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JANUARY
16th | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day-Open for the Holiday
21st-22nd | Winter Frolick
We’re calling in the neighbors, and that means you! Coggeshall Farm Museum needs your help with winter farm work, 18th century style. In the 1790’s, Rhode Island farmers relied on a close network of family, friends, and neighbors to come together when there was a big job to be done. Here at the museum, we’ve invited some of our 18th century friends and neighbors, and we’ve extended the invitation on to you! Dress for a day outdoors and come help us cut firewood, make stock for building this year’s fences, prepare dinner, and preserve food for the months ahead. Afterwards, warm up by the fire and enjoy a beautiful New England winter.
10:00am-4:00pm.
Regular admission.
28th | Historic Foodways and Hearth Cooking Workshop
Space still available!
Participants in this workshop will spend an evening at Coggeshall Farm Museum exploring what it meant to "eat local" in 1790's 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 sitting down to enjoy dinner by candlelight. This workshop is limited to eight participants and is intended for ages 16 and up. Reservations are required.
3:00pm-8:00pm.
$60.00 per person, $50.00 for museum members. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org.
FEBRUARY
18th-19th | Maple Sugaring Weekend
Learn about Bristol's long and complex relationship with sugar while we produce our own sugar from Maple trees at the museum. See how northern New Englanders rendered a saleable commodity out of the woods while helping us tap trees with handmade spiles, sugar-off over open fire, and refine Maple Sugar using late 18th century techniques.
10:00am-4:00pm.
$8.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children under 5 Free. Museum Members-$5.00 for Adults; $3.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under Free.
20th | President's Day-Open for the Holiday
21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th | 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 produce preserved for winter storage, investigate old recipes in an 18th century cookbook, and then prepare a dish the way it was done 200 years ago!
12:00pm-3:00pm.
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 (6-12). Museum Members-$20.00 for Adults; $15.00 Children (6-12).
22nd | Breakfast in the Barnyard
Rise and Shine with the Fowl and Swine! 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. Feed the swine, brush the cows, and turn out the chickens 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.
$8.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under, Free. Museum Members-$5.00 for Adults; $3.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under Free.
25th | Historic Foodways and Hearth Cooking Workshop
Space still available!
Participants in this workshop will spend an evening at Coggeshall Farm Museum exploring what it meant to "eat local" in 1790's 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 sitting down to enjoy dinner by candlelight. This workshop is limited to eight participants and is intended for ages 16 and up. Reservations are required.
3:00pm-8:00pm.
$60.00 per person, $50.00 for museum members. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org.
MARCH
2nd-4th | Girls, Geese, and Onions: Presenting Local History to a Distant Audience.
The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums New England Regional Conference.
Ever wanted to learn what goes into creating a living history experience? Want to know more about how historians study the past, recreate its world, and share it with the public? Join public history experts from across the northeast as they explore just these questions in lectures, discussions, hands-on workshops, and tours. This is the first time Coggeshall Farm Museum has hosted this conference and we're excited to bring the leaders of the field (and barn and farmhouse!) to Bristol. More information is available on the Conference Webpage.
10th, 24th | Historic Foodways and Hearth Cooking Workshop
Space still available!
Participants in this workshop will spend an evening at Coggeshall Farm Museum exploring what it meant to "eat local" in 1790's 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 sitting down to enjoy dinner by candlelight. This workshop is limited to eight participants and is intended for ages 16 and up. Reservations are required.
3:00pm-8:00pm.
$60.00 per person, $50.00 for museum members. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org.
10th, 17th, 24th | Get Ready to Garden!
Get Ready to Garden will give you all the know how to, well, get ready to garden! Farm Manager and horticultural specialist Shelley Otis will help you decide what, how much, where, and how to grow a garden that provides both bounty for the table and pleasure to the eye. Learn about historic and sustainable cultivation techniques, heirloom varieties, and compost. Whether you're gardening history has only involved Chia Pets or includes prize winning tomotoes, this workshop will get your growing season started on the right foot.
