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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T093000
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SUMMARY:Butter Churning Demonstration
DESCRIPTION:Butter Churning Demonstration.  Come see how an old-fashioned butter churn works and try it yourself! We’ll also be tasting freshly made butter.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/butter-churning-demonstration/
LOCATION:Dudley Farm\, 2351 Durham Road\, Guilford\, CT\, 06437\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T123000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250815T142846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250815T142846Z
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SUMMARY:Buggy and Wagon Display
DESCRIPTION:Buggy and Wagon Display. Come see a selection of our nineteenth century horse-drawn buggies and wagons displayed on our grounds.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/buggy-and-wagon-display/
LOCATION:Dudley Farm\, 2351 Durham Road\, Guilford\, CT\, 06437\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T110000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250817T112712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250817T112842Z
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SUMMARY:Maple Tree Unveiling
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we officially reveal the next iteration of our beloved sugar maple\, its trunk now carved with motifs in celebration of the Farm. Chainsaw artist Jared Welcome will be on hand to answer questions.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/maple-tree-unveiling/
LOCATION:CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250830T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250830T123000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250718T133105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250718T133105Z
UID:8506-1756546200-1756557000@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Wool Spinning Demonstration
DESCRIPTION:Wool Spinning Demonstration \nCome 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!
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/wool-spinning-demonstration/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Culture & Society,History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250823T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250823T123000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250718T132926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250718T132942Z
UID:8503-1755941400-1755952200@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Weathering Change
DESCRIPTION:Weathering Change:  Farming in Connecticut from the 19th Century into the Future.  Grand Opening of Our New Exhibit in the Big Barn
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/weathering-change/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:History,Home & Garden
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250816T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250816T123000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250718T132751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250718T132751Z
UID:8501-1755336600-1755347400@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Textile Treasures
DESCRIPTION:Textile Treasures: We’ll bring out a selection from our archives of bonnets\, dresses\, vests and travelling clothes.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/textile-treasures/
LOCATION:CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T123000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250609T154959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250718T133502Z
UID:8415-1754731800-1754742600@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Basketmaking Demonstration
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/basketmaking-demonstration/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,History,Home & Garden
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250802T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250802T190000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250309T162132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250309T162858Z
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SUMMARY:Dudley Farm Summer Concert
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to all\, donations appreciated \nBring a blanket or folding chairs to the hillside at the Dudley Farm and enjoy an evening of music from Hugh Birdsall and Dana Takaki along with Anne Marie Menta.  Hugh & Dana\, both veterans of the New England music scene\, are a guitar/violin duo who play a lively mix of Americana\, jazz standards\, rockabilly\, and original songs influenced by those genres. Anne Marie Menta is a singer-songwriter from New Haven\, where she has been writing songs since she was a teenager. Her tunes are moving song memoirs where autobiography meets storytelling. \nPizza and beverages will be available from Fire in the Kitchen food truck. In case of rain\, the concert will move inside the Munger Barn.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/dudley-farm-summer-concert/
LOCATION:CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250802T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250802T123000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250718T132236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250718T132236Z
UID:8497-1754127000-1754137800@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Woodworking Demonstration
DESCRIPTION:Woodworking Demonstration \nCome learn how farmers in 1900 turned trees into useful tools.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/woodworking-demonstration/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Culture & Society,History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250726T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250726T123000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250609T154816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T154816Z
UID:8413-1753522200-1753533000@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Hand-sewn Quilt Squares Demonstration
DESCRIPTION:Come learn how to design and hand sew quilt squares from leftover fabrics.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/hand-sewn-quilt-squares-demonstration/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,History,Home & Garden
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250719T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250719T120000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250309T161712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250309T161737Z
UID:8146-1752919200-1752926400@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Historic American Breads:  Six Breads and the Stories they Tell
