Thanksgiving Weekends

Saturday, November 2, 2013 - 9:30am to Sunday, November 3, 2013 - 4:00pm

Saturday, November 9, 2013 - 9:30am to Sunday, November 10, 2013 - 4:00pm

Saturday, November 16, 2013 - 9:30am to Sunday, November 17, 2013 - 4:00pm

Saturday, November 23, 2013 - 9:30am to Sunday, November 24, 2013 - 4:00pm

Thursday, November 28, 2013 - 9:30am to Sunday, December 1, 2013 - 4:00pm

Join us every weekend in November to experience the traditions of an early 19th-century New England Thanksgiving.

In the early 19th-century, Thanksgiving Day had not yet been set officially as the fourth Thursday of November and the date changed from year to year and even from state to state. In that spirit and to help get everyone in the mood for the ultimate New England holiday, we are offering Thanksgiving programming on every weekend in November.

Every Weekend

See how Thanksgiving food was prepared.
Hear Thanksgiving proclamations (Saturdays) and sermons (Sundays) at the Center Meetinghouse.
See Target Shooting Matches, a favorite after-dinner passtime of the era.

Thursday, November 28

See and smell turkeys roasting before the fire
Observe a 19th-century Thanksgiving meal being enjoyed by our costumed interpreters and learn how their dining customs differ from today's
Discover Native American foodways and their own unique Thanksgiving connections. Visit with the Indian Doctress as she shares Native traditions of giving thanks.
Reservations for Thankgiving Dinner and Thanksgiving Buffet at OSV are currently being accepted. Lodging discounts available for those dining at the Village.

Friday November 29

Expanded 19th-century Shooting Match

Marvel at the marksmanship of local villagers as they compete for bragging rights and other traditional prizes during this unique 19th-century Thanksgiving social event. The shooters will use traditional smoothbore flintlock muskets. There will be a gun available from time to time for young shooters to examine - without powder, of course.

History of Thanksgiving
Day After Thanksgiving Buffet at the Oliver Wight Tavern

Saturday, November 30

A re-created early New England Wedding

Thanksgiving was a time of celebration and family reunions. With everyone gathered together it also became a favorite time to celebrate a wedding. Visitors will get a chance to talk with the couple in the morning during their prenuptual preparations. In the afternoon, hear readings from the diaries and letters that document their star-crossed courtsthip and then watch the couple exchange vows.