Friday,
August 30, 2013
Exhibits Open 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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)
10:00-11:50 Ride the Stagecoach
($3 fee, 3 & under free)
(stops in front of the Bullard Tavern)
10:00-12:00 Try Your Hand at Marbling Paper
(on the Common under the tent)
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 Water Power Tour
(meets at the Carding Mill)
10:30 Carding Mill Demonstration
10:00 Broom Making Demonstration
(outside the Craft Center)
11:00 Towne House Tour
11:00 Tour of the Gristmill
11:30 Carding Mill Demonstration
11:30 The Minister Practices His Sunday
Sermon (in the Center Meetinghouse)
11:30 A Cook’s Tour of the Parsonage 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)
1:00-4:30 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
1:00 Schoolyard Games
(meet by the District School)
1:30 Water Power Tour (meets at the Carding Mill)
1:30 French & English (Tug o’ War)
(on the common)
1:30-3:30 Make a Paper Spiral Snake
(on the Common under the tent)
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 19th Century School Lesson
(in the District School)
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)
3:00 Meet 19th Century Author Lydia Maria Child
(in the Parsonage Barn)
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)

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.

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 Candleholder ($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 Candleholder ($5)
Some restrictions on age, safety, and number of participants may apply. Cash and credit cards are accepted. Daily events are subject to change.