Workshops
Unless otherwise noted, all programs are included with general admission to the museum.
Open Hearth Cooking Workshop: Basics From Hearth to Table
For the beginner, try a range of hearth cooking techniques, recipes, and equipment. Learn how to roast chicken in a reflector oven, boil and mash root vegetables, and bake soft gingerbread and bird’s nest pudding in bake kettles.
Open Hearth Cooking Workshop: Baking in the Beehive Oven
Learn how to fire and heat the oven for baking. Pie is on the menu! Prepare sweet and savory pies to bake when the oven is ready.
Open Hearth Cooking Workshop: Spring Cooking, Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel
In the past, the end of winter meant using up what was left of stored food like pumpkins, potatoes, apples, and salted meat and fish. A Deerfield diarist called them “savers.” The menu includes dried apple pie, fish chowder, pickled beets, and crookneck squash pudding.
3-Day Wood Identification Workshop with Randy Wilkinson
We are pleased to share this exciting, intensive educational program designed to appeal to participants with an interest in American decorative arts—including collectors, appraisers, curators, furniture enthusiasts, or anyone seeking […]
Open Hearth Cooking Workshop: Supper at Hall Tavern (Special Evening Workshop)
Prepare hearty tavern fare including roast pork, winter vegetable soup, apple pie, and long rolls with butter. While the food is cooking, play some board games and nine pins in the tap room.