Continuing with our Salute to Seniors week, our word for today is Slantindicular, which means slanting. "The roads on Flint Hill are very slantindicular."
Some special events for today are the Victorian tea in the Garden Pavilion, a Walking Victorian Fashion Tour, black powder demonstration. There will also be fly tying and casting, and butter churning.
Our concert for today is an organ concert in the Brooks Grove Church at 3pm.
Visitors can try various tastings such as herbed butter, shrub, and jam as well as crafts like punched Tin ornaments. As always, our 19th c. games are up and running and we welcome you to the Grieve's Brewery where our brewmaster will explain the mysteries of the brewing process! We hope you'll join us. It's going to be a lovely day!
Life in a 19th-Century Village
Friday, September 9, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Day two of of the 19th century Salute to Seniors
Today is the second day of our 19th century Salute to Seniors, a week-long event jam-packed with special activities for visitors to the Genesee Country Village and Museum. Our word of the day today is Peart, which means fresh and happy, or sprightly. "Despite the weather, we are all quite peart today."
Visitors can enjoy demonstrations on pottery, blacksmithing, tinsmithing, coopering, basketmaking, fly tying and casting, butter churning, and black powder shooting.
Activities to try yourself include teacup quilts, sweet bags, embroidery, tin ornaments, and log sawing.
Tastings include jam, herbed butter, and shrub.
Two concerts today: 2pm there is a Ragtime Concert in Davis, and at 3pm an Organ Concert in Brooks Grove Church.
As with yesterday, our trolley will be running all day with increased stops to allow greater access to the Village. Hope to see you there!
Visitors can enjoy demonstrations on pottery, blacksmithing, tinsmithing, coopering, basketmaking, fly tying and casting, butter churning, and black powder shooting.
Activities to try yourself include teacup quilts, sweet bags, embroidery, tin ornaments, and log sawing.
Tastings include jam, herbed butter, and shrub.
Two concerts today: 2pm there is a Ragtime Concert in Davis, and at 3pm an Organ Concert in Brooks Grove Church.
As with yesterday, our trolley will be running all day with increased stops to allow greater access to the Village. Hope to see you there!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
19th Century Salute to Seniors week, September 7-September 11
New this year is an event devoted to Seniors. It will run from September 7 through to September 11 and is jam-packed with activities for all ages.
Some highlights:
Victorian teas in the picturesque Garden Pavilion
Demonstrations on fly tying, casting, pottery, weaving, spinning, yarn dyeing, basket-making, cheese-making, butter churning, low sawing, tinsmithing, blacksmithing, black powder shooting, and bread making.
Tastings of some of our most popular condiments and beverages.
Activities to try yourself such as log-sawing, bread kneading, games of the 19th century, sweet bags, teacup quilt squares, butter churning, and punching tin.
The Trolley will be running the whole week to provide access to as many locations as possible.
Shop for the holidays at the Flint Hill store where we have books, candy, and Village Crafts.
Free concerts in the Davis Opera House, Brooks Grove Church and a special performance in Hosmer's Inn.
Double-header baseball game on Saturday.
A patriotic concert by the Harmonics in the Brooks Grove Church on Sunday.
Special admission price is $10!
Some highlights:
Victorian teas in the picturesque Garden Pavilion
Demonstrations on fly tying, casting, pottery, weaving, spinning, yarn dyeing, basket-making, cheese-making, butter churning, low sawing, tinsmithing, blacksmithing, black powder shooting, and bread making.
Tastings of some of our most popular condiments and beverages.
Activities to try yourself such as log-sawing, bread kneading, games of the 19th century, sweet bags, teacup quilt squares, butter churning, and punching tin.
The Trolley will be running the whole week to provide access to as many locations as possible.
Shop for the holidays at the Flint Hill store where we have books, candy, and Village Crafts.
Free concerts in the Davis Opera House, Brooks Grove Church and a special performance in Hosmer's Inn.
Double-header baseball game on Saturday.
A patriotic concert by the Harmonics in the Brooks Grove Church on Sunday.
Special admission price is $10!
Word of the Day for September 7
The Word of the Day for September 7 is Man Alive! Which as you might guess is an exclamation of surprise or shock. "Man Alive! Have you seen all the things going on for our Salute to Seniors week?"
Word of the Day for September 6th
I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day!!
The word of the day is Jonathan. Jonathan was a name denoting the American people. Also known as Brother Jonathan and later to become Uncle Sam. " Jonathan was hard to provoke, but when once you did get him up, he remained at a dead white heat for a long while!" from Mr. Root, the Ohio house of Representatives on December 24th, 1846
The word of the day is Jonathan. Jonathan was a name denoting the American people. Also known as Brother Jonathan and later to become Uncle Sam. " Jonathan was hard to provoke, but when once you did get him up, he remained at a dead white heat for a long while!" from Mr. Root, the Ohio house of Representatives on December 24th, 1846
Friday, September 2, 2011
Word of the Day for September 3
Our next word of the day is Dashing.
Dashing: Showy, elegant, spirited, especially in dress. "She cut a most dashing figure in her new silk dress!"
Dashing: Showy, elegant, spirited, especially in dress. "She cut a most dashing figure in her new silk dress!"
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Word of the Day
The word of the day will be a special word from the 19th century that is no longer or rarely in use today. For September 2nd is Chirk: cheerful, chirp, or chirpy "She is not very chirk, but more chirkier than the hand been; and all our folks appear more chirkier than they really feel, in order to chirk her up" from the Yale Literary Magazine, 1843
We are all quite chirk here at the Genesee Country Village and Museum, come join us!
We are all quite chirk here at the Genesee Country Village and Museum, come join us!
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