Maker’s Monday at the Dudley Farm
Historic Craft Demos Dudley Farm Summer 2026 June 6 , 9:30-12:30 Butter Churning Demonstration In the nineteenth century, most fresh milk was preserved as butter. Come try your hand at making butter and taste freshly churned samples.
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Event: Shaumpishuh, The Quinnipiac Sachem Date:June 7 Time:2 pm Location: Yellow Munger Barn Come learn about Shaumpishuh, the female chief of the Mennunkatuck Band of the Quinnipiac people in 1638 when English settlers first arrived. Historian Jim Powers will explain her role in negotiating a peaceful way for her people to live side by side […]
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Event: History Discussion Group Dates: 4 week series, Thursdays 11-12 in yellow Munger Barn May 21, 28, June 4, 11 Description: Book club discussion of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States Register: Free and open to all but please register below.
READ FULL EVENT DESCRIPTIONJune 13, 9:30-12:30 Bobbin Lacemaking Demonstration Come see members of the New England Lace Group demonstrate how they make complex designs as their bobbins click and clack.
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Event: Old Glory & Stories —- This event is sponsored by the Guilford Foundation Date: June 14, 2026 Time: 2-4 pm Free and open to all Join us in the yellow barn to celebrate Flag Day with some old-fashioned storytelling and music. Carolyn Stearns’ stories bring to life Connecticut’s history through the ordinary and extraordinary […]
READ FULL EVENT DESCRIPTIONJune 20, 9:30-12:30 Buggy, Wagon and Sleigh Exhibit Our collection of market wagons, farm wagons, buggies and a sleigh will be on display. Our knowledgeable docents will explain how they were used.
READ FULL EVENT DESCRIPTIONJune 27, 9:30-12:30 Threshing and Winnowing Demonstration We’ll process the recent harvest of winter rye with antique equipment. Come watch and taste freshly ground flour and crackers.
READ FULL EVENT DESCRIPTIONJuly 4, 9:30-12:30 Blacksmith Demonstration Come see blacksmith Troy Antoniewicz of Copper Rose Forge hammering steel into hooks and other useful form at the Dudley Farm. Hand forged items will also be for sale.
READ FULL EVENT DESCRIPTIONJuly 11, 9:30-12:30 Wool Spinning Demonstration Come see wool fleece from local sheep being spun into yard on antique wheels—a great wheel, a flax wheel and a drop spindle. Try it yourself, too!
READ FULL EVENT DESCRIPTIONJuly 18, 9:30-12:30 Flintknapping and Atlatl Demonstration Come see how Native Americans crafted stone points and other tools using a hammer stone and other tools. Then try your hand at throwing with a reproduction Atlatl
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Traditional Herbs & Medicinal Plants Date: July 19 from 1-3 Suggested Donation: $10 Register Below ——-class size limited to 20 participants Description: Join Courtney Cucinotta from Talking Stick Herbal Therapies in North Branford for a medicinal herb walk at Dudley Farm. Summer hosts a great abundance of natural remedies for various ailments right in our […]
READ FULL EVENT DESCRIPTIONJuly 25, 9:30-12:30 Basketmaking Demonstration Come see small, useful baskets being woven and try it yourself! Baskets were used by Native Americans and Nineteenth Century Farmers to carry and store food and other items.
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