by administrator | Feb 5, 2022 | Blog
What’s the latest winter addition to the Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village? A snow labyrinth! Friend of the museum, Nancy Riege, laid out a labyrinth next to the Orleans County Grammar School. If you have the chance to peer down at her work from the...
by administrator | Aug 7, 2021 | Twilight Tidbits
For this week’s Twilight Tidbit, we will look at the bylaws Alexander Lucius Twilight wrote for the Orleans County Grammar School. Twilight did not believe these bylaws were necessary for running the school but he was pressured to create them by the member of the...
by administrator | Jul 17, 2021 | Twilight Tidbits
This Twilight Tidbit showcases the work of Alexander Lucius Twilight’s wife, Mercy Ladd Merrill Twilight. We will be looking at Mrs. Twilight’s sampler she created in 1818 at the age of 13. We will also examine other samplers from the period that are currently on...
by administrator | May 11, 2021 | Blog
Last year our annual collectors’ fair was the last in person event held by the museum before the pandemic. This year we can’t hold the fair in person, but wish to continue the tradition and celebrate the art of collecting and our local collectors. Join us May 12-16...
by administrator | Apr 23, 2021 | Blog, Online Exhibits
The conclusion of our Winter Online Exhibit Series recognizes Earth Month and shares the history of one of the worst weather events faced by the region in the last one hundred years: The Flood of 1927. While the month of April may be known for its rain shower (or this...
