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Copied the ones I'm most interested in from the Historic New England website:
Draft Horse Plow Match
When: Saturday, April 30, 2005, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, Newbury, Mass.
Phone: 978-462-2634
Admission: Free to Historic New England/SPNEA members, $6 non-member adults/$4 children
The 11th annual Plow Match features competition among New England draft horse clubs in walking and sulky plow, as well as the Fernald Lumber Yankee Hitch, sheep shearing, wagon rides, baby farm animals, fiddle music, puppet shows, children's crafts, and family activities. Blacksmithing and harnessing demonstrations are also part of the celebration. Cosponsored with the Yankee Draft Horse Association. Rain date is Sunday, May 1.
Tourist in Your Hometown
When: Sunday, May 15, 2005, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Coffin, Dole-Little, Swett-Ilsley Houses, and Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, Newbury, Mass.
Phone: 978-462-2634
Admission: free
Enjoy special pre-season house tours of some of Newbury’s seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and nineteenth-century architectural gems.
Battle for Newbury
When: Saturday, May 21, 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 22, 2005, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, Newbury, Mass.
Phone: 978-462-2634
Admission: Free to Historic New England/SPNEA members, $6 non-member adults/$4 children
The Battle for Newbury reenacts British raids on the New England coast. Activities include a camp in the back field for British and American Revolutionary War soldiers, displays of period crafts and costumes, mock battles, parades, and demonstrations. The house is open from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Wiscasset Evening Tours
When: Saturdays, June 18, July 16, and August 20, 2005, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: Castle Tucker and Nickels-Sortwell House, Wiscasset, Me.
Phone: 207-882-7169
Admission: $10 Historic New England/SPNEA members, $14 non-members
Experience the beauty of two Wiscasset mansions during special evening hours. At Castle Tucker, rooms not usually open to the public are on display, with a tour that tells the story of the women of the house. At Nickels-Sortwell House, tour all three floors of the house and then enjoy refreshments in the barn. (I would love to do this--maybe the August date?)
South Berwick Strawberry Festival
When: Saturday, June 25, 2005, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Sarah Orne Jewett House, South Berwick, Me.
Phone: 207-384-2454
Admission: Free
In celebration of this community event, the Sarah Orne Jewett House is open for free tours.
Bert and Nina Little: Favorite Things
When: Thursdays, June 30, July 21, and August 11, 2005, 5:45 - 7:15 p.m.
Where: Cogswell's Grant, Essex, Mass.
Phone: 978-768-3632
Admission: $12 Historic New England/SPNEA members, $15 non-members
Please note: Registration required
This special tour highlights the personal, quirky, and favorite objects of renowned American folk art collectors, Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little. The tour includes objects in cupboards and cabinets and a visit to the attic, not usually open to the public.
Twilight Tour
When: Thursdays, July 21 & August 18, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. and September 22 & October 6, 2005, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Beauport, Gloucester, Mass.
Phone: 978-283-0800
Admission: $13 Historic New England/SPNEA members, $16 non-members
Please note: Registration required
Take a leisurely evening tour of Beauport at twilight, as lamplight and reflections off the water work their magical effects inside the house. This event places emphasis on rooms that dazzle at night, such as the Master Mariner's, Strawberry Hill, South Gallery, and China Trade rooms. Light refreshments.
(I *really* want to do this!)
Sarah Orne Jewett Birthday Celebration
When: Saturday, September 3, 2005, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Sarah Orne Jewett House, South Berwick, Me.
Phone: 207-384-2454
Admission: $5 Historic New England/SPNEA members and seniors, $7 non-members
Please note: Registration recommended
A literary celebration in honor of Sarah Orne Jewett's birthday. Community members and Historic New England staff narrate selections from Jewett's work. Readings are followed by refreshments in the garden and tours of the house. (Oooh!!)
Annual Fine Arts and Crafts Festival
When: Sunday, September 11, 2005, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Codman Estate, Lincoln, Mass.
Phone: 617-227-3957, ext. 270
Admission: free to Historic New England/SPNEA members and children under 12, $5 non-members
The festival features the work of over one hundred artisans. Items available include wooden furniture and toys, pottery, photography, jewelry, glass, knitted sweaters and throws, children’s clothing, metalware, and folk carvings. Entertainment, children’s activities, and food. The museum is open for tours. Rain or shine.
I love stuff like this. Like when Farbs and I went to the Cider Day out in Portsmouth last September, that was awesome. I'm not expecting or even hoping to do all or even half of these events, but I think it would rock to try to do at least a few. I would really like to get up to Maine this summer, see the Jewett House (the strawberry festival would be a more than excellent excuse), and I would really like to get to out to Gloucester to see Beauport. Those are the big ones I want to see. My long-term goal is to see all of the houses Historic New England owns, but if I make it to a few a year I'll be happy. (They own Otis House, where I work, and in 2004 I made it to the Codman estate (but not inside the house!), Jackson House, and Roseland Cottage.) I guess historic houses represent the part of history that's most interesting to me: how people actually lived.
Historic houses creep Jorn out, though, so I'm inviting all of you to attend one or more of these events with me! I know a lot of them are pretty far in the future, but think about it!
