Old Sturbridge Village
I found this note on the Old Sturbridge Village site and I thought it applied equally well to students and everyone for this online and onsite village:
"Journey back to the New England of 1790 to 1840 where everyday Americans worked to build a new nation. Explore the rural landscape with historical buildings including mills, shops, homes, meetinghouses, a district school, farms, and nature trails. This was an amazing time in America’s history and your students can be a part of it!"
Old Sturbridge Village is located roughly south of Worcester, Massachusetts. It's a great place and their online material is great, too. Here's the website: Old Sturbridge Village!
If you'd like to see the village, click here: Village Tour! The link will bring you to the village and you can start viewing their grounds. I clicked on Shoe Shop (imagine!) and was astounded by the amount of information available on the next screen. There are over a dozen buildings here and you will definitely find yourself clicking around. I mean, they have a cider mill and a tin shop among others.
For quilters, though, there's a pretty nice link to their 14 online collections: Quilts! I chose the collection site because you might want to look into one of the other 14 areas online areas as well, such as Childhood or Foodways which include:
"Toy Lamb" "Tea Kettle"
They have a large selection of textiles in their collection. Here are a few images from their 90+ images of quilts online:
"Appliquéd Quilt - Lily" circa 1850-1870 "Pieced and Stenciled Quilt - Birds and Flowers"
circa 1820-1850
"Wholecloth Blue Wool Quilt" circa 1780-1820 "Pieced Red and White Cradle Quilt - Feathered Star Pattern"
circa 1860
This site has so much to offer. In their "Explore and Learn" section, they have roughly 30 sub-categories in their graphics area, Recipes from the Past (yes, I'm going to try Raspberry Charlotte), Heirloom Gardening and more. Interested in Washington Cake, Cranberry Sauce, or making candles then try their "Educational Programs". They also have a Kids Zone with a nice historical FAQ and a bundle of simple (but historic) games.
As great as their site is, I do think this is one of those places that would be lovely to visit. It's grounds are pretty, there's much to do and you can focus on whatever interests you have. They do have an amazing number of activities including Discovery Camps, Crafts at Close Range, historical dinners and cooking instruction, Heirloom Gardening activities and more. It's a truly hands-on, teaching location. Like I referenced at the beginning of this article - I think kids and adults would both enjoy this setting.
Great site, very user friendly.
Best,
Fiona
"Journey back to the New England of 1790 to 1840 where everyday Americans worked to build a new nation. Explore the rural landscape with historical buildings including mills, shops, homes, meetinghouses, a district school, farms, and nature trails. This was an amazing time in America’s history and your students can be a part of it!"
Old Sturbridge Village is located roughly south of Worcester, Massachusetts. It's a great place and their online material is great, too. Here's the website: Old Sturbridge Village!
If you'd like to see the village, click here: Village Tour! The link will bring you to the village and you can start viewing their grounds. I clicked on Shoe Shop (imagine!) and was astounded by the amount of information available on the next screen. There are over a dozen buildings here and you will definitely find yourself clicking around. I mean, they have a cider mill and a tin shop among others.
For quilters, though, there's a pretty nice link to their 14 online collections: Quilts! I chose the collection site because you might want to look into one of the other 14 areas online areas as well, such as Childhood or Foodways which include:
"Toy Lamb" "Tea Kettle"
They have a large selection of textiles in their collection. Here are a few images from their 90+ images of quilts online:
"Appliquéd Quilt - Lily" circa 1850-1870 "Pieced and Stenciled Quilt - Birds and Flowers"
circa 1820-1850
"Wholecloth Blue Wool Quilt" circa 1780-1820 "Pieced Red and White Cradle Quilt - Feathered Star Pattern"
circa 1860
This site has so much to offer. In their "Explore and Learn" section, they have roughly 30 sub-categories in their graphics area, Recipes from the Past (yes, I'm going to try Raspberry Charlotte), Heirloom Gardening and more. Interested in Washington Cake, Cranberry Sauce, or making candles then try their "Educational Programs". They also have a Kids Zone with a nice historical FAQ and a bundle of simple (but historic) games.
As great as their site is, I do think this is one of those places that would be lovely to visit. It's grounds are pretty, there's much to do and you can focus on whatever interests you have. They do have an amazing number of activities including Discovery Camps, Crafts at Close Range, historical dinners and cooking instruction, Heirloom Gardening activities and more. It's a truly hands-on, teaching location. Like I referenced at the beginning of this article - I think kids and adults would both enjoy this setting.
Great site, very user friendly.
Best,
Fiona
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