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Friday, August 2, 2013
Textile Weekend Highlights 19th-Century Fashion Accessories Aug. 17-18
(STURBRIDGE, MA) - Aug. 2, 2013: Old Sturbridge Village is offering free admission for kids in the month of August, including during the Village's annual Textile Weekend celebration Aug. 17-18. For this year's Textile Weekend, Village historians are highlighting 19th-century fashion accessories and visitors can tour the new...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Fallon Community Health Plan is event sponsor
(STURBRIDGE, MA) – July 23, 2013: - Award-winning composer John Williams will receive the annual "Ken Burns Lifetime Achievement Award" from documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and Old Sturbridge Village following a dinner in his honor at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, August 15 at the living history museum. The event is sponsored by Fallon Community Health Plan....
Friday, July 12, 2013
Price break sponsored by Southbridge Credit Union
(STURBRIDGE, MA) - July 12, 2013: On Friday, July 26, Old Sturbridge Village is offering the second of three "$5 Fridays" and will roll back its admission prices to just $5 for all visitors. The special price discount is made possible by Southbridge Credit Union, which will also sponsor another $5 Friday at OSV on August 23. The special one-...
Monday, July 8, 2013
Firefighters get 50% off admission at Fire & Ice Celebration
Antique fire engines, bucket brigades, chili contest, vintage ice cream making
Firefighters get half-price admission to Old Sturbridge Village on Saturday, July 20 for the museum's annual vintage fireman's muster, "Fire & Ice Day." Antique fire trucks, including early hand-pumpers and a rare 1921 Stuz fire truck, will...
Friday, June 21, 2013
Daytime fun and evening fireworks;
Eighty-five people to become new U.S. citizens at OSV ceremony
(STURBRIDGE, MA) – June 18, 2013: - Old Sturbridge Village continues its popular July 4th tradition of historical Independence Day activities followed by a separate evening fireworks program of music, magic, and family games – capped off by a spectacular 30-minute fireworks display over the...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Price break first of three sponsored by Southbridge Credit Union
(STURBRIDGE, MA) - June 9, 2013: On Friday, June 28, Old Sturbridge Village is offering the first of three "$5 Fridays" and will roll back its admission prices to just $5 for all visitors. The special price discount is made possible by Southbridge Credit Union, which will also sponsor two other $5 Fridays at OSV on July 26...
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Dads get free admission on Father's Day June 16
(STURBRIDGE, MA) – June 3, 2013: More than 50 singers, dancers, musicians and artists will gather at Old Sturbridge Village to bring 19th-century cultural arts to life as part of the museum's annual Music & Art weekend June 15-16. On Father's Day, June 16 dads get free OSV admission and will receive a free Village-made pottery flask (while...
Monday, May 13, 2013
More than 50 vintage cars on display June 1
Horse-drawn carriages arrive June 2
Free second-day admission
(STURBRIDGE, MA) – May 13, 2013: Old Sturbridge Village will go from chrome to carriages as it highlights an array of antique vehicles, starting with the museum's third annual Antique Car Rally on Saturday, June 1, followed by the second annual OSV Horse-Drawn Carriage Rally on...
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
OSV sheep get fleeced
Sheep shearing, sheep herding, wool dyeing
Free admission for U.S. military and families
(STURBRIDGE, MA) – May 8, 2013: The sheep at Old Sturbridge Village will be a little cooler after getting their annual “haircuts” during "Wool Days" on Memorial Day Weekend May 25-27. OSV farmers will demonstrate sheep shearing 1830s-style throughout the weekend, and Border Collies...
Monday, April 29, 2013
Heirloom tomato plants given to museum visitors while supplies last
(STURBRIDGE, MA) – April 29, 2013: Free heirloom tomato plants will be given to Old Sturbridge Village visitors on Saturday, May 18 to celebrate the start of the gardening season. The free tomato plants, grown by OSV horticulturists, include popular varieties from the 1830s: Brandywine, Yellow Pear, and Large Red. (The tomato...
