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
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.
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.
10:00-2:00 Brunch at the Oliver Wight Tavern
Tavern lunch available with table service
11:00-2:00 Bullard Tavern (on the Ground Floor) We have a wide array of lunch options available.
12:00-4:00 Little Cakes Ice Cream Stand
10:00-5:30 Museum Gift Shop & Book Store