DESCRIPTION:This presentation\, tasting\, and hands-on workshop will explore what we can learn about people’s lives in the past by making and tasting the bread that they ate. We’ll sample and reflect on “breads” made by Native Americans\, enslaved Africans\, New England colonists\, Jewish immigrants\, and California hippies. The latter part of the workshop will allow participants to engage in the making of these breads and everyone will leave with recipes to try at home. The presentation will be held in the yellow Munger Barn. \nFree\, but registration is required. Donations appreciated. \nPresenter: Maria Trumpler.  Maria is President of the Dudley Foundation Board and teaches food studies at Yale.  She has given versions of this presentation across the United States
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/historic-american-breads-six-breads-and-the-stories-they-tell/
LOCATION:CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250712T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250712T123000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250609T154652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T133852Z
UID:8411-1752312600-1752323400@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Flintknapping and Atlatl Demonstration
DESCRIPTION:Come see how Native Americans crafted stone points and other tools using a hammer stone and other tools. We’ll also have a demonstration of the Atlatl\, a tool that allowed Native Americans to throw spears accurately and far. \n 
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/flintknapping-demonstration/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250705T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250705T123000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250609T154528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T154528Z
UID:8409-1751707800-1751718600@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Blacksmith Demonstration
DESCRIPTION: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
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/blacksmith-demonstration-2/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250701T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250701T190000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250609T155757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T161032Z
UID:8418-1751392800-1751396400@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Conversations with Historical Objects
DESCRIPTION:Part of a series of discussions on objects from the Dudley Farm Museum collections.  We’ll explore what stories can be generated from different perspectives.  This month’s object is a nineteenth century buggy.  Come explore how it worked and the role it played on nineteenth century farms.  This month\, we’ll meet in the Big Barn where the buggy is currently stored. \nFree but please register.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/conversations-with-historical-objects-9/
LOCATION:Big Barn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250629T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250629T150000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250305T164548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T204215Z
UID:8097-1751202000-1751209200@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Traditional Herbs and Their Uses
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us as North Branford resident Courtney Cucinotta shares her knowledge about the traditional Indigenous use of herbs and herbal remedies. A Certified Clinical Herbalist and member of the Indigenous Nipmuc Tribe of Northeastern Connecticut\, Courtney has been researching and using traditional plant remedies for more than thirty years. She has studied under many renowned herbalists in the United States\, Ecuador\, and Belize. Her teachings are founded on the principles that we are related to all Creation and we are in a relationship with all beings that surround us. \nSuggested donation: $5. Registration requested
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/traditional-herbs-and-their-uses/
LOCATION:CT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250628T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250628T123000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250609T154346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T154400Z
UID:8406-1751103000-1751113800@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Butter making demonstration
DESCRIPTION:Come see how an old-fashioned butter churn worked and try it yourself! We’ll also be tasting freshly made butter.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/butter-making-demonstration/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250622T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250622T170000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250228T180824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T205257Z
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SUMMARY:Storytelling Down On The Farm
DESCRIPTION:Come to the Barn for some old time storytelling with Carolyn Stearns and music by Joe Flood. Storytelling Down On The Farm is a free family event. Carolyn Stearns is the kind of storyteller who roamed New England towns 200 years ago. Her family tales of Revolutionary ships lost at sea\, the man who painted Lincoln and the ghost of New Haven will ignite your imagination and transport you to a time when oral storytelling and music were the only entertainments. \nWhen:  Sunday\, June 22\, 3-5 pm \nWhere: Big Barn \nRegister: Free Event\, but RSVP below so we know you’re coming \n \n                                                                                  (photo courtesy of Carolyn Stearns) \nCarolyn Stearns Bio \nStoryteller\, author\, public speaker and dairy farmer\, Carolyn brings to life the stories of New England’s past. She lives on a family dairy farm in Northeast Connecticut steeped in 11 generations of history—good fodder for her tales. Her stories enliven imaginations through the ancient art of performance storytelling. She is the author of “How Far Is Safe?” and the CD\, “George Henry Story—the Man Who Painted Lincoln.” \n  \n  \n  \nJoe Flood Bio \nSongwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Flood has traveled a long musical road. He worked the streets of Paris with the Lost Wandering Blues and Jazz Band and written songs with The Band. He has released five albums under his own name and been featured prominently on several albums. His 2015 release\, “Songs From the Bend in the River” is a tribute to three 19th Century songwriters from Middletown\, Connecticut where Flood grew up. His latest album\, “All Roads Lead to the Blues\,” was released in October of 2021 and explores the connections of blues to Afro-Cuban\, gospel\, rock ’n’ roll\, and country music. He teaches at Baldwin Middle School. \n  \n 
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/spinning-tales-down-on-the-farm/
LOCATION:CT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250621T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250621T123000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250609T154210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T011525Z
UID:8403-1750498200-1750509000@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Wool Spinning Demonstration
DESCRIPTION: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!
