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Daily Events |
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Friday, July 30 |
The Village is open today from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm
Events and times subject to change |
Today’s Events
Events are 20 minutes unless noted
10:00 Tour the Children’s Garden at the Fitch House
10:00 to 11:30 Try Your Hand at Fishing
by New England’s Changing Landscape Exhibit
10:00 to 11:50 & 1:30 to 4:50 Ride the Stagecoach
($3 fee, under age 3 free)
stops in front of the Bullard Tavern
10:00 to 4:00 Quinebaug River Boat Ride
($3 fee, under age 3 free; 15-minute ride)
at the dock by the Dummerston Bridge
11:00 Meet the Calf at the Freeman Farm
11:00 A Tour of the Towne House
11:30 Music on the Antique Pipe Organ
in the Center Meetinghouse
12:30 Musket Firing Demonstration
near the Bullard Tavern
Sponsored by the NRA Foundation
12:30 19th-Century School Lesson in the District School
1:00 Play a Game of Marbles by the District School
1:00 Meet the Animals at the Freeman Farm
1:00 Orientation Tour of the Center Village
meets outside the Center Meetinghouse
1:30 French and English (Tug O’ War)
on the Common
2:00 Songs and Stories of Long Ago
in the Parsonage Barm
2:00 Join a19th-Century Baseball Game
by the Center Meetinghouse
Sponsored by Osterman Gas
2:30 Tour of the Children’s Garden at the Fitch House
3:00 Hoop Races by the Graveyard
3:00 Tour of the Minister’s Garden at the Parsonage
3:00 Meet 19th-Century Irish Immigrant Mary Culligan
in the Towne House
3:30 Milking Demonstration at the Freeman Farm
4:15 Toy Fire-Balloon Flight on the Common
Demonstrations
9:30 to 12:00 A Shoemaker at Work in the Shoe Shop
1:00 to 4:00 A Printer at Work in the Printing Office
10:00 and 2:00 Broom Making near the Crafts Center
10:00, 2:30, and 4:00 Sawmill
11:00 and 3:00 Gristmill
Also, see ongoing demonstrations until 5 p.m. in the Small House, Tin Shop, Blacksmith Shop, Freeman Farmhouse, and Pottery.
Hands-On Crafts Center
Instruction by Village craftspeople; make an item to take home. Today’s offerings include:
10:00 to 12:00 Weave a Bookmark ($5)
10:00 to 4:30 Make a Tin Candleholder ($5)
10:30 to 11:30 Forge an Iron Hook ($10)
2:30 to 4:30 Dip a Pair of Candles ($5)
Some age, safety and space restrictions apply. Cash payment is accepted on site; credit cards also accepted.
In the Visitor Center
Icons of New England
Kidstory – Playing with History
Convenient & Fashionable: Furniture of Inland Massachusetts, 1790-1830
The J. Cheney Wells Clock Gallery
In the Barnyard
Meet our team of barely-six-month-old oxen-in-training in the barnyard near the Towne House. You may visit with heritage breed farm animals also at the Freeman Farm.
The Tavern and the Stagecoach
Head to the Bullard Tavern to catch a ride on the reproduction stagecoach and get a feel for what travel was really like in the 1830s ($3 per person, under 3 may ride free on adult lap). Step inside and learn about the role of taverns in the community.
Daily Events are Subject to Change
Outdoor Activities are Weather Permitting.
The Fenno Textile Exhibit
Learn about the home production of textiles in early New England and find out what the changes in factory production meant to fashions at home and in everyday dress. Try your hand at carding wool, weaving a pattern, and piecing a quilt block with colorful tiles.
Farm, Families and Change: New England Farming and Rural Life
Farming Life in New England - in the Fenno Barn
Tools of Agricultural Change - in the Fitch Barn
A Revolution in Farming - in the Towne Barn
New England’s Changing Landscape (see map)
Where does our food come from? Why does the New England landscape look the way it does? Explore these questions and more in these interactive exhibits.
Home Life in the 1830s
An exploratory exhibit for all ages in the Fitch House on the Common. Open the drawers, sit on the beds, imagine yourself living in an 1830s household.
The Drummers’ Call: Martial Music in Early New England See rarely-displayed drums, fifes, and related artifacts from the Village’s collections. In the Firearms & Textiles building.
The Labour of My Youthful Hands: new needlework exhibit
See young ladies’ needlework and ornamental arts from the OSV collection. In the Firearms & Textiles exhibit.
The Bixby Family Exhibit
How do we know what we know about the changing life of the Bixby Family in 1838? Find out in this exploratory exhibit for all ages across from the Blacksmith Shop.
Enjoy a free 2nd visit within 10 days!
Have your receipt validated at any gift shop today for a free return visit between now and August 9, or apply today’s admission toward an annual Membership and enjoy free daytime visits for a year. Ask any of our cashiers in the Gift Shop or Visitor Center about joining today.
Goods from the Woods
Explore the harvest from New England’s forests; located near the start of the Woodland Walk.
Dining & Shopping
9:30-5:00 Village Café – in the Oliver Wight Tavern.
9:30-5:00 Grant Store & Bake Shop
10:00-5:30 Museum Gift Shop & Book Store
11:00-2:00 Bullard Tavern Cafeteria - ground floor
11:30-2:30 Oliver Wight Tavern - full-service menu
11:30 to 4:00 Little Cakes- Ice cream!
Upcoming Programs
Red Coats & Rebels August 7th and 8th
The largest military re-enactment in New England- more than 800 soldiers portraying British, Hessian, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, French and Colonial troops. Mock battles, cannon demonstrations, fife & drums and more.
Upcoming events at the Oliver Wight Tavern:
Join us each Sunday for Brunch. For reservations call 508 347 0303.
We’re interested in your feedback
Please let us know about your visit at www.osv.org.
Thanks to our corporate supporters:
Events and times subject to change
Village Special EventsOccurring on or around 07/30/2010
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Sunday Brunch at the Oliver Wight Tavern  |
| May 16, 2010 - December 31, 2010 |
| 10:00 AM-2:00 PM |
$19.95 per person, $17.95 for seniors (age 65 & up),
No charge for children 10 & under |
Enjoy Sunday brunch in the Oliver Wight Tavern at OSV's main entrance. (More Information)Reservations are recommended. |
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| The Stagecoach is Here! |
| June 21, 2010 - October 31, 2010 |
| $3 per person, in addition to Village admission |
Catch a ride on OSV's stagecoach, operating daily through foliage season, then on weekends in November. Get a feel for early New England travel aboard the reproduction Concord coach, then stop into the Bullard Tavern to learn about the ins and outs of getting from here to there in early New England. (More Information) |
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| Day Camps for ages 6-17 |
| July 5, 2010 - August 27, 2010 |
| 9:00 AM-3:00 PM |
A history lesson your kids will never forget. Learn about Discovery Camps and our new Exploration Camps for children from age 6 to 17. (More Information)Advance registration is required. |
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