Colonial 'Green' Fair Being Planned
Colonial âGreenâ Fair Being Planned
WOODBURY â Plans are being made for an old fashioned Colonial âGreenâ Fair to be held at Glebe House Museum on Sunday, September 14, from noon until 5 pm.
It has become popular in recent years to âgo green,â but most people seldom stop to remember that our founding fathers were the originals went it went to going green over 300 years ago. Perhaps spending the day at the Colonial âGreenâ Fair will remind visitors of the many ways the early settlers of Woodbury did just that.
The day will feature Colonial demonstrations including woodturning, blacksmithing, chair making, spinning, weaving and basket making. The Pisgah Mountain Primitives will be working over hot coals preparing a Colonial meal. Professional storyteller Joyce Marie Rayno will be sharing her Connecticut tall tales.
Pony rides will be available on the Glebe House grounds where live animals including oxen, goats and sheep will be grazing. Craft vendors with soaps, iron lanterns and other hand made items will be selling their wares.
A âgreenâ elephant table and Colonial Toy Store will have many items available for purchase.
Children may try their hand at candle making, quill writing and rope making. Colonial games will also be taught.
Refreshments will be provided by local food vendors and home made baked goods will be prepared by Glebe House volunteers.
The Hurd House Museum and the Glebe House Museum will be open for tours with costumed docents who will shed light on the lives of people who lived here in the 1700s.
Hollow Road, just off Main Street in Woodbury, was first settled by immigrants from southern Connecticut in 1670. The Glebe House Museum, a non-profit historic house museum built in 1760 and located on Hollow Road, presents a picture of life as it was lived in the Revolutionary War period by the John and Sarah Marshall, their nine children, and slaves who resided in the house.
The Hurd House Museum is one of three buildings owned by the Old Woodbury Historical Society. It was built in the late 17th Century and is believed to be the oldest house still on its original site in Litchfield County. The museum interprets the life of the Hurd family, one of the first families to migrate to Woodbury, and original owners of the Glebe House property.
Cost for the fair is $5 for each adult, while children will be admitted for free The event will be held rain or shine.
Craftspeople or demonstrators interested in being considered for participation in this family event are encouraged to call the Glebe House Museum at 203-263-2855 or send e-mail to GHMGJG@snet.net. More information about the Colonial âGreenâ Fair will be posted on the Glebe House website at TheGlebeHouse.org and can also be obtained by calling 263-2855.