1:00pm-2:00pm
APRIL
7th, 21st | Historic Foodways and Hearth Cooking Workshop
Space still available!
Participants in this workshop will spend an evening at Coggeshall Farm Museum exploring what it meant to "eat local" in 1790's 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 sitting down to enjoy dinner by candlelight. This workshop is limited to eight participants and is intended for ages 16 and up. Reservations are required.
3:00pm-8:00pm.
$60.00 per person, $50.00 for museum members. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org.
17th-20th | Please, Do Try This at Home
Through our weeklong series of workshops, learn how you can bring the farm home, and we're not just talking on your shoes! Learn about growing your own vegetables, raising your own chickens, starting an orchard, and more! These workshops are geared for all ages. Attend just one, or come back all week to transform your backyard into an agricultural Eden.
18th | Breakfast in the Barnyard
Rise and Shine with the Fowl and Swine! 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. Feed the swine, brush the cows, and turn out the chickens 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.
$8.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under, Free. Museum Members-$5.00 for Adults; $3.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under Free.
MAY
5th, 26th | Historic Foodways and Hearth Cooking Workshop
Space still available!
Participants in this workshop will spend an evening at Coggeshall Farm Museum exploring what it meant to "eat local" in 1790's 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 sitting down to enjoy dinner by candlelight. This workshop is limited to eight participants and is intended for ages 16 and up. Reservations are required.
3:00pm-8:00pm.
$60.00 per person, $50.00 for museum members. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org.
19th | Rhode Island Wool and Fiber Festival
Join fiber and textile enthusiasts from across the Northeast at Rhode Island's only Wool and Fiber Festival. See craftspeople demonstrate traditional and contemporary fiber arts; purchase your own textile supplies, equipment, and gifts to take home; watch the hand shearing of sheep, and help with 18th century textile and farm work.
9:00am-4:00pm. $8.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children under 5 Free. Museum Members-$5.00 for Adults; $3.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under Free.
Interested in volunteering for this event or becoming a vendor? Email us at Events@CoggeshallFarm.org.
26th | Breakfast in the Barnyard
Rise and Shine with the Fowl and Swine! 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. Feed the swine, brush the cows, and turn out the chickens 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.
$8.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under, Free. Museum Members-$5.00 for Adults; $3.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under Free.
28th | Memorial Day-Open for the Holiday
JUNE
Every Saturday Morning | Breakfast in the Barnyard
Rise and Shine with the Fowl and Swine! 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. Feed the swine, brush the cows, and turn out the chickens 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.
$8.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under, Free. Museum Members-$5.00 for Adults; $3.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under Free.
9th, 23rd | Historic Foodways and Hearth Cooking Workshop
Space still available!
Participants in this workshop will spend an evening at Coggeshall Farm Museum exploring what it meant to "eat local" in 1790's 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 sitting down to enjoy dinner by candlelight. This workshop is limited to eight participants and is intended for ages 16 and up. Reservations are required.
3:00pm-8:00pm.
$60.00 per person, $50.00 for museum members. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org.
JULY
Every Saturday Morning | Breakfast in the Barnyard
Rise and Shine with the Fowl and Swine! 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. Feed the swine, brush the cows, and turn out the chickens 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.
$8.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under, Free. Museum Members-$5.00 for Adults; $3.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under Free.
7th, 21st | Historic Foodways and Hearth Cooking Workshop
Space still available!
Participants in this workshop will spend an evening at Coggeshall Farm Museum exploring what it meant to "eat local" in 1790's 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 sitting down to enjoy dinner by candlelight. This workshop is limited to eight participants and is intended for ages 16 and up. Reservations are required.
3:00pm-8:00pm.
$60.00 per person, $50.00 for museum members. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org.
