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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Martin Luther King Jr. Day features “Honoring a Slave Heroine: The Mumbet Story” Jan. 21
Children Learn Pottery at Discovery Adventures Jan. 19-20
STURBRIDGE, Mass. (Jan. 3, 2013) – Old Sturbridge Village is saluting the New Year by offering free admission for children in January (an $8 value per child). Through Jan. 31, all kids age 17 and under get free admission to the Village when...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Free admission for children extends through Jan. 31, 2013
Indoor crafts and performances, plus sledding, skating, and outdoor fun
(STURBRIDGE, Mass. (Dec. 5, 2012) – Old Sturbridge Village is celebrating the season by offering free admission for children starting Dec. 26 for school vacation week and extending through Jan. 31, 2013. During this time, all kids age 17 and younger get free...
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Celebration of favorite holiday traditions, music, and food
Nine evening events set for December 7-9; 14-16; 21-23
STURBRIDGE, Mass. (Nov. 18, 2012): Like a holiday card come to life, each December Old Sturbridge Village transforms itself into a magical candlelit 19th-century village for its popular "Christmas by Candlelight" celebrations. As visitors stroll through the village, they can hear...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Fallon Community Health Plan sponsors sold-out event
(Sturbridge, Mass.) November 14, 2012 – NBC News Special Correspondent and award-winning author Tom Brokaw 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 the living history museum on Tuesday, November 27. The sold-out event is...
Monday, November 5, 2012
Hearth cooking, Native American foods, a re-created wedding, a shooting match, and more
STURBRIDGE, Mass. (Nov. 5, 2012): – Thanksgiving festivities today are best known for cranberries, turkey and pumpkin pie, but in the 1830s the menu often included turnips and wedding cake, as early New England weddings were often held at Thanksgiving, when families gathered after the hard work of harvest...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
OSV names its educational facility the Country Bank Education Center
(Sturbridge, Mass.) Oct. 31, 2012 – Continuing a longtime commitment to education, Country Bank President Paul Scully announced that the bank has pledged $500,000 to Old Sturbridge Village to support educational programs at the museum. In thanks for the bank's generosity, Old Sturbridge Village President Jim Donahue has...
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Award-winning writer John Powers debuts OSV Distinguished Speakers Series
STURBRIDGE, Mass. (Oct. 25, 2012): Sportswriter John Powers, co-author of the 100th anniversary commemorative book, Fenway Park: The Coolest, Cruelest and Longest Running Major League Baseball Stadium in America, will speak in the Stephen M. Brewer Theater at Old Sturbridge Village on Thursday, Nov. 8, launching the...
Sunday, October 21, 2012
An Evening of Illumination at Old Sturbridge Village Nov. 10
STURBRIDGE, Mass. (Oct. 21, 2012): Old Sturbridge Village is offering free admission to veterans, active military personnel and their families (up to 6 people) on Veterans Day, Sunday Nov. 11. Special programs will highlight the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. Youngsters get an opportunity to drill with toy muskets directed by a...
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Trick-or-treating and ‘Trail of Terror’ highlight spooky, safe event
1,000 hand-carved pumpkins on display
STURBRIDGE, Mass. (Oct. 9, 2012): Old Sturbridge Village will host one of the region's largest Halloween events with the return of its annual "Things That Go Bump in the Night" celebration set for 5:00-9:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Each year, nearly 4,000 visitors converge on the Village...
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Fall foliage, cider-making, vegetable harvesting, grain threshing, and more
(Sturbridge, Mass.) Oct. 2, 2012– Fall harvest time in early New England was an important time of year when farm families worked hard to put away enough food to last until the following summer. During Harvest Days weekend October 20-21 at Old Sturbridge Village, visitors can take part in all of the activities of an old-...
