Grand Opening Today:
Delightfully Designed:
The Furniture and Life of Nathan Lombard
(In the OSV Visitor Center Gallery)
Delightfully designed and intricately inlayed, the furniture of Nathan Lombard (1777-1847) stands out among the rich traditions of cabinetmaking found in rural Massachusetts in the early 1800s. Nathan’s furniture has a vitality and charm that easily captures the eye even today, with inlays of charismatic eagles, elaborate vines, and floral motifs.
TODAY AT OSV * Daily Events are Subject to Change
Throughout the Day: Cooking Demonstrations using
produce from Village Gardens (at the Small House,
Towne House, Parsonage, and Freeman Farm)
9:30-12:00 A Printer at Work
(in the Printing Office)
9:30-1:00 A Shoemaker at Work
(in the Shoe Shop)
10:00-11:00 Harvesting Potatoes
(in the Field by the Visitor Center)
10:00-11:30 Try Your Hand at Fishing
(meets near the Changing Landscape Exhibit)
10:00-11:30 Threshing & Winnowing Grain
(at the Freeman Farm)
10:00-11:50 Ride the Stagecoach
($3 fee, 3 & under free)
(stops in front of the Bullard Tavern)
10:00-12:00 Putting by the Harvest: Tour the
Freeman Root Cellar
(at the Freeman Farmhouse)
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
10:30 The Basics of Driving Oxen
(by the Horse Shed)
10:00 Broom Making Demonstration
(outside the Craft Center)
11:00-1:00 Grinding Apples Using Ox Power
(at the Cider Mill)
11:00-3:00 Harvesting Honey (at the Cottage)
11:00 Towne House Tour
11:00 Meet the Calf (at the Freeman Barn)
11:00 Gristmill Demonstration
11:30 Tunes & Tales From Tavern & Hearthside
(in the Parsonage Barn)
11:30 Carding Mill Demonstration
11:30 Ox Cart Competition (by the Knight Store)
12:00 Help the Farmers With Seasonal Work
(at the Freeman Farm)
12:00 Harvesting Mangel-Wurzels
(in the Field by the Cider Mill)
12:30 Musket Firing Demonstration
(by the Bullard Tavern)
12:30 19th Century School Lesson
(in the District School)
1:00-3:00 Putting by the Harvest: Tour the
Freeman Root Cellar
(at the Freeman Farmhouse)
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 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 Grinding Apples Using Ox power
(at the Cider Mill)
2:00-5:00 A Shoemaker at Work
(in the Shoe Shop)
2:00 Ox Plowing Match
(Field by the Cooper Shop)
2:00 Stories of the Supernatural
(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 Meet 19th Century Author Lydia Maria Child
(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)
HANDS ON CRAFTS CENTER
Instruction by Village craftspeople:
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 a Pumpkin 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.
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.
