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Things That Go Bump in the Night - October 25 Old Sturbridge Village becomes a cauldron of Halloween fun for kids of all ages. |
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Christmas by Candlelight - Dec. 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 Experience the magic of a candlelit Village at Christmastime and explore the history of the holiday's traditions. |
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Teacher Workshops Learning through Material Culture: Tradition and Change in 19th-Century New England is the title of the two-part series of teacher workshops offered at Old Sturbridge Village in October. The remaining workshop is scheduled for October 18. |
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RAFT Heirloom Fruit Workshop and Tasting - November 1 Sponsored by the Renewing America's Food Traditions (RAFT) Alliance. The goal of RAFT is to safeguard foods currently at risk in the landscape, and bring a greater diversity of these back to our tables. |
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Home School Day, November 4 - Admission The autumn harvest has begun! Join us to celebrate this bountiful season ripe with late crops of corn, pumpkins, and apples. Enjoy the late fall foliage while visiting our early 19th-century rural community. |
| Home School Day: Hands-on Studios for ages 5 & up Get your hands on history during a 50-minute activity led by a museum teacher at our Museum Education building. Ten participants per session. |
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| Home School Day: Hands-on Studios for ages 8 & up Get your hands on history during a 50-minute activity led by a museum teacher at our Museum Education building. Ten participants per session. |
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| Home School Day: Hands-on Studios for ages 10 & up Get your hands on history during a 50-minute activity led by a museum teacher at our Museum Education building. Ten participants per session. |
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| Home School Day: Hands-on Studios for ages 12 & up Get your hands on history during a 50-minute activity led by a museum teacher at our Museum Education building. Ten participants per session. |
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| Home School Day: Hands-on Studios for ages 14 & up Get your hands on history during a 50-minute activity led by a museum teacher at our Museum Education building. Ten participants per session. |
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Discovery Camps A time for kids to make new friends, have fun, and most of all to engage in the history of early 19th−century New England. |
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An Evening of Illumination - November 15 Step into the past and experience the quiet charms of evening as early New Englanders did. |
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Youth Hands-On History Classes Take advantage of these opportunities to work with OSV's seasoned craftspeople this fall and winter. Areas of study include blacksmithing, pottery, spinning, hearth cooking, sewing, baking, and more! |
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Crafts at Close Range Spend a day learning a historical craft. These workshops vary from blacksmithing to woodworking, textile crafts, foodways, and more. Come and try your hand at a craft and take home your finished masterpiece! |
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Dinner in a Country Village Enjoy a unique opportunity to prepare and eat a meal the way early New Englanders did. |
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Families Cook This unique evening event offers families an opportunity to prepare at the hearth -- and sit down to eat together -- a complete dinner with the help of historically costumed staff. |