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)
10:00-11:30 Try Your Hand at Fishing
(meets near the Changing Landscape Exhibit)
10:00-11:50 Ride the Stagecoach
($3 fee, 3 & under free)
(stops in front of the Bullard Tavern)
10:00-1:00 Decorative Arts Demonstrations by
Members of the Historical Society for Early
American Decoration (in the Visitor Center)
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 Sawmill Demonstration
10:00 Broom Making Demonstration
(outside the Craft Center)
11:00 Towne House Tour
11:00 Meet the Calf (at the Freeman Barn)
11:00 The Singing School Practices for the Fall
Concert (in the Center Meetinghouse)
11:00 Gristmill Demonstration
11:30 Tunes & Tales From a Time Gone By
(in the Parsonage Barn)
11:30 Carding Mill Demonstration
12:00 Help the Farmers With Seasonal Work
(at the Freeman Farm)
12:30 The Singing School Presents the Fall
Concert (in the Center Meetinghouse)
12:30 Musket Firing Demonstration
(by the Bullard Tavern)
12:30 19th Century School Lesson
(in the District School)
1:00-4:00 Decorative Arts Demonstrations by
Members of the Historical Society for Early
American Decoration (in the Visitor Center)
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 Meet the Calf (at the Freeman Barn)
1:00 Schoolyard Games
(meet by the District School)
1:30-3:30 Putting by the Harvest: Tour the
Freeman Root Cellar
(at the Freeman Farmhouse)
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)
2:00-5:00 A Shoemaker at Work
(in the Shoe Shop)
2:00 19th Century Shadow Puppets
(in the Parsonage Barn)
2:00 19th Century Baseball
(meets by the Center Meetinghouse)
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 Gristmill Demonstration
3:00 Hoop Races (meet by the Graveyard)
3:00 Tales of Old New England
(in the Parsonage Barn)
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 an Apple Tin Ornament ($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 an Apple Tin Ornament ($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.
