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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...
Friday, June 22, 2012
Firefighters get 50% off admission
Antique fire engines, bucket brigades, chili contest, vintage ice cream making
(STURBRIDGE, MA) – June 22, 2012: Firefighters get half-price admission to Old Sturbridge Village on Saturday, July 14 for an old-fashioned fireman's muster, "Fire & Ice Day" at the museum. Antique fire trucks will be on display, including vintage hand pumpers. Visitors can...
Friday, June 8, 2012
Evening Fireworks Display July 3;
Daytime Historical Celebration July 4
(STURBRIDGE, MA) – June 8, 2012: - Old Sturbridge Village will celebrate the nation's birthday 1830s-style with its popular evening fireworks display over the Village's farm fields on Tuesday night July 3, followed by a jam-packed day of historical Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday, July 4. Fife and drum music,...
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Dads get free admission on Father's Day June 17
(STURBRIDGE, MA) – May 31, 2012: Old Sturbridge Village will come alive with the lost sounds and sights of 19th-century popular music and art as more than 50 singers, dancers, and musicians, and artists perform during the museum's annual Music & Art Weekend Saturday and Sunday June 16-17. Special musical guest is acclaimed folk performer and...
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Heirloom tomato plants given to museum visitors while supplies last
(STURBRIDGE, MA) – April 27, 2012: Visitors to Old Sturbridge Village on Saturday, May 19 will receive a free heirloom tomato plant grown by OSV horticulturists to celebrate the arrival of the spring gardening season. The free tomatoes will include varieties dating back to the 1830s: Brandywine, Yellow Pear, and Large Red. (...
Friday, May 25, 2012
1812 Marines from the U.S.S. Constitution to appear
War of 1812 artifacts on display
Free admissin for active military members and their families
STURBRIDGE, MA (May 25, 2012) – Old Sturbridge Village will highlight the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 with an old-fashioned “Muster Day” on Saturday June 9. Members of the 1812 Marine Guard from Boston’s USS Constitution will demonstrate...
Monday, May 21, 2012
Nearly 100 vintage cars on display June 2
Horse-drawn carriages arrive June 3
Free second-day admission
(STURBRIDGE, MA) – May 21, 2012: Old Sturbridge Village will go from hooves to hubcaps as it highlights an array of vintage vehicles, starting with the museum's second annual Antique Car Rally on Saturday, June 2, followed by its first-ever Antique Horse-Drawn Carriage Rally on Sunday,...
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Flag donations sponsor free admission for active U.S. military and their families
(STURBRIDGE, MA) – May 17, 2012: A favorite annual tradition at Old Sturbridge Village is the "planting" of a patriotic Field of Flags between Memorial Day and Independence Day to celebrate our nation's history. This year, each donation to the Village's Field of Flags will sponsor a free visit to the museum for...