AUGUST
Every Saturday Morning | Breakfast in the Barnyard
Rise and Shine with the Fowl and Swine! 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. Feed the swine, brush the cows, and turn out the chickens 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.
$8.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under, Free. Museum Members-$5.00 for Adults; $3.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under Free.
4th, 18th | Historic Foodways and Hearth Cooking Workshop
Space still available!
Participants in this workshop will spend an evening at Coggeshall Farm Museum exploring what it meant to "eat local" in 1790's 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 sitting down to enjoy dinner by candlelight. This workshop is limited to eight participants and is intended for ages 16 and up. Reservations are required.
3:00pm-8:00pm.
$60.00 per person, $50.00 for museum members. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org.
SEPTEMBER
1st | Breakfast in the Barnyard
Rise and Shine with the Fowl and Swine! 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. Feed the swine, brush the cows, and turn out the chickens 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.
$8.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under, Free. Museum Members-$5.00 for Adults; $3.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under Free.
1st, 22nd, 29th | Historic Foodways and Hearth Cooking Workshop
Space still available!
Participants in this workshop will spend an evening at Coggeshall Farm Museum exploring what it meant to "eat local" in 1790's 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 sitting down to enjoy dinner by candlelight. This workshop is limited to eight participants and is intended for ages 16 and up. Reservations are required.
3:00pm-8:00pm.
$60.00 per person, $50.00 for museum members. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org.
3rd | Labor Day-Open for the Holiday
15th-16th | 39th 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 haybale toss, test your endurance in the sawbucking 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 (6-12); Children 5 and under, Free. Museum Members-$5.00 for Adults; $3.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under Free.
OCTOBER
6th, 7th, 8th, 20th, 27th | Historic Foodways and Hearth Cooking Workshop
Space still available!
Participants in this workshop will spend an evening at Coggeshall Farm Museum exploring what it meant to "eat local" in 1790's 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 sitting down to enjoy dinner by candlelight. This workshop is limited to eight participants and is intended for ages 16 and up. Reservations are required.
3:00pm-8:00pm.
$60.00 per person, $50.00 for museum members. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org.
13th | 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.
10:00pm-4:00pm.
Free Admission
NOVEMBER
3rd, 10th, 17th, 23rd, 24th, 25th | Historic Foodways and Hearth Cooking Workshop
Space still available!
Participants in this workshop will spend an evening at Coggeshall Farm Museum exploring what it meant to "eat local" in 1790's 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 sitting down to enjoy dinner by candlelight. This workshop is limited to eight participants and is intended for ages 16 and up. Reservations are required.
3:00pm-8:00pm.
$60.00 per person, $50.00 for museum members. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org.
11th | Veterans Day-Open for the Holiday
Free Admission to military personnel and their families.
22nd | Thanksgiving Day-Closed
DECEMBER
1st-2nd | 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.
Regular admission.
1st, 8th | Historic Foodways and Hearth Cooking Workshop
Space still available!
Participants in this workshop will spend an evening at Coggeshall Farm Museum exploring what it meant to "eat local" in 1790's 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 sitting down to enjoy dinner by candlelight. This workshop is limited to eight participants and is intended for ages 16 and up. Reservations are required.
3:00pm-8:00pm.
$60.00 per person, $50.00 for museum members. Register by phone, 401.253.9062, or email, info@coggeshallfarm.org.
24th | Christmas in the Barnyard
A special holiday edition of Breakfast in the Barnyard
Rise and Shine with the Fowl and Swine! Spend the morning getting up-close and personal with Coggeshall Farm Museum's heritage livestock. Participants will join one of the museum's costumed interpreters to help with the morning chores while learning about farm animals in 18th century Rhode Island. Feed the swine, brush the cows, and turn out the chickens 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 five minutes early.
9:00am-10:30am.
$8.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children under 5 Free. Museum Members-$5.00 for Adults; $3.00 for Seniors and Children (6-12); Children 5 and under Free.
25th | Christmas Day-Closed |
