TODAY AT OSV * Daily Events are Subject to Change
9:30-12:00 A Printer at Work
(in the Printing Office)
10:00-11:50 Ride the Stagecoach
($3 fee, 3 & under free)
(stops in front of the Bullard Tavern)
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 Tour of the Gristmill
11:30 Music on the Antique Pipe Organ
(in the Center Meetinghouse)
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)
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
1:30 Water Power Tour (meets at the Carding Mill)
1:30-4:50 Ride the Stagecoach
($3 fee, 3 & under free)
(stops in front of the Bullard Tavern)
2:00 Tunes & Tales From Time Gone By
(in the Parsonage Barn)
2:00 Sawmill Demonstration
2:30-4:50 Horse-Drawn Ride around the
Countryside (Picks up in front of the Asa
Knight Store & the Blacksmith Shop)
3:00 Explore the Cider Mill with a Farmer
(at the Cider Mill)
3:00 Tour of the Gristmill
3:00 Meet 19th Century Irish Immigrant Mary
Culligan (in the Towne House)
3:30 Milking Demonstration
(at the Freeman Barn)
4:00 Sawmill Demonstration
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–Paint a Putty Painted
Trinket Box ($10)
10:00-4:30– Make a Yarn Sewn Mat ($5)
2:00-4:30—Make a Theorem Painting ($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.
11:30-2:30 Lunch 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!