Monday, April 22, 2013
Free gifts for first 200 mothers; “Moms vs. Kids” tug of war
Final Weeks of “A Child's World” Exhibit
“Best Mother” in History contest
STURBRIDGE, Mass. – (April 22, 2013): All moms get free admission to Old Sturbridge Village on Mother's Day, May 12, and the first 200 mothers to arrive will also receive a free gift – a tin star made by hand in the Village Tin Shop. Mother's Day highlights...
Monday, April 1, 2013
Co-author of best-seller - Francona: The Red Sox Years - featured in museum's Distinguished Speakers Series
STURBRIDGE, Mass. (April 1, 2013): Award-winning Boston Globe sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy, co-author of the new book, Francona: The Red Sox Years, will speak at Old Sturbridge Village on Thursday, April 25, as part of the Village's continuing OSV Overseers' Distinguished Speaker Series....
Monday, March 25, 2013
Historical Patriots' Day Celebration set for April 15
A Child's World Exhibit and Discovery Adventures
(STURBRIDGE, MA) – March 25, 2013: Newborn lambs, including a set of twins, have already arrived at Old Sturbridge Village, with more expected in the days and weeks to come. The lambs' arrival is a sure sign of spring – and is good news for children eager to meet them during school...
Friday, March 1, 2013
(STURBRIDGE, MA) - February 28, 2013: Historians at Old Sturbridge Village will demonstrate maple sugar making at the Village’s own working “Sugar Camp” from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays each weekend in March. Visitors can see the entire sugar-making process, from tapping the trees to “sugaring off,” and will learn why maple sugar was more commonly used than maple syrup in...
Friday, February 22, 2013
Nipmuck flute maker and musician Hawk Henries;
Algonkian storytelling and winter fashions with Indian Doctress Molly Geet;
Native American food and craft demonstrations
(STURBRIDGE, MA) - Feb. 22, 2013: Some of New England's most noted authorities on Native American folkways, food, music, and crafts will gather at Old Sturbridge Village March 2-3 for the museum's first annual Native...
Monday, February 4, 2013
Civil War reenactors from the famous Massachusetts 54th Regiment;
The story of “Amistad" captive Sarah Margru;
Former slave turned couturier Elizabeth Keckly
African oral tradition – storytelling and folklore
(STURBRIDGE, MA) - Feb. 4, 2013: Some of the most inspiring stories from African-American history will be celebrated during Black History Weekend at Old Sturbridge Village Feb. 23-24...
Monday, January 28, 2013
Washington's Birthday Ball, indoor crafts, and outdoor winter fun;
Free admission for all named “George” and “Martha” Feb. 16-18;
Performance of “Love Letters" with John & Abigail Adams Feb. 17
STURBRIDGE, MA) - Jan. 28, 2013: Parents will find it easy to keep the kids busy during School Vacation Week Feb. 16-24 at Old Sturbridge Village, which is offering a wide range of outdoor winter...
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Chocolate-making demonstrations, birth of America's Valentine industry explored
STURBRIDGE, Mass. (Jan. 22, 2013) – Historians at Old Sturbridge Village will celebrate the history of Valentines in America and demonstrate old-fashioned chocolate-making with "Be Mine: Chocolate and Valentines," a weekend program set for Saturday and Sunday Feb. 9-10. Antique Valentines will be on display, and...
Monday, January 14, 2013
STURBRIDGE, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2013) – Old Sturbridge Village celebrates the nostalgia, romance and grace of gliding over the snow in horse-drawn sleighs at its annual Antique Sleigh Rally set for Sat. February 2. Vintage sleighs pulled by a variety of horses – from tiny miniature horses to giant Clydesdales – will converge on the Village for the sleigh rally, which begins at 11:00 a.m. Drivers will...
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Kids get free admission in January
Old fashioned ice harvesting and the history of ice skating
Sledding, sleigh rides, and fireside magic shows
(Sturbridge, MA) January 8, 2013 — Historians at Old Sturbridge Village will demonstrate harvesting one of early New England’s most important cash crops – ice – Saturday and Sunday Jan. 26-27 as part of the museum’s annual “Fire & Ice Days”...
