Trip to Sturbridge Village

Trip to Sturbridge Village
Journey back to the world of rural New England
during the early years(1790-1840) where everyday people built a nation. Stroll the rural landscape, chat with costumed villagers, meet rare-breed farm animals,
And discover the many engaging offerings that bring history to life!
Old Sturbridge Village Mission.
Old Sturbridge Village , a museum and learning resource of New England life, invites each visitor to find meaning, pleasure relevance and inspiration though the exploration of history.
On the 11/9/07 at 9am we arrived at Sturbridge Village! We went as part of a home schooling group because its very expansive if you do not go in a group! It is set up just like a village in 1830’s and it has people there working just like they would have in that time. It was pouring with rain all the time we were there! We first walked over a bridge and came to a saw mill that was over water it was working, run by two men dressed in full costume. They told us all about how it worked. We saw a saw run by a water wheel was cutting a huge log. It was very cleverly thought out! Then after that we came to the blacksmiths where a man was making nails, you could learn to make a nail with him for $10. He was very interesting! We then came to a farm that had a hay barn cows, pigs and chickens! Just by it was a coppers shop! He made butter churns, well buckets, and barrels! Up a steep hill to the Pottery! There was things made out of pottery every where! You could learn to make a pot out of clay for 10 dollars. We went to the bank, not real just set up to look real, the shoe shop, a house that 3 girls lived in and a tin shop! Then we went in to a barn to hear a story teller, he was very good at telling story’s and it was nice to be out of the rain! After that we came to the meeting house that had a grave yard beside it. The meetinghouse in those days you had to buy a pew the front ones were $600 dollars and the cheapest ones were about $100 dollars each! And they only made $1 a day! The meeting house had horse stables outside for the horses in the winter. We saw a Quakers meetinghouse where the ladies sat one side of the room the men on the other. We went to a clock museum and a gift shop/book shop. We saw a huge herb garden and the herb shed. We saw a house where the rich people in those days lived. We watched a video on how to make cheeses, we then went home as it was 5.30 and they were closing. We might go back because if you go back in ten days its free. We had a great time even though we were wet as wet. I would most defiantly go again.
From Rachel