TODAY AT OSV * Daily Events are Subject to Change
9:30-12:00 Help Tend the Bixby Garden
9:30-12:00 Help with Laundry
(at the Freeman Farm)
9:30-12:00 A Printer at Work
(in the Printing Office)
9:30-12:00 Help Stack Wood
(at the Small House)
9:30-1:00 A Shoemaker at Work
(in the Shoe Shop)
9:30-12:00 Help Churn Butter
(in the Towne Basement)
10:00-11:50 Ride the Stagecoach
($3 fee, 3 & under free)
(stops in front of the Bullard Tavern)
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 Tour of the Gristmill
11:00 Towne House Tour
11:00 Meet the Calf
(at the Freeman Farm)
11:30 Carding Mill Demonstration
11:30 Tunes & Tales of Work in Early New
England (in the Parsonage Barn)
12:00 Meet the Oxen in Training
(at the Freeman Farm)
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 Schoolyard Games
(meet by the District School)
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)
1:00-3:00 Pick up Drop Apples
(at the Freeman Farm)
1:00-3:00 Help Tend the Bixby Garden
1:00-3:00 Help Stack Wood
(at the Small House)
1:00-4:00 Help Churn Butter
(in the Towne Basement)
2:00-5:00 A Shoemaker at Work
(in the Shoe Shop)
2:00 19th Century Baseball
(meets by the Center Meetinghouse)
2:00 Sawmill Demonstration
2:00 Meet the Calf
(at the Freeman Farm)
2:00 Music on the Antique Pipe Organ
(in the Center Meetinghouse)
3:00 Meet 19th Century Irish Immigrant Mary
Culligan (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)
Please Note: The Clock Gallery is closed to prepare for the Nathan Lombard Exhibit.
HANDS ON CRAFTS CENTER
Instruction by Village craftspeople; make an item to take home. Today’s offerings include:
10:00-11:45– Make a Clay Pot ($10)
10:00-4:30– Weave a Bookmark ($5)
2:00-4:30—Dip a Pair of Candles ($5)
Some restrictions on age, safety, and number of participants may apply. Cash and credit cards are accepted. Daily events are subject to change.
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.
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 "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. Please come see what we have to offer!
