Demonstrations & Lectures
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Bottom of the Barrel
May 11, 2013 - May 25, 201310:00 am - 4:00 pm
By the end of winter, early New Englanders had just about used up their supply of stored and preserved food. Discover the meaning of “scraping the bottom of the barrel” and learn why people of the past eagerly awaited the first fresh foods in spring.
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Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Spring Brings Fresh Food
June 1, 2013 - June 29, 201310:00 am - 4:00 pm
Experience the sights, sounds, and aromas of hearth cooking while learning about colonial foods and diet. This month we feature ingredients that were in season and abundant like fresh eggs and milk, and seasonal produce like asparagus and berries.
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Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Hot Weather, Cold Hearth
July 6, 2013 - July 27, 201310:00 am - 4:00 pm
During the hot summer, come learn how people in early New England kept cool, and preserved summer produce. Our open hearth cooks will demonstrate how to make cooling beverages including lemonade and switchel. See what’s growing when you visit the Cooks’ Garden dedicated to the memory of Margaret Quinn Orloske.
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Ordinary to Extraordinary: Folk Art Studio!
July 6, 2013 - August 18, 201312:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Visitors will have an opportunity to connect with folk art that is on display throughout the village, and through art activities at the History Workshop.
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2013 Summer Lecture Series: Through Her Eyes, In Her Words: The Lives and Writings of Three Colonial Women
July 11, 2013 - July 25, 20137:30 pm - 7:30 pm
The 2013 Summer Lecture Series, “Through Her Eyes, In Her Words: The Lives and Writings of Three Colonial Women” will be held July 11, 18, 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Garonzik Auditorium, Koch Science Center, Deerfield Academy. The lecture series is free.
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