Friday, September 21, 2012
Opening day highlight: OSV Collectors' Forum for scholars and collectors
(Sturbridge, Mass.) Sept. 21, 2012: Old Sturbridge Village historians will explore the changing world of children in the early 1800s with a new exhibit, A Child's World: Childhood in 19th-Century New England, on display October 13 through Memorial Day, May 27, 2013. For the first time, nearly 150 rare children's toys,...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Friday Night Harvest Parties with hayrides beginning September 21
Apple Days festival featuring heirloom apples September 29-30
(Sturbridge, Mass.) Sept. 11, 2012 – Old Sturbridge Village begins its celebration of the fall harvest season with a series of weekly Friday night Harvest Parties starting September 21 through Oct. 12, and the museum's annual Apple Days festival is set for Saturday...
Thursday, September 6, 2012
WGBH and WGBY members get free OSV admission
(Sturbridge, Mass.) Sept. 6, 2012 – Old Sturbridge Village will host a PBS Family Fun Day on Saturday, Sept. 22, with free admission for members of public broadcasting stations WGBH-Boston and WGBY-Springfield (up to two adults and two children per member), and appearances by favorite children's TV characters Curious George and Ruff Ruffman. In...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Cider-making; plowing, cow milking demonstrations; Home Gardening Exhibit
(Sturbridge, Mass.) Sept. 4, 2012 – Old Sturbridge Village celebrates the coming of fall with an old-fashioned Agricultural Exhibition celebrating heirloom vegetables, and historical farming techniques Saturday and Sunday Sept. 15-16. Visitors can try their hands at plowing behind the Village oxen, watch a plowing match...
Monday, August 27, 2012
Military music has a long and stirring tradition
(Sturbridge, Mass.) Aug. 27, 2012 – Old Sturbridge Village will celebrate the rich tradition of military music with a "Drummer's Call" event showcasing many of New England's premier Fife and Drum corps. Visitors can learn about the important role musicians played in the daily lives of early New England soldiers. After a grand procession and...
Friday, August 17, 2012
Highland Street Foundation sponsors “Free Fun Friday” at OSV
(Sturbridge, Mass.) August 17, 2012: Free admission to Old Sturbridge Village is offered to all on Friday, Aug. 24, part of the Free Fun Fridays sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation in Newton, MA. Free Fun Fridays is an annual 10-week summer program that opens the doors to some of the best cultural institutions in Massachusetts...
Monday, August 13, 2012
Focus on classic games of early New England
(Sturbridge, Mass.) Aug. 13, 2012 – Families flock to Old Sturbridge over Labor Day weekend to give a last salute to summer and enjoy an old-fashioned "Family Fun Days" celebration 1830s style. Guests can ride in the stagecoach, take a boat ride on the Quinebaug River, and enjoy classic early 19th-century games like tug-of-war (called French and...
Monday, July 30, 2012
Country Quilting Party, tours, and hands-on crafts; A Timeline of New England's Early Quilts display
(Sturbridge, Mass.) July 30, 2012 – Historians at Old Sturbridge Village will highlight quilting techniques and fashions in early New England quilting during the Village's annual Textile Weekend celebration to be held Aug. 18-19. Costumed interpreters will lead quilt-themed tours and gallery...
Friday, July 20, 2012
New England's largest Revolutionary War reenactment
(Sturbridge, Mass.) July 20, 2012– Nearly 7,000 visitors and 800 historic military reenactors will converge on Old Sturbridge Village the weekend of Aug.4-5 for the ninth annual Redcoats & Rebels event – the largest such military re-enactment in New England. The highlights of each day are the realistic mock battles and skirmishes fought...
Monday, July 9, 2012
Price roll back offsets steep gas prices, sluggish economy
(STURBRIDGE, MA) - July 9, 2012: Due to enthusiastic visitor response, Old Sturbridge Village will offer another of its occasional $5 Fridays on July 13 and will reduce its admission prices to just $5 for visitors who arrive before 12:00 noon that day. The museum also offers free parking. OSV's "$5 Friday" discount is a way to offset...
