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Member Events

To register, or for more information, please call Old Sturbridge Village's Membership Coordinator
at (508) 347-3362, ext. 205; or send an email.


* Please Note: Events marked with a $ require an additional fee.
 
Crafts at Close Range  $
September 20, 2008
9:30 am-4:00 pm
Fees vary by program
 

Spend some time at OSV learning a historical craft. These workshops vary from blacksmithing to woodworking, foodways, and more. Come and try your hand at a craft and take home your finished masterpiece!
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Members Events Garden Thyme
September 20, 2008, October 18, 2008, November 15, 2008, December 20, 2008
 

Garden Thyme is a monthly program open to all OSV Members. Held the third Saturday of each month at 10:00 am, this program will look at a variety of topics for the experienced and novice gardener.
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Take A Peek  $
September 20, 2008, October 11, 2008
10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
$25 per person
 

This thematic program offers Members the chance to "take a peek" into collections storage with a Village specialist to see some of the 60,000 historical artifacts up close and learn how they serve as important references for Village exhibits, research, and programs.
Reservations required.
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Apple Pie Baking Contest
October 4, 2008
 

Join the fun at Old Sturbridge Village on Friends' Day. Register your apple pie now...
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Friends' Day
October 4, 2008
 

Old Sturbridge Village's day of recognition of and appreciation for you, our Village friends and members.
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Things That Go Bump in the Night  $
October 25, 2008
5:00 pm-9:00 pm
$12 per person, children under 3: free
 

Old Sturbridge Village is the perfect setting for a spooky family Halloween event. Spend an evening among ghosts and goblins at Things That Go Bump in the Night - at a haunted Old Sturbridge Village! This program features spooky storytelling, magic, creepy games, trick-or-treating, and creatures lurking around every corner.
Advance registration is required.
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Thanksgiving Dinner
Enjoy a 19th-century meal in the Oliver Wight Tavern
November 27, 2008
Seatings from 11am to 6pm
 

Enjoy a 19th-century Thanksgiving meal at the Oliver Wight Tavern at Old Sturbridge Village.
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Members Events Thanksgiving Dinner - Members Only
Enjoy a 19th-century meal in the Bullard Tavern
November 27, 2008
Seatings at 11am, 1:45pm, and 4:15pm
 

Enjoy a 19th-century Thanksgiving meal at the Bullard Tavern at Old Sturbridge Village. This program is open to OSV Members only.
Reservations required.
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Families Cook  $
December 27, 2008, February 18, 2009
$85 per person; $75 for OSV Members
 

This unique evening event offers families an opportunity to prepare -- and sit down to eat together -- a complete dinner by the hearth with the help of historically costumed staff.
Reservations required.
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Ongoing Events


Building a Muzzle Loading Firearm Class  $
October 19, 2008 - December 14, 2008
Sundays, except November 30
9:30 am-4:00 pm
Members $800, Non-members $850, materials cost $450-800 depending on gun chosen
 

This class will take the student through the steps for building a muzzle loading flintlock gun.
Advance registration is required - register by: 09/12/2008.
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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.
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Junior Intern Program
for Young Village Members
November 28, 2007 - December 31, 2008
 

The Junior Intern Program invites young members to learn about American history by experiencing firsthand the farm chores and favorite pastimes of early 19th-century rural New England.
- register by: 01/14/2008.
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