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Oct
2
TO Oct 30
Wilson Printing Office
October 2, 2026 - 9:30 AM - October 30, 2026 - 4:00 PMHistoric Deerfield (+ Google Map)
Visit Wilson Printing Office where guides will be on hand to demonstrate the printing process for visitors. Open Fridays.
Oct
2
TO Oct 31
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Foods of the Fall Harvest
October 2, 2026 - 10:00 AM - October 31, 2026 - 4:00 PMHall Tavern (+ Google Map)
This October, our cooks will be making dishes featuring fall favorites such as apples, pumpkins, squash, and corn!
Oct
3
Historic Trade Demonstration: Silversmithing with Steve Smithers
October 3, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMHistoric Deerfield (+ Google Map)
Join Steve Smithers for silversmithing at the Silver Shop.
Oct
3
TO Oct 31
Historic Trade Demonstrations: Sweeping In! Broom Making is Back!
October 3, 2026 - 12:00 PM - October 31, 2026 - 4:30 PMDiscovery Center (+ Google Map)
Learn how the process of broom making changed over time and how the Connecticut River Valley became the broom-making capital of the US in the early nineteenth century.
Oct
10
TO Oct 11
Historic Trade Demonstration: Carving and Furniture Making with Craig Farrow
October 10, 2026 - 10:00 AM - October 11, 2026 - 4:00 PMFlynt Center of Early New England Life (+ Google Map)
Join Craig Farrow for a historic trade demonstration featuring carving and furniture making.
Oct
10
Historic Trade Demonstration: Stoneware Pottery with Mark Shapiro
October 10, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMApprentice’s Workshop (+ Google Map)
Join Mark Shapiro for a historic trade demonstration featuring stoneware pottery.
Oct
10
Historic Trade Demonstration: Architectural Woodworking with Ted Ingraham
October 10, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMApprentice’s Workshop (+ Google Map)
Join Ted Ingraham for a historic trade demonstration featuring architectural woodworking.
Oct
11
Historic Trade Demonstration: Blacksmithing with Rick Martin and Friends
October 11, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMHistoric Deerfield (+ Google Map)
Join Rick Martin and friends for a historic trade demonstration featuring blacksmithing.
Oct
11
Historic Trade Demonstration: Gunsmithing with Richard Colton
October 11, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMHall Tavern (+ Google Map)
Join Richard Colton for a historic trade demonstration featuring gunsmithing.
Oct
18
Historic Trade Demonstration: Tinsmithing, Toys, and Games with Holly Eckert and Rich Eckert
October 18, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMHall Tavern (+ Google Map)
Join Holly Eckert and Rich Eckert for a historic trade demonstration featuring tinsmithing, toys, and games.
Oct
24
Historic Trade Demonstration: Gravestone Carving Demonstration with Karin Sprague
October 24, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMHistoric Deerfield (+ Google Map)
Watch and learn about the historic trade of gravestone carving in a demonstration from expert stone-carver, Karin Sprague.
Oct
24
Special All-Day Event: Graveyards and Gravestones
October 24, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMHistoric Deerfield (+ Google Map)
Immerse yourself in the lore and legends of old graveyards this fall as you learn about gravestone carving, tour the Old Burying Ground, and hear a special talk about Gravestones and Epitaphs!
Oct
31
Historic Trade Demonstration: Redware Pottery with Rick Hamelin
October 31, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMApprentice’s Workshop (+ Google Map)
Join Rick Hamelin for a historic trade demonstration of redware pottery at the Apprentice’s Workshop.
Oct
31
Historic Trade Demonstration: Candle Making with Gariné Arakelian
October 31, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMApprentice’s Workshop (+ Google Map)
Join Gariné Arakelian for candle making at the Apprentice’s Workshop.
Nov
7
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Baking Day
November 7, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMHall Tavern (+ Google Map)
We fire up the brick oven today and bake sweet and savory pies. Learn all about baking in the beehive oven as you watch the cook fire the oven and put the pies in to bake.
Nov
7
TO Nov 8
Historic Trade Demonstration: Millinery—Revolutionary War Era Fashion and Dressmaking with Emily Stringham
November 7, 2026 - 10:00 AM - November 8, 2026 - 4:00 PMHall Tavern (+ Google Map)
Join Emily Stringham for Revolutionary War era fashion and dressmaking at Hall Tavern.
Nov
14
Historic Trade Demonstration: Military Leatherwork with Jay Blain
November 14, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMHall Tavern (+ Google Map)
Join Jay Blain for military leatherwork at Hall Tavern.
Nov
14
Historic Trade Demonstration: Herbal Medicine and Women’s Apothecary with Amy Lanham
November 14, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMHall Tavern (+ Google Map)
Join Amy Lanham for herbal medicine and women’s apothecary at Hall Tavern.
Nov
21
Historic Trade Demonstration: Redware Pottery with Steve Earp
November 21, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMApprentice’s Workshop (+ Google Map)
Join Steve Earp for redware pottery at the Apprentice’s Workshop.
Nov
21
Historic Trade Demonstration: Furniture Making with Sharon Merman
November 21, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMApprentice’s Workshop (+ Google Map)
Join Sharon Merman for furniture making at the Apprentice’s Workshop.