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	Daily Events	Next (September 11)
Friday, September 10
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 at the Pottery
10:00 to 11:50 & 1:30 to 4:50 Ride the Stagecoach
(FREE for a limited time, offer ends Sept. 30)
stops in front of the Bullard Tavern
11:00 A Tour of the Towne House
11:30 Music on the Antique Pipe Organ
in the Center Meetinghouse
12:00 Help the Farmers with Seasonal Work
at the Freeman Farm
12:00 to 4:00 Quinebaug River Boat Ride
(FREE for a limited time, ends Sept. 30, 2010)
at the dock by the Dummerston Bridge
12:30 Musket Firing Demonstration
near the Bullard Tavern
Sponsored by the NRA Foundation
1:00 Orientation Tour of the Center Village
meets outside the Center Meetinghouse
1:00 to1:45 El recorrido en Español
(Spanish Language Orientation Tour )
empieza afuera de la Casa Pequeña
meets outside the Small House
2:00 Songs and Stories of Long Ago
in the Parsonage Barn
3:00 The Minister Practices his Sunday Sermon
in the Center Meetinghouse
3:00 A Tour of the Freeman Farm Kitchen Garden
3:30 Milking Demonstration at the Freeman Farm

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

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

Demonstrations
9:30 to 1:00 and 2:00 to 5:00
A Shoemaker at Work in the Shoe Shop
9:30 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 4:00
A Printer at Work in the Printing Office
10:00, 2:30, and 4:00 Sawmill
11:00 and 3:00 Gristmill
11:30, 1:00, and 3:30 Carding Mill
2:00 Broom Making near the Crafts Center
Also, see ongoing demonstrations until 5 p.m. in the
Small House, Tin Shop, Blacksmith Shop, Freeman Farmhouse, and Pottery.

***Please note that the horse-drawn ride around the Mill Pond, which is included with admission , runs from 10am to 1pm and 2:30pm to 5pm.(weather permitting) ***
.Hands-On Crafts Center
Instruction by Village craftspeople; make an item to take home. Today’s offerings include:
10:00 to 11:45 Make Your Own Broom ($15)
10:00 to 4:30 Make a Tin Candleholder ($5)
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 Barnyard
Meet our young team of 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 (FREE for a limited time, offer ends Sept. 30). Step inside and learn about the role of taverns in the community.

Towne House reopened
The "welcome" mat is out at the Salem Towne House at the foot of the Common; stop in to see the results of recent refurbishment and use your cell phone to take an audio tour of the first floor.

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.

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 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 iimportant role rivers played in early New England life.

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.

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

Upcoming Programs

Drummers' CallSeptember 11
Fifers and drummers are called to muster. See corps from around the region and learn about the role these musicians played in a day in the life of an early New England soldier.
Upcoming events at the Oliver Wight Tavern:
Squantum Feast: The original New England-style Seafood Festival September 25 - September 26 Saturday and Sunday, 12 to 4pm
Enjoy a free 2nd visit within 10 days!
With your full price admission, you can have your receipt validated at any gift shop today for a free return visit between now and September 20, or apply today’s admission toward an annual Membership and enjoy free daytime visits for a year. Ask in the Gift Shop or at the Visitor Center about joining today.

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Village Special Events Occurring on or around 09/10/2010

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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.

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)