Demonstrations
Unless otherwise noted, all programs are included with general admission to the museum.
Wilson Printing Office
Printer-in-Residence Martin Antonetti and other guides will be on hand to demonstrate the printing process for visitors!
Historic Trade Demonstration: Suds and Surgery
Join Jennfier Roy for an eighteenth-century laundry day and learn all about the fascinating history of cleaning your clothes, linens, and blankets! In addition, join Greg Morin, who will be portraying an eighteenth-century doctor, and learn about the history of medical surgery and practice.
Ladies’ Association of Revolutionary America: Getting Ready for Winter during Wartime
Discover what life was like for women and children in an 18th-century town during the early days of the American Revolution and learn about the events unfolding in Deerfield in September 1775.
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Indigenous Foods, The Three Sisters, and the Fall Harvest
Come visit our open-hearth cooks as they prepare “traditional” New England dishes made with Indigenous ingredients such as corn, beans, and squash.
Historic Trade Demonstration: Gunsmithing with Richard Colton
Watch a historic trade demonstration of gunsmithing with Richard Colton.
Historic Trade Demonstration: Powder Horn Carving with Laurie McCarthy
Join us for powder horn carving with artist and reenactor Laurie McCarthy.
Historic Trade Demonstration: Architectural Woodworking Featuring Door Surrounds with Craig Farrow
Join us at the for architectural woodworking with Craig Farrow.
Historic Trade Demonstration: Tinsmithing with Richard Eckert
Join us for tinsmithing with Richard Eckert.
Historic Trade Demonstration: Blacksmithing with Rick Martin and Friends
Join us for blacksmithing with Rick Martin and friends.
Historic Trade Demonstration: Natural Dyes and Sewing with Holly Eckert
Join us for a demonstration of natural dyes and sewing with Holly Eckert.
Historic Trade Demonstration: Architectural Woodworking Featuring Joinery with Ted Ingraham
Join us for architectural woodworking with Ted Ingraham.
Graveyards and Gravestones: An All-Day Special Event
Join us for this all-day event of immersion in the world of graveyards and gravestones.
Historic Trade Demonstration: Redware Pottery with Rick Hamelin
Join us for redware pottery with Rick Hamelin.
Historic Trade Demonstration: Dressmaking with Linda Oakley and Shoemaking with Peter Oakley
Join us for dressmaking with Linda Oakley and shoemaking with Peter Oakley.
Historic Trade Demonstration: Redware Pottery with Stephen Earp
Join us for redware pottery with Stephen Earp.
Historic Trade Demonstration: Woodworking Featuring Carving with Sharon Mehrman
Join us for woodworking with Sharon Mehrman, an artisan woodworker and historian of material culture, historic woodworking trades, tools, and technology.