Old Sturbridge Village
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Experience early 19th-century rural New England life at this dynamic living history museum in Sturbridge, MA.
Main Website: www.osv.org
Collection: collections.osv.org
Shop: shop.osv.org
Main Website: www.osv.org
Collection: collections.osv.org
Shop: shop.osv.org
#OnThisDay in 1824, Salem Towne was in Boston and penned a letter to his wife, urging her to join him when #Lafayette arrived in the city as a part of his farewell tour in August of that year. According to Salem, “There never was nor never will be such a meeting in this or any country.”
July 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
#OnThisDay in 1824, Salem Towne was in Boston and penned a letter to his wife, urging her to join him when #Lafayette arrived in the city as a part of his farewell tour in August of that year. According to Salem, “There never was nor never will be such a meeting in this or any country.”
Mac and Cheese Day, you say? 🧀 What better day to prepare dressed macaroni using a receipt (recipe) from 1838! Find the receipt for dressed macaroni and other cheesy dishes like pounded cheese and soft cheese at www.osv.org/virtual-vill...
July 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Mac and Cheese Day, you say? 🧀 What better day to prepare dressed macaroni using a receipt (recipe) from 1838! Find the receipt for dressed macaroni and other cheesy dishes like pounded cheese and soft cheese at www.osv.org/virtual-vill...
Need some cute calf content on your feed? We've got you covered with Io the Randall Lineback calf! 🐮 #CuteAnimals #FarmLife
July 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Need some cute calf content on your feed? We've got you covered with Io the Randall Lineback calf! 🐮 #CuteAnimals #FarmLife
Did you know that Old Sturbridge Village is a participating museum in Museums for All? Through this program, people who receive food assistance also gain access to reduced or free admission at hundreds of museums across the country. museums4all.org
July 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Did you know that Old Sturbridge Village is a participating museum in Museums for All? Through this program, people who receive food assistance also gain access to reduced or free admission at hundreds of museums across the country. museums4all.org
The 2025 Friends of the Village Art Show is now on display in the David Wight Community Gallery! Learn more and vote for your favorite at www.osv.org/membership-2...
Pictured is "OSV Gristmill," created by Susan Schofield
#MembershipMonday #Art #Gristmill #CreativeInspo
Pictured is "OSV Gristmill," created by Susan Schofield
#MembershipMonday #Art #Gristmill #CreativeInspo
June 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The 2025 Friends of the Village Art Show is now on display in the David Wight Community Gallery! Learn more and vote for your favorite at www.osv.org/membership-2...
Pictured is "OSV Gristmill," created by Susan Schofield
#MembershipMonday #Art #Gristmill #CreativeInspo
Pictured is "OSV Gristmill," created by Susan Schofield
#MembershipMonday #Art #Gristmill #CreativeInspo
This unfinished collar in the #OSVMuseumCollection demonstrates one approach to whitework embroidery. The embroiderer stitched this collar on a larger piece of cotton, but either had more to sew and left it unfinished or never took the time to complete the final step of cutting it out.
June 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This unfinished collar in the #OSVMuseumCollection demonstrates one approach to whitework embroidery. The embroiderer stitched this collar on a larger piece of cotton, but either had more to sew and left it unfinished or never took the time to complete the final step of cutting it out.
#OnThisDay in 1802, Hervey Brooks fired his first kiln. Hervey was a dedicated craftsman who continued to produce pottery even after most New England potters had abandoned the trade. He made approximately 45,000 pieces of pottery during his lifetime. #Artisan #Pottery
June 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#OnThisDay in 1802, Hervey Brooks fired his first kiln. Hervey was a dedicated craftsman who continued to produce pottery even after most New England potters had abandoned the trade. He made approximately 45,000 pieces of pottery during his lifetime. #Artisan #Pottery
National Cheese Day, you say? 🧀 Sounds like a great day to make some dressed Macaroni based on an 1838 receipt (recipe) from "The Housekeeper's Book!" Find this historical receipt and more at www.osv.org/virtual-vill...
#OldSturbridgeVillage #Cheese #HistoricalFoodways #Recipe
#OldSturbridgeVillage #Cheese #HistoricalFoodways #Recipe
June 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
National Cheese Day, you say? 🧀 Sounds like a great day to make some dressed Macaroni based on an 1838 receipt (recipe) from "The Housekeeper's Book!" Find this historical receipt and more at www.osv.org/virtual-vill...
#OldSturbridgeVillage #Cheese #HistoricalFoodways #Recipe
#OldSturbridgeVillage #Cheese #HistoricalFoodways #Recipe
Today, many #recipes call for vanilla extract. Many early 19th-century New England receipts (recipes), however, called for rosewater.
Rosewater is available for purchase in our shops, both in-store and online at shop.osv.org/collections/...
Rosewater is available for purchase in our shops, both in-store and online at shop.osv.org/collections/...
May 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Today, many #recipes call for vanilla extract. Many early 19th-century New England receipts (recipes), however, called for rosewater.
Rosewater is available for purchase in our shops, both in-store and online at shop.osv.org/collections/...
Rosewater is available for purchase in our shops, both in-store and online at shop.osv.org/collections/...
#OnThisDay in 1819, Julia Ward Howe was born in New York. Today, she is principally remembered for having written “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” but during her lifetime, she was known as an abolitionist, woman suffragist, essayist, lecturer, and poet.