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/wool-spinning-demonstratio/
LOCATION:Dudley Farm\, 2351 Durham Road\, Guilford\, CT\, 06437\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250614T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250614T123000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250609T153910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T154021Z
UID:8400-1749893400-1749904200@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Bobbin Lacemaking Demonstration
DESCRIPTION:Bobbin Lacemaking Demonstration \nCome see members of the New England Lace Group demonstrating how they make complex designs as their bobbins click and clack
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/bobbin-lacemaking-demonstration/
LOCATION:Dudley Farm\, 2351 Durham Road\, Guilford\, CT\, 06437\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Culture & Society,History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T190000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250417T164219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T204729Z
UID:8207-1748973600-1748977200@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Conversations with Historical Objects
DESCRIPTION:Part of a series of discussions on objects from the Dudley Farm Museum collections.  We’ll explore what stories can be generated from different perspectives.  This month’s objects are two spinning wheels that are both still working great (with a wee bit of restoration).  We’ll talk about the history of home spinning and what role these might have had in the late nineteenth century. \nFree but please register.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/conversations-with-historical-objects-8/
LOCATION:CT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T123000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250305T163357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T141915Z
UID:8091-1748685600-1748694600@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Maushop: Telling and Illustrating the Wampanoag Legend
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nThe Dudley Farm is excited to welcome back award winning and prolific Mashpee Wampanoag artist\, poet\, and author Robert Peters on Saturday\, May 31. He will \nshare his art and read from his latest children’s book\, Big Baby—the story of how a village cared for the legendary Wampanoag giant Maushop as a baby. \nRobert’s work is intended to promote understanding and healing among Indigenous and non-Indigenous people everywhere. His painting\, Grandmother Moon and the Three Sisters is permanently on display in our Quinnipiac Dawnland Museum. \nSuggested donation: $5. Registration requested
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/maushop-telling-and-illustrating-the-wampanoag-legen/
LOCATION:CT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T150000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250211T153727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250421T232024Z
UID:7990-1747832400-1747839600@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Expressive Art & Writing Workshop--four consecutive Wednesdays\, May 21 to June 11\, from 1 to 3 p.m
DESCRIPTION:Recharge your creativity and experience the joy of writing and drawing from the intuitive\, imagistic right-side of the brain. Amy J. Barry\, writer\, and expressive arts educator will lead this workshop for adults. She will employ imaginative prompts and exercises\, inspired by the beautiful natural surroundings at Dudley Farm; historical items in the 19th-century farmhouse; and art & artifacts in the Quinnipiac Dawnland Museum. \nWe will do this work together in a supportive group environment. Previous writing or drawing experience is not necessary. Required supplies for class: A small set of oil pastels\, writing notebook or journal. \nClasses will be held on four consecutive Wednesdays\, May 21 to June 11\, from 1 to 3 p.m.\, downstairs in the yellow Munger Barn at Dudley Farm. The four-week session is $100 with a portion of the fee to benefit the Dudley Farm Museum. Spaces are limited. Register by May 12 online or send a check payable to the Dudley Foundation. Please include your email on the check so we can confirm your registration. Send it to the Dudley Farm Museum\, 2351 Durham Road\, Guilford CT 06437. \nAmy Barry Bio \n \nPhoto credit: Kate Eisemann Photos \nIn 2010 Amy J. Barry received a certificate in the Expressive Arts from Salve Regina University in Newport\, RI. Since then\, she has been facilitating expressive art and writing workshops all over the CT shoreline. She is an award-winning journalist\, columnist\, and poet. She has also published several children’s picture books\, including “A Child’s Grief Journey\,” and most recently (2024) “A Cat All His Own.” \nMore about Amy at www.aimwrite-ct.net \n 
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/arts-and-creative-writing/
LOCATION:Munger Barn\, 2351 Durham Road\, Guilford\, CT\, 06437\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T100000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250331T204810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T200619Z
UID:8178-1747555200-1747562400@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Spring Migration Bird Walk—CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Fee: Free (Binocular Rental $4) \nSuggested Donation: $5 \nRegister Her \nCancelled\nJoin us at the Dudley Farm for a bird walk led by expert guide Tom Connolly of The Audubon Shop in Madison. Tom has led bird walks at Hammonasset State Park and East Rock Park\, as well as in Costa Rica. Mid-May in Connecticut is an exciting time for birding with warblers\, vireos\, thrushes and flycatchers making their way north to breed. Other non-migratory birds will be scouting nesting locations around the Farm. Get outdoors and enjoy a Sunday morning in the fresh air! Please bring binoculars\, or they are available to rent for $4 (let us know beforehand). This is a rain or shine event.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/spring-migration-bird-walk/
LOCATION:CT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T100000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20240415T230222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250302T151533Z
UID:6118-1747476000-1747562400@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Living History Immersion: Victorian Farmwomen’s Daily Lives
