Exhibits Open 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Apple Days are Sponsored by: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
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 Taste Heirloom Varieties of Apples
(in the Cottage)
10:00-12:00 Try Your Hand at Cider Making
(outside the Cottage)
10:00-12:00 Make a Sachet of Mulling Spices
(in the Fitch House)
10:00-12:00 Putting by the Harvest
(at the Freeman Root Cellar)
10:00-1:00 Horse-Drawn Ride around the
Countryside (Picks up in front of the Asa
Knight Store & the Blacksmith Shop)
10:00-2:00 Preserving Apples
(in the Small House)
10:00-4:00 Making Cider Molasses
(outside the Fitch House)
10:00-4:00 Cooking with Apples
(at the Freeman Farm)
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 Sawmill Demonstration
10:00 Broom Making Demonstration
(outside the Craft Center)
10:30 Comparative Apple Orchard Talk
(at the Towne Orchard)
11:00-1:00 Building Cider Cheese (at the Cider Mill)
11:00-3:00 Apple Cake For Sale
(on the Common)
11:00 Gristmill Demonstration
11:00 Towne House Tour
11:30 The Amazing Story of the Hawkeye
Apple ( at the Towne Orchard)
11:30 Carding Mill Demonstration
11:30 Tunes & Tales From a Time Gone By
(in the Parsonage Barn)
12:00 Picking Apples (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 Taste Heirloom Varieties of Apples
(in the Cottage)
1:00-3:00 Try Your Hand at Cider Making
(outside the Cottage)
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 Tour a Seedling Apple Orchard
(meets at Freeman Barn)
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)
2:00-4:00 Pressing Cider (at the Cider Mill)
2:00-5:00 A Shoemaker at Work
(in the Shoe Shop)
2:00 Sawmill Demonstration
2:00 Music on the Antique Pipe Organ
(in the Center Meetinghouse)
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 Talk with a Beekeeper (by the Cider Mill)
3:00-4:30 Sample Mulled Cider
(at the Bullard Tavern)
3:00 Gristmill Demonstration
3:00 Hoop Races (meet by the Graveyard)
3:00 The Minister Delivers His Sunday Sermon
(in the Center Meetinghouse)
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:
10:00-12:00– Make a Tin Apple Ornament ($5)
10:00-4:30– Make an Apple Pomander Ball ($5)
10:30-11:30—Make an Iron Hook ($10)
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.
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.
10:00-2:00 Brunch at the Oliver Wight Tavern
Tavern lunch available with table service
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!
