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Home School Day
Home School Day
Join us for one of two identical September Home School Days at Old Sturbridge Village. This month’s Home School Days will focus on the fall and the changing of the seasons. From apples to colorful leaves and landscapes, learn how rural 19th-century people prepared for the long winter ahead. Two activities this month will also…
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Bee Weekend
Bee Weekend
Celebrate the small but mighty heroes of farms and gardens everywhere: bees! Chat with Old Sturbridge Village’s Beekeeper, Jim Dawber of Hillcrest Apiary, as he harvests honey from comb. Stroll through the Village’s gardens, featuring over 400 heirloom plants, and count how many bees you see. Visit The Beehive: The Secret Life of Bees Revealed (located near…
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Bee Weekend
Bee Weekend
Celebrate the small but mighty heroes of farms and gardens everywhere: bees! Chat with Old Sturbridge Village’s Beekeeper, Jim Dawber of Hillcrest Apiary, as he harvests honey from comb. Stroll through the Village’s gardens, featuring over 400 heirloom plants, and count how many bees you see. Visit The Beehive: The Secret Life of Bees Revealed (located near…
Spirit of Resilience: Exhibit Program with Ed Johnetta Miller
Spirit of Resilience: Exhibit Program with Ed Johnetta Miller
Award-winning fiber artist Ed Johnetta Miller will lead participants in an art project based on her work on display in the exhibit Spirit of Resilience: Art & Artifact. Using images, paper, fabric, and other craft items, participants will design a notecard inspired by the students of the Canterbury Female Boarding School and their teachers, Free program;…
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Home School Day
Home School Day
Join us for one of two identical September Home School Days at Old Sturbridge Village. This month’s Home School Days will focus on the fall and the changing of the seasons. From apples to colorful leaves and landscapes, learn how rural 19th-century people prepared for the long winter ahead. Two activities this month will also…
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Fall Fest
Fall Fest
Apples, animals, and agriculture! Join us for a delightful journey back in time at Fall Fest! Spend the day with your family and friends in the vibrant surroundings of New England’s largest outdoor living history museum. Marvel at the vital role animals played in the daily life of early 19th century New Englanders, from the hardworking…
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Fall Fest
Fall Fest
Apples, animals, and agriculture! Join us for a delightful journey back in time at Fall Fest! Spend the day with your family and friends in the vibrant surroundings of New England’s largest outdoor living history museum. Marvel at the vital role animals played in the daily life of early 19th century New Englanders, from the hardworking…
Cabinet-Making Workshop
Cabinet-Making Workshop
Step back in time to learn a craft from the 18th century, with some modern tools to make the process a bit easier. During this workshop, woodworker John Baron will instruct guests to make a wooden box modeled after a Nathan Hale Homestead museum artifact. All materials included. This program is part of the Nathan Hale Homestead’s 18th-Century…
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Things That Go Bump In The Night
Things That Go Bump In The Night
Get into the “spirit” of the season! Our special, flashlight-lit tours will take you around the property and into the house, all the way up to the dark, shadowy attic. Prepare to be scared while surrounded by the very history that spawned the stories. Hear long-standing and new Homestead ghost stories from staff members and spooky…
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Things That Go Bump In The Night
Things That Go Bump In The Night
Get into the “spirit” of the season! Our special, flashlight-lit tours will take you around the property and into the house, all the way up to the dark, shadowy attic. Prepare to be scared while surrounded by the very history that spawned the stories. Hear long-standing and new Homestead ghost stories from staff members and spooky…
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Concert & Kiln
Concert & Kiln
Enjoy a special evening in the Village after our normal hours of operation, featuring our annual kiln firing, a bonfire on the Common, and music by the Old Sturbridge Village Singers and Scottish fiddle/cello duo Ben and Elizabeth Anderson. The Miner Grant Store will also be open! Space is limited and pre-registration is required! Click here to purchase tickets. …
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Things That Go Bump In The Night
Things That Go Bump In The Night
Get into the “spirit” of the season! Our special, flashlight-lit tours will take you around the property and into the house, all the way up to the dark, shadowy attic. Prepare to be scared while surrounded by the very history that spawned the stories. Hear long-standing and new Homestead ghost stories from staff members and spooky…
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Phantoms by Firelight
Phantoms by Firelight
An Enchanting Halloween Experience that Will Haunt Your Memories! As twilight descends upon Old Sturbridge Village, the veil between the living and the spectral world thins… Phantoms by Firelight returns for 12 nights of spine-tingling thrills and ghostly delights. This year’s event promises to be the most haunting yet, with new and mesmerizing performances that…
Things That Go Bump In The Night
Things That Go Bump In The Night
Get into the “spirit” of the season! Our special, flashlight-lit tours will take you around the property and into the house, all the way up to the dark, shadowy attic. Prepare to be scared while surrounded by the very history that spawned the stories. Hear long-standing and new Homestead ghost stories from staff members and spooky…
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Revolutionary War Encampment
Revolutionary War Encampment
Join us as the Lebanon Militia & CT 6th bring history to life! View military camp life, cooking, crafts & occupations during the Revolutionary War. Free Event Held outdoors on the historic Beaumont House on the Lebanon Historical Society Museum Campus located at 856 Trumbull Hwy., Lebanon
Phantoms by Firelight
Phantoms by Firelight
An Enchanting Halloween Experience that Will Haunt Your Memories! As twilight descends upon Old Sturbridge Village, the veil between the living and the spectral world thins… Phantoms by Firelight returns for 12 nights of spine-tingling thrills and ghostly delights. This year’s event promises to be the most haunting yet, with new and mesmerizing performances that…