Monday, April 15, 2013

My Visit to Old Sturbridge Village

Last week I took the Amtrak train to visit my son and his family in Northbridge Massachusetts.   One day we went to the Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge Mass.  This is a living history museum of life in Colonial times in rural New England, from about 1790 to  1840.   Here are some of the things we saw.   I could post so many photos, but this is one of those places a person just has to see to appreciate.   The costumed character actors there do a good job portraying life in the Colonial times, and there are also many museum buildings holding collections of clothing, quilts, utensils, clocks and glassware, etc. from the times.
General view of Village area

Sheep in the Village
Tinsmith's shop
Daughter in law Sarah talking to pottery maker
Spinning Wool
Farmhouse kitchen

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow looks like u had fun. We have a place here in Grove kinda like this. If u ever come to Oklahoma we will take u there. Lots of neat stuff. Just love it. Becks

Unknown said...

Thanks for posting the pics! Was a fun time.