Hands On History

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

2009-2010

Please Call during the week before the program to PRE-REGISTER. Enrollment is  limited to 12 participating children. (Families who register but do not come will be expected to pay the fee.) $3 per child, adults are free of charge. 802-754-2022  You may also register by e-mail     education@oldstonehousemuseum.org   att. Susanna Bowman

Dec - Feb     No Classes

Mar 13    "Candlelight"

Before the electric light, many types of lighting were used: lamps, lanterns, rush lights and candles to name a few. Look at some of these artifacts and calculate how many candles your family might need to make. Explore the process of candle-making from start to finish; tallow rendering, wick preparation and dipping. Take home several tapers.

Apr 10      "Shuttle & Loom"

All householders were familiar with the basic methods of cloth making, both woven and knitted, in the pre-Industrial period. Come learn to wind a warp, a shuttle and how to manage plain weaving. Some looms will be set up and ready to weave.

May 8     TBA