Coggeshall Farm Museum-Calendar

MAY

Every Saturday | Wake Up in the Barnyard
Spend the morning getting up-close and personal with Coggeshall Farm Museum's rare-breed livestock. Participants will join the museum's costumed interpreters to help with the morning chores while learning about farm animals in 18th century Rhode Island. Hunt for eggs, brush the cows, and turn out the turkeys while finding out what makes Coggeshall Farm's animals so special. After the chores help cook Jonnycakes on the hearth of the 1790s Tenant Farmhouse. Participants are encouraged to dress appropriately for a morning in the barnyard. This program begins promptly at 9:00am, please arrive at least ten minutes early. No reservations are required.
9:00am-10:30am.
$10.00 for Adults; $6.00 for Seniors and Children (3-12); Children under 3 Free. Museum Members-$7.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and Children (3-12); Children under 3 Free.

18th | Rhode Island Sheep & Fiber Festival
Join fiber and textile enthusiasts from across the Northeast at Rhode Island's only Wool and Fiber Festival. See crafts people demonstrate traditional and contemporary fiber arts; purchase your own textile supplies, equipment, and gifts to take home; watch the hand shearing of sheep, learn a new (old) skill in one of our workshops, and help with 18th century textile and farm work.
9:00am-5:00pm. $8.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and Children (3-12); Children under 3 Free. Museum Members-$5.00 for Adults; $3.00 for Seniors and Children (3-12); Children under 3 Free.
Interested in volunteering for this event or becoming a vendor? Email us at Events@CoggeshallFarm.org.
Visit our Sheep & Fiber Festival Page for more information!

JUNE

9th | Member's Appreciation Day and Annual Meeting

JULY

12th, 19th, & 26th | Kids in the Kitchen
Kids and their families will get a chance to learn how to cook farm raised produce over the fire at the hearth of the 18th century Tenant Farmhouse. We'll start by selecting seasonal produce, investigate old recipes in an 18th century cookbook, and then prepare a dish the way it was done 200 years ago!
10:00am-12:30pm.
For safety reasons, one adult may not accompany more than two children.
Space is limited, and reservations are required. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org.
$25.00 for Adults; $17.00 for Children (3-12). Museum Members-$20.00 for Adults; $15.00 Children (3-12). (No food "served" during our educational workshop.)

AUGUST

Every Friday | Kids in the Kitchen
Kids and their families will get a chance to learn how to cook farm raised produce over the fire at the hearth of the 18th century Tenant Farmhouse. We'll start by selecting seasonal produce, investigate old recipes in an 18th century cookbook, and then prepare a dish the way it was done 200 years ago!
10:00am-12:30pm.
For safety reasons, one adult may not accompany more than two children.
Space is limited, and reservations are required. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org.
$25.00 for Adults; $17.00 for Children (3-12). Museum Members-$20.00 for Adults; $15.00 Children (3-12). (No food "served" during our educational workshop.)

10th & 11th | Not One Cent for Tribute!
In 1799, America was at war! Well, sort of. Mounting tensions between the newly formed United States of America and France caused the Federal Government to raise an army for what historians call The Quasi War. One of their recruiting parties will scour the farm for able-bodied and willing defenders of the New Republic. Come and find out what the military was like after the American Revolution, and how international politics effected coastal communities.
10:00am-4:00pm.
$10.00 for Adults; $6.00 for Seniors and Children (3-12); Children under 3 Free. Museum Members-$7.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and Children (3-12); Children under 3 Free.

17th | 40th Anniversary Gala

SEPTEMBER

14th & 15th | 40th Annual Harvest Fair
Enjoy a traditional New England autumn fair, complete with demonstrations of historic trades, hands-on children's crafts, unique local vendors, live music and entertainment, and traditional games and competitions for all ages. Wear your flashiest rubber boots for our Muck Boot Fashion Show, prove your strength in the hay bale toss, test your endurance in the saw bucking competition, or perfect your aim in the seed spitting contest. This fair has all the flavor of the 18th century, updated for even the staunchest modern types---a uniquely New England experience for all ages.
10:00am-5:00pm.
$8.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and Children (3-12); Children under 3 Free. Museum Members-$5.00 for Adults; $3.00 for Seniors and Children (3-12); Children under 3 Free.

OCTOBER

5th, 19th, & 26th | Historic Foodways & Hearth Cooking Workshop
Participants in this workshop will spend an evening at Coggeshall Farm Museum exploring what it meant to "eat local" in 1790s Rhode Island. Working from Amelia Simmons' American Cookery, the first American cookbook, originally published in 1796, guests will prepare several receipts at the hearth using meat and produce raised on the farm before setting the parlor table in the fashion of 18th century New England. Space for this workshop is limited and is intended for ages 16 and up. Reservations are required.
4:00pm-7:00pm.
$60.00 per person, $50.00 for museum members. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org. (No food "served" during our educational workshop.)

12th | Fall Free-For-All!
Out of appreciation for our supporters, we're open free of charge for everyone! Pick out an heirloom pumpkin perfect for Jack-o'-lantern carving, stock up on local heirloom New England apples, help us press cider, and enjoy fresh treats at our Bake Sale.
10:00am-4:00pm.
Free Admission

NOVEMBER

2nd, 9th, & 16th | Historic Foodways & Hearth Cooking Workshop
Participants in this workshop will spend an evening at Coggeshall Farm Museum exploring what it meant to "eat local" in 1790s Rhode Island. Working from Amelia Simmons' American Cookery, the first American cookbook, originally published in 1796, guests will prepare several receipts at the hearth using meat and produce raised on the farm before setting the parlor table in the fashion of 18th century New England. Space for this workshop is limited and is intended for ages 16 and up. Reservations are required.
4:00pm-7:00pm.
$60.00 per person, $50.00 for museum members. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org. (No food "served" during our educational workshop.)

23rd | Butchering Workshop

DECEMBER

7th & 8th | Christmas Sale
Make your own wreath to take home, choose this year's Christmas Tree from our selection of hand cut Fraser Firs, and help with 18th century winter chores in the farmhouse.
10:00am-4:00pm.
Weekend admission.

24th | Christmas in the Barnyard
A special holiday edition of Wake Up in the Barnyard
Spend the morning getting up-close and personal with Coggeshall Farm Museum's rare-breed livestock. Participants will join the museum's costumed interpreters to help with the morning chores while learning about farm animals in 18th century Rhode Island. Hunt for eggs, brush the cows, and turn out the turkeys while finding out what makes Coggeshall Farm's animals so special. After the chores help cook Jonnycakes on the hearth of the 1790s Tenant Farmhouse. Participants are encouraged to dress appropriately for a morning in the barnyard. This program begins promptly at 9:00am, please arrive at least ten minutes early. No reservations are required.
9:00am-10:30am.
$10.00 for Adults; $6.00 for Seniors and Children (3-12); Children under 3 Free. Museum Members-$7.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and Children (3-12); Children under 3 Free.