Draft Horse Plow Match
When: Saturday, April 30, 2005, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, Newbury, Mass.
Phone: 978-462-2634
Admission: Free to Historic New England/SPNEA members, $6 non-member adults/$4 children
The 11th annual Plow Match features competition among New England draft horse clubs in walking and sulky plow, as well as the Fernald Lumber Yankee Hitch, sheep shearing, wagon rides, baby farm animals, fiddle music, puppet shows, children's crafts, and family activities. Blacksmithing and harnessing demonstrations are also part of the celebration. Cosponsored with the Yankee Draft Horse Association. Rain date is Sunday, May 1.
Tourist in Your Hometown
When: Sunday, May 15, 2005, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Coffin, Dole-Little, Swett-Ilsley Houses, and Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, Newbury, Mass.
Phone: 978-462-2634
Admission: free
Enjoy special pre-season house tours of some of Newbury’s seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and nineteenth-century architectural gems.
Battle for Newbury
When: Saturday, May 21, 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 22, 2005, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, Newbury, Mass.
Phone: 978-462-2634
Admission: Free to Historic New England/SPNEA members, $6 non-member adults/$4 children
The Battle for Newbury reenacts British raids on the New England coast. Activities include a camp in the back field for British and American Revolutionary War soldiers, displays of period crafts and costumes, mock battles, parades, and demonstrations. The house is open from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Wiscasset Evening Tours
When: Saturdays, June 18, July 16, and August 20, 2005, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: Castle Tucker and Nickels-Sortwell House, Wiscasset, Me.
Phone: 207-882-7169
Admission: $10 Historic New England/SPNEA members, $14 non-members
Experience the beauty of two Wiscasset mansions during special evening hours. At Castle Tucker, rooms not usually open to the public are on display, with a tour that tells the story of the women of the house. At Nickels-Sortwell House, tour all three floors of the house and then enjoy refreshments in the barn. (I would love to do this--maybe the August date?)
South Berwick Strawberry Festival
When: Saturday, June 25, 2005, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Sarah Orne Jewett House, South Berwick, Me.
Phone: 207-384-2454
Admission: Free
In celebration of this community event, the Sarah Orne Jewett House is open for free tours.
Bert and Nina Little: Favorite Things
When: Thursdays, June 30, July 21, and August 11, 2005, 5:45 - 7:15 p.m.
Where: Cogswell's Grant, Essex, Mass.
Phone: 978-768-3632
Admission: $12 Historic New England/SPNEA members, $15 non-members
Please note: Registration required
This special tour highlights the personal, quirky, and favorite objects of renowned American folk art collectors, Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little. The tour includes objects in cupboards and cabinets and a visit to the attic, not usually open to the public.
Twilight Tour
When: Thursdays, July 21 & August 18, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. and September 22 & October 6, 2005, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Beauport, Gloucester, Mass.
Phone: 978-283-0800
Admission: $13 Historic New England/SPNEA members, $16 non-members
Please note: Registration required
Take a leisurely evening tour of Beauport at twilight, as lamplight and reflections off the water work their magical effects inside the house. This event places emphasis on rooms that dazzle at night, such as the Master Mariner's, Strawberry Hill, South Gallery, and China Trade rooms. Light refreshments.
(I *really* want to do this!)
Sarah Orne Jewett Birthday Celebration
When: Saturday, September 3, 2005, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Sarah Orne Jewett House, South Berwick, Me.
Phone: 207-384-2454
Admission: $5 Historic New England/SPNEA members and seniors, $7 non-members
Please note: Registration recommended
A literary celebration in honor of Sarah Orne Jewett's birthday. Community members and Historic New England staff narrate selections from Jewett's work. Readings are followed by refreshments in the garden and tours of the house. (Oooh!!)
Annual Fine Arts and Crafts Festival
When: Sunday, September 11, 2005, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Codman Estate, Lincoln, Mass.
Phone: 617-227-3957, ext. 270
Admission: free to Historic New England/SPNEA members and children under 12, $5 non-members
The festival features the work of over one hundred artisans. Items available include wooden furniture and toys, pottery, photography, jewelry, glass, knitted sweaters and throws, children’s clothing, metalware, and folk carvings. Entertainment, children’s activities, and food. The museum is open for tours. Rain or shine.
I love stuff like this. Like when Farbs and I went to the Cider Day out in Portsmouth last September, that was awesome. I'm not expecting or even hoping to do all or even half of these events, but I think it would rock to try to do at least a few. I would really like to get up to Maine this summer, see the Jewett House (the strawberry festival would be a more than excellent excuse), and I would really like to get to out to Gloucester to see Beauport. Those are the big ones I want to see. My long-term goal is to see all of the houses Historic New England owns, but if I make it to a few a year I'll be happy. (They own Otis House, where I work, and in 2004 I made it to the Codman estate (but not inside the house!), Jackson House, and Roseland Cottage.) I guess historic houses represent the part of history that's most interesting to me: how people actually lived.
Historic houses creep Jorn out, though, so I'm inviting all of you to attend one or more of these events with me! I know a lot of them are pretty far in the future, but think about it!