DESCRIPTION:Come spend a weekend engaged in the daily activities of women living on small farms in New England in the late nineteenth century. Activities include sewing\, washing\, ironing\, writing a letter\, reading magazines\, tending to sheep and chickens\, making bread\, butter\, and shrub. Spending two days in our 1845 farmhouse\, having to fetch and heat water\, doing chores but in the company of other women can be a remarkable experience. \nMay 17 \, 2025  10am to 3pm and May 18\, 2025 10am to 3pm \nCost: $60.00 \nTo reserve a spot\, email maria.trumpler@yale.edu \nPresenter:  Maria Trumpler teaches Women\, Gender and Sexuality studies at Yale and is the President of the Board of the Dudley Foundation.  She is very interested in how embodied experiences can teach us about women’s lives in the past.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/living-history-immersion-victorian-farmwomens-daily-lives/
LOCATION:Dudley Farm\, 2351 Durham Road\, Guilford\, CT\, 06437\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture & Society
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T190000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250401T165626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T165930Z
UID:8184-1746554400-1746558000@dudleyfarm.com
SUMMARY:Conversations with Historical Objects
DESCRIPTION:Part of a series of discussions on objects from the Dudley Farm Museum collections.  We’ll explore what stories can be generated from different perspectives.  This month’s objects are uniquely shaped pieces of wood found in the barn that Jim assures us were “vital when it came to work on a farm into the early 20th century.”  Come help us puzzle out what role they played. \nFree but please register.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/conversations-with-historical-objects-7/
LOCATION:CT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T150000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
CREATED:20250212T153425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250302T174711Z
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SUMMARY:Foraging & Fermenting Class Rain or Shine
DESCRIPTION:Foraging & Fermenting  \n  \nJoin us Saturday\, April 26th from 1 to 3 pm at the Dudley Farm in North Guilford for a class on Foraging and Fermenting! CT Foraging Club founder Amy Demers and forager and chef Vinny Crotta will be co-teaching this class. \n  \nCome learn how to positively identify edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms that may be found this time of year. We will go on a walk to practice plant and mushroom identification; participants will then have an opportunity to practice making their own wild ferments to bring home. \n  \nFee for this class is $35 per person\, with a portion of the sales donated to the Dudley Foundation. To reserve your spot\, email shroomsofct@gmail.com with the full name of all participants. \n  \nWe will run the class rain or shine. \n 
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/foraging-fermenting-class-rain-or-shine/
LOCATION:CT
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SUMMARY:Spring Wildflower Walk
DESCRIPTION:  \nEnjoy an early spring walk in the North Guilford woods and learn to identify native wildflowers with knowledgeable and entertaining botanist Lauren Brown. Wear appropriate shoes\, bring a walking stick and meet on farmhouse porch. \n  \nFacilitator: Lauren Brown\, a graduate of the Yale School of Forestry\, has taught plant identification at Yale and the CT Audubon Society. She is the author of Weeds and Wildflowers in Winter and Grasses\, Sedges\, Rushes: An Identification Guide. Lauren lives in Branford. \nWhen:  Sunday\, April 13\, from 1-3 \nSuggested donation: $5. Registration requested
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/spring-wildflower-walk/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Home & Garden
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T190000
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SUMMARY:Conversations with Historical Objects
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 1\, 6-7 pm\, Dawnland Museum \nPart of a series of discussions on objects from the Dudley Farm Museum collections.  We’ll explore what stories can be generated from different perspectives.  This month’s object is a camera from 1900\, among the first to be marketed to women.    Along with some early 20th century photographs from our archives\, we’ll explore how photography made an impact on the lives of middle-class farm women. \nFree but please register.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/conversations-with-historical-objects-6/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Culture & Society
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T190000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T212633Z
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SUMMARY:Conversations With Historical Objects
DESCRIPTION:Part of a series of discussions on objects from the Dudley Farm Museum collections.  We’ll explore what stories can be generated from different perspectives.  This month’s object is a curious handmade wooden box found in our big barn.  Nineteenth century farmers were resourceful in making the own tools to solve problems.  Come help us figure out what this might have been. \nTuesday March 4th 6-7 pm Dawnland Museum \nFacilitators: Jim Powers\, Kendrick Norris and Maria Trumpler\nFree but please register for the event below.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/conversations-with-historical-objects-continuing-series/
LOCATION:Dawnland Museum\, 2351 Durham Road\, Guilford\, CT\, 06437\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T190000
DTSTAMP:20260614T115224
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SUMMARY:Conversations with Historical Objects
DESCRIPTION:Conversations with Historical Objects \nTuesday\, February 4\, 6-7 pm Dawnland Museum \nFree and open to all but please register here \nThis month’s object is a handmade black doll from around 1900.  We will explore the history of black dolls\, who may have made it and who may have played with it\, and why they were so popular around 1900.
URL:https://dudleyfarm.com/event/conversations-with-historical-objects-5/
LOCATION:Dawnland Museum\, 2351 Durham Road\, Guilford\, CT\, 06437\, United States
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