Hand hooked wool rug depicting 7 of our village buildings in Springtime. Taken from a painting by Anne Bell Robb, a MA artist. 2’ x 3’.
2010 American Heritage Chocolate Celebration
February 13, 2010
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Looking to satisfy both the history buff and the sweet tooth in you? There is no better way than to enjoy a fun-filled day with sweet chocolate aromas, captivating lectures, and most important—chocolate treats! The seventh annual American Heritage Chocolate Celebration at Historic Deerfield is an exploration of everything chocolate including a sumptuous array of gourmet chocolate desserts, foods, and beverages prepared by Champney’s Restaurant & Tavern at the Deerfield Inn. Click here for a schedule of activities.
Throughout the day, enjoy a wide range of activities including Valentine-themed family-friendly arts and crafts, wagon rides, demonstrations, lectures, and tours of museum houses. Also back by popular demand—American Heritage Chocolate® will be featured in a wide variety of rich dishes, as will be for sale at the Museum Store. A re-creation of colonial American chocolate produced by the Historic Division of Mars, Inc., American Heritage Chocolate® is the perfect way to experience chocolate as early New Englanders did.
It’s a chocolate-filled weekend that is sure to please chocolate experts and lovers alike. Curator of Historic Interiors, Amanda Lange, will present her research on chocolate in early New England in a talk titled “Sweet Concoctions: A History of Chocolate in Early America.” Bob Heiss, food professional and owner/proprietor of Cooks Shop Here in Northampton, MA, will give a special talk and tasting titled “Exploring and Tasting a Favorite Treat.” Rick Lopez, Associate Professor of History from Amherst College will present “Chocolate: Drink of Empire.” Visit with Susan McLellan Plaisted, Proprietress of Heart to Hearth Cookery, as she roasts cacao beans by the hearth and grinds them on a metate, and discover how cacao grows and hear about the special little insect that pollinates the plant.
Historic Deerfield guides will also present highlights tours of the Museum’s Attic focusing on collections associated with the preparation and serving of stimulating beverages, such as tea, coffee and chocolate. See master silversmith Steve Smithers as he works to recreate a silver chocolate pot from the Historic Deerfield collection. Taste American Heritage Chocolate®, and create your own Valentine using decorative papers. Special Event Admission: Adults $12,Youth (6-17) $5, under 6 and members free.
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Historic Deerfield will offer instruction in open hearth cooking for those who are interested in historic foodways and hearth management. A series of seven one-day classes has been scheduled for Saturdays in February and March 2010.
The 2010 winter lecture series is titled “A Freshly Minted Democracy: Coins and Medals in Early America.” All of the lectures will be offered at 2 p.m. at the White Church Community Center, and are free and open to the public.
The Flynt Center of Early New England Life is open Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 5, 2009–April 11, 2010, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. The museum will reopen for the 2010 Regular Season on Saturday, April 17, 2010. Enjoy current exhibitions (see box at lower right) and “The Museum’s Attic” gallery. Seasonal Winter Admission (except where noted for Special Events): $7 Adults, $5 Youth (ages 6-17), under 6 and members free.
Programs
Join curators and a master craftsman for a day of exploration of Historic Deerfield’s lustrous treasures, the art and mystery of silversmithing, and the manufacturers of early New England silver, especially focusing on the work of Paul Revere. Click here for an information and registration form.
Exhibitions
The town of Hadley, Massachusetts is celebrating its 350th Anniversary and to help observe this occasion, Historic Deerfield will showcase objects from the town. Hadley Sampler: An Anniversary Celebration is on view at the Flynt Center of Early New England Life through January 31, 2010. Included with general admission.
Explore a dazzling array of masterworks by famous American cabinetmakers including Duncan Phyfe and Honoré Lannuier, Samuel McIntire, John and Thomas Seymour, and John Townsend. Included with general admission.
Examine one of the finest collections of early American textiles and costumes ever assembled!
Museum Store
Examines the choices open to people living in an agrarian culture and how they adjusted to the coming of an industrial order.
Support Historic Deerfield with this 100% cotton twill cap.
New! Doorways of Deerfield features 16 historic houses and buildings throught the village of Old Deerfield. Under each doorway is the name of the house or building. Photographer Dan Dougherty. Poster comes rolled ready for you to frame. 18” x 24”
Grate or shave the Chocolate Block on your favorite dessert, or melt and drizzle on a bowl of ice cream. Also great for baking.
American Heritage Chocolate - from the Historic Division of Mars, Inc.
5.13 oz.Block
80 pages of full color photos by Richard Cheek celebrating the four seasons in the historic village.
A compilation of photos from Deerfield’s past with a brief history of the town.
