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The Old Stone House Museum in Brownington is holding its annual
Kitchen Junket and Sliding Party on Sunday, February 26, from 1 to 4
p.m. Burt Porter and friends will play music for square dancing in
the kitchen of the Samuel Read Hall House. People can bring their
cross country skis and sleds and go sliding on the museum grounds if
there is enough snow. (There are some patches of bare ground now, but it is possible to ski around them.)

Admission to this family friendly event is free, but like the Kitchen
Junkets in the old days, contributions of refreshments are
appreciated. Please bring cookies and bars, fruit, crackers, and
finger food to share.

Neal Perry and his Morgan horses will be offering sleigh rides, if
there is enough snow, or wagon rides if not, for just $5 a person, with proceeds going toward this summer’s construction of a barn beside the Old Stone House. Call the museum at 754-2022 for more information, or for a last minute snow report.

The Samuel Read Hall House is the big gold house on the corner of the
Hinman Settler Rd. and Old Stone House Rd. in Brownington Village.

Handicapped and senior parking is in the driveway to the left of the
house. General parking is across the road from the Samuel Read Hall
House in the parking lot of the Brownington Congregational Church and
also beside the Twilight House which is across from the Old Stone
House.

It’s a big job to pack up your collection and bring it down to the Orleans Elementary School Gym for the show,  but it is very satisfying to be able to show it off to people who appreciate the collection and the work that went into gathering it.   We hope that more people will take advantage of this opportunity to show off their collections next
year.  Call us and reserve a table.  We had a great crowd, and it was
a wonderful way to pass a cold winter day.  All the exhibitors and visitors had a great time.

Click on the thumbnails below to enlarge the pictures.

The eighth annual Collectors Fair will be held Sunday, February 12, 9 am to 2 pm at the Orleans Elementary School gym. Participants of all ages are invited to this ultimate show-and-tell. Collectors will meet and mingle, swap and sell, sharing their hobbies with the community. The only UNWELCOME items are firearms and weapons of any kind, as this is a public school building. Refreshments will be available, and door prizes will be picked at the end of the afternoon. This is a free event. To reserve your space, please call the Old Stone House Museum at (802)754-2022 or Bob Williams at (802)467-3611. If you prefer email, please email director@oldstonehousemuseum.org. If you come, please plan to stay until 2 pm as advertised. Thanks!

This event last Saturday was sponsored by the Old Stone House Museum, Northwoods Stewardship Center and Craftsbury Outdoor Center. The group traveled on the first section of the Hinman Settler Road, the first road built though Orleans County, on a trail through woods and rolling terrain, past old cellar holes and a cemetery. This trail is a link of a proposed cross country ski trail network in the southern part of the county. The trail is approximately 3 miles, with options for longer routes at the end.

Coming to the end of the month in October, the Museum is closed and our Candlelight Harvest Dinner was a success!

We drew the winning raffle ticket for the quilt made by Nancy Bowen, and the winner is Barb Delzio of Glover, VT. Congrats Barb!

We are getting set for the winter, when we hibernate the Museum and get office work done. Stay safe this winter and we’ll see you next May!

Experience hospitality from the 19th century at the historic Samuel Read Hall House with a convivial evening of food and drink, featuring a bounteous menu of fresh local produce.
This year’s Candlelight Harvest Dinner is on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 6 PM.
Seating is limited to 44 people, so reserve your place early.
Reservations can be made by calling the museum at 754-2022 or registering on-line, www.oldstonehousemuseum.org .
The cost for the dinner is $75 per person, which includes all food, drink, taxes and the gratuity. All of the proceeds will benefit programs at the museum.

Menu
Oyster Stew
Pot Roast
Chicken Pie or
Braised fall greens and herbs
Roasted parsnips, carrots & potatoes
Beets
Pumpkin Pie and pound cake
Wood Fire Baked Sourdough Bread
Apple Cheese Tart

Local Beer, Wine & Cider
Rhubarb Punch
Coffee & Tea

It’s that time of year again!

The Old Stone House Museum will be closing for the winter season on Saturday, October 15. This is the last day for tours until next spring. At the end of the business day on the 15th, we will be doing the drawing for the 2011 Quilt Raffle featuring the Civil War themed quilt by Nancy Bowen of Morgan. This is your last chance to get raffle tickets for the quilt!

Thank you to everyone who visited us in the 2011 year. We had a blast!

On Sunday October 2, 2011, the Old Stone House Museum is hosting a Cheese and Apple Tasting event that begins at 11 am and goes to 3 pm.

Also happening that day is the Antique Vegetable Exhibit And Contest. Anyone can bring an old variety of squash, bean, or corn (which includes Boston Marrow Squash, Vermont Cranberry Bean, Roy’s Favorite Brownington Bean, Abenaki Flint Corn, or Gilfeather Turnip). There is an apple pie contest at 12:30.  All pies must arrive by noon.  People who bring a vegetable or pie get in free to the Cheese and Apple Tasting.