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Season opening on June 29th - Hampshire Family Frontier Day

Fort Edwards Events for 2013

 Please Note: To offer help please call Clyde DeWitt (304-874-4291) or email Mark Jones (see Contact page) if you can spare us your time and talents.
Without new help, all our events & programs will suffer.

Keep checking back for updates! See New Craft Workshops below!

 

Saturday, June 15th, 2013 9:30 a.m.   rain date June 22nd
Spring Cleanup Day at Fort Edwards - come help get the Visitor Center, Garden and grounds in shape for our visitor season. Call 304-874-4291 for information.

 

Saturday, June 29, 2013  Hampshire Family Frontier Day & Opening Day of the Fort Edwards Summer Season
Hampshire Family Frontier Day is a wonderful opportunity to learn about life in the mid-eighteenth century among Hampshire County's early settlers. The day is filled with activities for young and old inlcuding, but not limited to:

Lace making, potter, story telling, calligraphy, gun maker, colonial clothing, wool spinning, rug hooking, and several other exciting and educational demonstrations. Artisan and presentation activities run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a food will be available. The museum will be open regular hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entrance is free by special arrangement for this day only!

For further information go to: www.FamilyFrontierDay.org

Note: Museum begins regular season weekend hours:
Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m.

As a special gift this year, an anonymous donor has covered the cost of admission for this event, so entrance to the event and to the musuem is free. Beginning Sunday, June 30th our regular entrance fees are:
$3 adults; $1.50 children (6-12); under 6 free.

 

Note: Visitor Center will be closed for the Saturday, August 31st, 2013, Wood Turning Workshop and may be closed for the other two workshops.


Colonial Craft Workshops


Saturday, July 20th, 2013, Calligraphy Workshop - New - with Abby Chapple. Please check back for further information on our series of craft workshops scheduled for this summer. Call 304-874-4291 for information. Workshop will require pre-registration and a fee. Enrollment is limited.

 

Saturday, August 31st, 2013, Wood Turning Workshop - New - with renowned Windsor Chair maker, Charles Boland. Please check back for further information on our series of craft workshops scheduled for this summer. Call 304-874-4291 for information. Workshop will require pre-registration and a fee. Enrollment is limited.
For information on the Wood turning workshop click here.

 

 

Saturday, September 28th, 2013, Fine Lacemaking Workshop - New - with Fort Edwards's own master crafters, Clyde & Judi DeWitt. Please check back for further information on our series of craft workshops scheduled for this summer. Call 304-874-4291 for information. Workshop will require pre-registration and a fee. Enrollment is limited.

 

 

Museum Closes for the Season

Sunday, October 6, 2013 - Visitor Center Closes for Season at 5 p.m.

 

Note: The Visitor Center may be open for the School Tour Program in Sept., Oct., April and May, but this is by pre-registration only. Call Robert Flanagan for information on the program (304)856-3866. School tours may be scheduled in the winter months, but those tours are limited to a mazimum of 30 students.

 

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