Cooped up at home? Join us on Facebook and Instagram for Virtual Village – where we will bringing Old Sturbridge Village into your home. Our interpreters will be sharing fun facts, activities, recipes and more, while our farmers have promised to update us with photos and videos of our animals. We hope our Virtual Village will provide a bright spot in your day – and keep your whole family entertained and engaged.
If you’re not on Facebook or Instagram, you can view Virtual Village content below. We’ll be updating daily until the Village re-opens!
April 4, 2020: Storytelling: You Are Nothing But a Goose
April 3, 2020: Behind the Scenes: Sewing
April 2, 2020: Behind the Scenes Look at the Old Sturbridge Village Gardens and Greenhouse
Read the eNews here.
April 2, 2020: Making Mittens
April 1, 2020: April Fools’ Day: A Little History
April 1, 2020: Wedding Wednesday: 360˚ Virtual Tour of Select Village Spaces courtesy of WeddingWire
To view the 360˚ Virtual Tour, click here.
March 31, 2020: Mystery Building
(The above daguerreotype is of the Fenno House at its original location in Canton, MA)
March 30, 2020: Behind the Scenes: Costume Work
March 29, 2020: Animal Update: Clover and Maybel
March 28, 2020: Embroidery Inspiration
March 27, 2020: Pruning in the Freeman Orchard
March 26, 2020: Jim Plays a Little Music
March 26, 2020: Collections Highlight: Make-Do Pitcher
March 25, 2020: Pruning a Flowering Pear Tree
March 25, 2020: Animal Update From Our Coordinator of Agriculture
March 24, 2020: New Historical Receipt: Winter Vegetable Soup
See a collection of historical receipts (recipes, with modern adaptations) here.