garden
(at the Fitch House)
10:00 Sawmill Demonstration
10:00 Broom Making Demonstration
(outside the Craft Center)
10:30-12:00 Make a Paper Doll or Paper Soldier
(in the Fitch House)
11:00 Meet the Calf (at the Freeman Barn)
11:00 Tour of the Gristmill
11:00 Trimmed to Taste: A Gallery Talk
(in the Firearms & Textile Building)
11:30 Carding Mill Demonstration
11:30 Talk with a Gardener (in the Towne Garden)
12:00 Help the Farmers With Seasonal Work
(at the Freeman Farm)
12:30 Musket Firing Demonstration
(by the Bullard Tavern)
12:30 19th Century School Lesson
(in the District School)
1:00-3:00 Sewing Shoe Uppers
(at the Small House)
1:00-4:30 A Printer at Work (in the Printing Office)
1:00 Meet the Calf (at the Freeman Barn)
1:00 Carding Mill Demonstration
1:00 Schoolyard Games (meet by the District School)
1:30-3:00 Make a Paper Doll or Paper Soldier
(in the Fitch House)
1:30-4:50 Ride the Stagecoach
($3 fee, 3 & under free)
(stops in front of the Bullard Tavern)
1:30 Water Power Tour
(meets at the Carding Mill)
1:30 French & English (Tug o’ War)
(on the common)
2:00-3:00 Knitting for a Cause: Help to Knit or
Crochet Scarves for American Soldiers
(at the Freeman Farmhouse)
2:00-5:00 A Shoemaker at Work
(in the Shoe Shop)
2:00 Making A Portrait Come Alive-A Talk about
Creating Reproduction Clothing
(in the Dennison Building)
2:00 Sawmill Demonstration
2:00 19th Century Baseball
(meets by the Center Meetinghouse)
2:30-4:50 Horse-Drawn Ride around the
Countryside (Picks up in front of the Asa
Knight Store & the Blacksmith Shop)
2:30 Tour of the Children’s Garden
(at the Fitch House)
3:00-4:30 Dressmaking (in the Towne House)
3:00 Tour of the Gristmill
3:00 Hoop Races (meet by the Graveyard)
3:30 Milking Demonstration
(at the Freeman Barn)
4:00 Sawmill Demonstration
4:15 Toy Fire Balloon Flight
(on the common)
HANDS ON CRAFTS CENTER
Instruction by Village craftspeople; make an item to take home. Today’s offerings include:
10:00-12:00– Make a Yarn Sewn Mat ($5)
10:30-11:30-- Forge an Iron Hook ($10)
10:00-4:30– Make a Needlecase ($5)
2:00-4:30- Dye a Skein of Wool with Modern
Dyes($5)
Some restrictions on age, safety, and number of participants may apply. Cash and credit cards are accepted. Daily events are subject to change.