May 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#OnThisDay in 1819, Julia Ward Howe was born in New York. Today, she is principally remembered for having written “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” but during her lifetime, she was known as an abolitionist, woman suffragist, essayist, lecturer, and poet.
In honor of Wool Days this coming weekend, we want to highlight a couple of pieces of woolen #HistoricalClothing from the #OSVMuseumCollection:
1. Circa 1835 challis (#wool) gown
2. Circa 1825-32 militia artillery coatee made of plain-woven lightweight worsted wool
#History #Textiles
1. Circa 1835 challis (#wool) gown
2. Circa 1825-32 militia artillery coatee made of plain-woven lightweight worsted wool
#History #Textiles
May 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
In honor of Wool Days this coming weekend, we want to highlight a couple of pieces of woolen #HistoricalClothing from the #OSVMuseumCollection:
1. Circa 1835 challis (#wool) gown
2. Circa 1825-32 militia artillery coatee made of plain-woven lightweight worsted wool
#History #Textiles
1. Circa 1835 challis (#wool) gown
2. Circa 1825-32 militia artillery coatee made of plain-woven lightweight worsted wool
#History #Textiles
May 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Bring history home with our best-selling, Village-made redware mugs! Shop now at shop.osv.org/collections/...
#Pottery #Handmade #History #Artisan #NewEngland
#Pottery #Handmade #History #Artisan #NewEngland
May 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Bring history home with our best-selling, Village-made redware mugs! Shop now at shop.osv.org/collections/...
#Pottery #Handmade #History #Artisan #NewEngland
#Pottery #Handmade #History #Artisan #NewEngland
Children have played with marbles since ancient times. In early 19th-century New England, marbles were mostly made with clay and were imported from England or Germany. Some marbles were even made with local clay. #MarbledMonday #Artifact #Toys #History
May 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Children have played with marbles since ancient times. In early 19th-century New England, marbles were mostly made with clay and were imported from England or Germany. Some marbles were even made with local clay. #MarbledMonday #Artifact #Toys #History
Ladies’ bonnets, elaborately decorated with anything from ribbons and bows to feathers and silk flowers, reflected the fashion preferences wearer and trends of the time. Which of these two bonnets from the #OSVMuseumCollection is your favorite?
#HistoricalFashion #Bonnets #Fashion #History
#HistoricalFashion #Bonnets #Fashion #History
May 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Ladies’ bonnets, elaborately decorated with anything from ribbons and bows to feathers and silk flowers, reflected the fashion preferences wearer and trends of the time. Which of these two bonnets from the #OSVMuseumCollection is your favorite?
#HistoricalFashion #Bonnets #Fashion #History
#HistoricalFashion #Bonnets #Fashion #History
Need a moment of calm? Enjoy seeing lambs relaxing at the Freeman Farm! #MuseumMomentOfZen #LambSpam
May 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Need a moment of calm? Enjoy seeing lambs relaxing at the Freeman Farm! #MuseumMomentOfZen #LambSpam
Did you know? In 2024, Old Sturbridge Village welcomed visitors from all 50 states – plus several dozen other countries! #NationalTourismDay #VisitMA
May 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Did you know? In 2024, Old Sturbridge Village welcomed visitors from all 50 states – plus several dozen other countries! #NationalTourismDay #VisitMA
It looks like spring in the Salem Towne House Garden! #MuseumMomentOfZen #Garden #Spring #NewEngland #Tulips #FlowerFriday
May 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It looks like spring in the Salem Towne House Garden! #MuseumMomentOfZen #Garden #Spring #NewEngland #Tulips #FlowerFriday
May 1st, also known as “#MayDay,” is a day for cultural organizations to evaluate their emergency preparedness plans and procedures. While OSV has institution-wide plans and procedures, we have our own collections and library-focused framework to follow if faced w/ emergencies or natural disasters.
May 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
May 1st, also known as “#MayDay,” is a day for cultural organizations to evaluate their emergency preparedness plans and procedures. While OSV has institution-wide plans and procedures, we have our own collections and library-focused framework to follow if faced w/ emergencies or natural disasters.
April 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Thompson Bank was one of a growing number of commercial banks in the 19th century that loaned money to promote rural industry and trade. Pictured here are some snapshots from when it was moved from Thompson, #Connecticut to Old Sturbridge Village in 1963. #ThrowbackThursday
April 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The Thompson Bank was one of a growing number of commercial banks in the 19th century that loaned money to promote rural industry and trade. Pictured here are some snapshots from when it was moved from Thompson, #Connecticut to Old Sturbridge Village in 1963. #ThrowbackThursday
It's time for another #WallpaperWednesday - with a twist! This 19th-century English dyer's recipe book (ca. 1830-1840) is covered in a beautiful beige, green, blue, and red patterned wallpaper. Inside, it includes approximately 200 dye recipes and swatches of dyed fabrics. #Wallpaper
April 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It's time for another #WallpaperWednesday - with a twist! This 19th-century English dyer's recipe book (ca. 1830-1840) is covered in a beautiful beige, green, blue, and red patterned wallpaper. Inside, it includes approximately 200 dye recipes and swatches of dyed fabrics. #Wallpaper
The landscape paintings in the #OSVMuseumCollection depict scenes of agrarian life in 19th-century New England. Barnyards, fields, and oxen are represented throughout the seasons. #19thCenturyArt
April 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The landscape paintings in the #OSVMuseumCollection depict scenes of agrarian life in 19th-century New England. Barnyards, fields, and oxen are represented throughout the seasons. #19thCenturyArt
April 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM