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Sunday, September 7
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)


All Day - Firing the Kiln near the Pottery
10:00 to 11:00 Children’s Activity
in the Fitch House
10:00 to 11:50 & 1:30 to 4:50 Ride the Stagecoach ($5 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
10:30 A Tour of the Towne House
10:30 Welcome to OSV: An Orientation Tour
meets in front of the Center Meetinghouse
11:30 Religion Around the Common
meets outside the Center Meetinghouse
12:00 Meet the Calf
at the Freeman Farm
12:00 Welcome to OSV: An Orientation Tour
meets in front of the Center Meetinghouse
12:30 Musket Firing Demonstration
near the Bullard Tavern
1:00 Meet the Schoolkeeper in the District School
1:30 to 2:30 Try Your Hand at Fishing
by the Sawmill
1:30 to 4:50 Ride the Stagecoach ($5 fee, under age 3 free) stops in front of the Bullard Tavern
2:00 Meet 19th-Century Author Lydia Maria Child
in the Parsonage Barn
3:00 The Peddler Returns to Town in the Parsonage Barn
3:00 The Family Kitchen Garden
in the garden near the Freeman House
3:30 Milking Demonstration
at the Freeman Farm
3:30 Toy Fire Balloon Flight
near the Tin Shop

Daily Events are Subject to Change. Outdoor Events are Weather Permitting.

* * * Please note the horse-drawn ride around the Mill Pond, which is included with admission, does not run between 1 and 2:30 p.m. * * *

Demonstrations
10:00, 2:00 Broom Making - near the Crafts Center
10:00, 2:30, 4:00 Sawmill
11:00, 3:00 Gristmill
11:30, 3:30 Carding Mill

See demonstrations until 5pm in the Tin Shop, the Pottery, the Freeman House (hearth cooking), and the Blacksmith Shop. Also, see A Shoemaker at Work (9:30am to noon in the Shoe Shop), and A Printer at Work (1 to 4pm in the Printing Office).

The Environmental Point of View
Woodland Walk - entrance near the Graveyard
Pasture Walk - entrance behind Freeman Farm
River Walk - entrance near the Sawmill

Also, see an exhibit in the Quinebaug Bridge about the important role rivers played in early New England life.
In the Visitor Center
Icons of New England
Kidstory – Playing with History
Taking Root: The Growing Business of Gardening in Pots in the 1800s
The J. Cheney Wells Clock Gallery

Hands-On Crafts Center
Instruction by Village craftspeople; make an item to take home. Today’s offerings include:
10:00 to 11:00 Forge an Iron Hook ($10)
10:00 to 12:00 Make a Yarn-Sewn Mat ($5)
10:00 to 4:30 Make a Tin Candleholder ($5)
2:30 to 4:30 Dip a Candle ($5)

Some age and safety restrictions apply. Cash payment is accepted on site; credit cards also accepted.

NEW! 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 Stagecoach is Here
Just arrived in the Center Village…head to the Bullard Tavern to catch a ride on the reproduction stagecoach and get a feel for what travel was like in the 1830s ($5 per person, limited seating; under 3 free on adult lap. Operation is weather dependent.). Also, see On the Road, an exhibit about stagecoaching in early New England at the Firearms & Textiles building.

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.

Off the Bed: The Function and Fashion of Quilted Clothing
See early 19th-century garments in OSV’s collection; located in the Firearms & Textiles building.

Early New England Fun & Games
Find games enjoyed by early New Englanders near the District School (jump-rope, stilts), Horsesheds (Graces), Graveyard (trundling hoops), and Law Office (Battledore & Shuttlecock). Also, check out the new Playground located across from the Hands-On Crafts Center.

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 September 17.

Dining & Shopping
8:30-5:30 Village Café - near museum entrance
9:30-5:00 Grant Store & Bake Shop
10:00-2:00 Oliver Wight Tavern - Sunday Brunch
10:00-5:30 Museum Gift Shop & Book Store
10:30-4:00 Bullard Tavern Cafeteria


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Please let us know about your visit at www.osv.org.

Upcoming Programs
Crafts at Close Range Interested in woodworking, blacksmithing, rugmaking, or other handcrafts? Register at www.osv.org.
Home School Day – Sept. 16, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. What better educational setting than our 1830s rural New England Village for a day designed just for Home School families? Details and registration at www.osv.org.
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Village Special Events Occurring on or around 09/07/2008

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EXHIBIT: Taking Root: The Growing Business of Gardening in Pots in the 1800s

March 3, 2007 - December 31, 2008

Open during museum hours, included with admission

Now on display in the Visitor Center at the entrance to Old Sturbridge Village, this exhibit invites exploration of the art and business of gardening in flowerpots in 19th-century New England.  (More Information)

Sunday Brunch at the Oliver Wight Tavern

November 11, 2007 - December 31, 2008

Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

10:00 AM-2:00 PM

$18.95 per person, $16.95 for seniors (age 65 & up), $5.95 for children (ages 7-12)

Enjoy Sunday brunch in the Oliver Wight Tavern at the threshold to Old Sturbridge Village...kids under 7 eat free!  (More Information) Reservations are recommended.

A new stagecoach for Old Sturbridge Village

May 24, 2008 - November 30, 2008

$5 per person, in addition to Village admission

Be among the first to experience OSV's new/old stagecoach! Take a ride around the Common and get a feel for what travel would have been like in the early 1800s.  (More Information)

Kiln Firing

September 7, 2008

9:30 AM-5:00 PM

Come and see the potters fire their wares in an authentic wood-fired kiln. As the temperature rises to 1800+ degrees, the sand will melt, turning the clay into useful pottery.  (More Information)