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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…
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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…
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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…
Puppets and the Immaterial World
Puppets and the Immaterial World
Puppets and the Immaterial World with Tim Cusack and Claudia Orenstein The Puppets and the Immaterial World Forum will focus on Orenstein and Cusack’s explorations of contemporary puppetry and spirituality in the recently published second volume of Puppet and Spirit: Ritual, Religion, and Performing Objects. Volume Two is subtitled “Contemporary Branchings: Secular Benedictions, Activated Energies, Uncanny Faiths,” and the essays…
Puppets and the Immaterial World Puppet Forum with Tim Cusack and Claudia Orenstein
Puppets and the Immaterial World Puppet Forum with Tim Cusack and Claudia Orenstein
The Puppets and the Immaterial World Forum will focus on Dr. Claudia Orenstein and Tim Cusack’s explorations of contemporary puppetry and spirituality in the recently published second volume of Puppet and Spirit: Ritual, Religion, and Performing Objects. Volume Two is subtitled “Contemporary Branchings: Secular Benedictions, Activated Energies, Uncanny Faiths,” and the essays in it continue…
2 events,
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…
1 event,
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…
1 event,
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…
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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…
2 events,
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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At Home with Eunice Trumbull
At Home with Eunice Trumbull
Engage with reenactors from the Dirty Blue Shirts portraying the life of an 18th century woman. Free. Rain date Sunday, October 20.
TITANIC EXHIBIT
TITANIC EXHIBIT
Titanic fans we have the exhibit of a lifetime! Actual items from the Titanic with stories to go along with them. Captain Ernie Eldridge will guide you through the exhibit, tell you unbelievable stories and answer your Titanic questions. Exhibit is open Saturday and Sunday October 19, 20, 26, 27 from 10 AM - 4…
The Baffo Box Show by Modern Times Theater
The Baffo Box Show by Modern Times Theater
Audiences are captivated throughout this one-of-a-kind show performed by Justin Lander and directed by Rose Friedman. Find out what happens when the Baffos, two slapstick chaps who keep the sun, moon, and everything else running, juggle their changing world. With classic hand puppetry, Dadaist ventriloquism, and stand-up comedy, all from a cardboard box, this show…
2 events,
TITANIC EXHIBIT
TITANIC EXHIBIT
Titanic fans we have the exhibit of a lifetime! Actual items from the Titanic with stories to go along with them. Captain Ernie Eldridge will guide you through the exhibit, tell you unbelievable stories and answer your Titanic questions. Exhibit is open Saturday and Sunday October 19, 20, 26, 27 from 10 AM - 4…
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…
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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…
3 events,
Wonderland Puppet Theater Symposium
Wonderland Puppet Theater Symposium
The Ballard Institute and museum of Puppetry will host a “Wonderland Puppet Theater Symposium” on Friday and Saturday, October 25-26, in conjunction with our Wonderland Puppet Theater: Visions of the Beloved Community exhibition curated by Dr. Paulette Richards. The symposium will explore themes including segregation, the Civil Rights Movement, women’s liberation, 60s American puppet theatre,…
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…
3 events,
Wonderland Puppet Theater Symposium
Wonderland Puppet Theater Symposium
The Ballard Institute and museum of Puppetry will host a “Wonderland Puppet Theater Symposium” on Friday and Saturday, October 25-26, in conjunction with our Wonderland Puppet Theater: Visions of the Beloved Community exhibition curated by Dr. Paulette Richards. The symposium will explore themes including segregation, the Civil Rights Movement, women’s liberation, 60s American puppet theatre,…
TITANIC EXHIBIT
TITANIC EXHIBIT
Titanic fans we have the exhibit of a lifetime! Actual items from the Titanic with stories to go along with them. Captain Ernie Eldridge will guide you through the exhibit, tell you unbelievable stories and answer your Titanic questions. Exhibit is open Saturday and Sunday October 19, 20, 26, 27 from 10 AM - 4…
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…
2 events,
TITANIC EXHIBIT
TITANIC EXHIBIT
Titanic fans we have the exhibit of a lifetime! Actual items from the Titanic with stories to go along with them. Captain Ernie Eldridge will guide you through the exhibit, tell you unbelievable stories and answer your Titanic questions. Exhibit is open Saturday and Sunday October 19, 20, 26, 27 from 10 AM - 4…
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…
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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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18th-Century Chocolate Making
18th-Century Chocolate Making
Immerse yourself in 18th-century chocolate-making with Robert Lecce of Pewter Pot Fine Spiced Chocolates. Guests will be invited to enjoy samples of chocolate and hot cocoa. Like what you sampled? Chocolate bars will be available for sale in the Nathan Hale Homestead Museum Store. This program is part of the Nathan Hale Homestead’s 18th-Century Living series.…