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Sponsors and Supporters
Action Plus Project Management 845-783-0812 P.O Box 825 Monroe, NY 10949 Bergstein & Ullrich 845-469-1277 15 Railroad Avenue Chester, NY 10918 Berson + Corrado 212-730-5444 25 West 43rd Street Suite 920 New York, NY 10036-7406 201-661-6600 48 South Franklin Turnpike Suite 101 Ramsey, NJ 07446-2558 Frontier Communications 19 John St. Middletown, NY 10940 Smith Seaman Quakenbush, Inc. Funeral Homes 845-782-8185 117 Maple Ave Monroe, NY 10950 Stewart’s Shops Verizon Wireless Walden Savings Bank 15 Scotts Corners Dr. Montgomery, NY 12549 Wallace & Berry 845-782-8284 10 Lake Street Monroe, NY 10950 |
Season Schedule 2010
(Schedule is subject to change. Check back for updates)
In the Spring the museum is open weekdays for school and (Schedule is subject to change. Check back for updates)
tour groups by reservation, from 10 am - 2 pm.
The general public is welcome during these hours if the museum is
scheduled for a group. For information call 845-782-8248.
The museum is open on weekends only for specially scheduled events.
SPRING
Memorial Day Weekend Family Fun
May 28 - 30 Zerbini Family Circus
Traditional European Circus with Jugglers, clowns, aerial feats, and animal tricks. Ride the camel, pet the miniature horses. Earthy and colorful this is a memory making event.
Reduced price advance tickets go on sale HERE in April!! Please check back.
Show times:
Friday, May 28 - 7:30
Saturday and Sunday May 29 and 30 - 2 pm and 4:30pm
May 28 - 30 Zerbini Family Circus
Traditional European Circus with Jugglers, clowns, aerial feats, and animal tricks. Ride the camel, pet the miniature horses. Earthy and colorful this is a memory making event.
Reduced price advance tickets go on sale HERE in April!! Please check back.
Show times:
Friday, May 28 - 7:30
Saturday and Sunday May 29 and 30 - 2 pm and 4:30pm
Orange County Cultural Arts Festival
Orange County Day
Sunday, June 13th 12-5
Produced in Collaboration with Orange County Arts Council and the Monroe Woodbury School District with participation from heritage groups and schools throughout the county. This special Orange County Day Celebration brings together the dozens of cultures that make Orange County the fastest growing and one of the most diverse communities in the region.
SUMMER
June 29-August 31
Open Tues-Sun 11-6
with tours at 12:30, 2 and 3:30.
Tours include a visit to the schoolhouse and log cabin as well as candle making June 29-August 31
Open Tues-Sun 11-6
with tours at 12:30, 2 and 3:30.
and other buildings. Some buildings are only open during tours. Crafts and trades
(blacksmithing, weaving) are generally scheduled in the summer only during
special events.
Members free
Wind Steam Electricity Gasoline
In the Special Exhibit Building
In the Special Exhibit Building
Power and energy are difficult concepts to grasp but when well presented are easily understood by even the most science averse people.
Power and energy also are one of the most important subjects of our time.
Adults now - and our children in the future- must make critical decisions about energy production and consumption.
It is vital that we understand the technology that so dramatically impacts our life and our community.
This exhibit is the first step in a broader presentation of these issues that the museum will develop in the coming years.
(The exhibit will be open to the public during regular museum hours as part of regular museum admissions through 2010.)
This project is made possible, in part, with funds from Orange County Planning, the County of Orange, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Environmental Protection Fund.
Farmers' Market
Wednesdays from July through October from 9am-3pm.
Fruits, vegetables, cheeses, breads, flowers, the best of the best!!
Firehouse Preservation featuring
SUNY Orange Symphonic Band.
Date TBD a Sunday in July
Suggested Donation $10
Honor our Heroes in Red and help preserve Museum Village’s unique collection of early pumpers, steamers, ladder trucks and hose carts while enjoying a day of games, music, and BBQ.
A museum in its own right, the Firehouse boasts two hand pumpers from the 1850’s and 60’s, a steam pumper from 1882 and another from the turn of the century,
two hook and ladder wagons, two hose carts, and buckets, axes and hats from the late 19th century. The SUNY Orange Symphonic Band caps the day with music with an Americana repertoire.
The print shop and black smith will be operating at full force. Enjoy the day and help Museum Village preserve the firehouse and the history it celebrates.
SUNY Orange Symphonic Band.
Date TBD a Sunday in July
Suggested Donation $10
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Can't Come to the Event? You can still support the firehouse! |
August 8 - Old Fashioned Fun: Little House
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s enchanting series of books comes to life at Museum Village. Learn about the big woods, upstate farming and the migration west. Fun and prizes for kids and adults. Costumes encouraged.
Saturday & Sunday, September 4-5:
Civil War Era Re-enactment.
Civil War Era Re-enactment.
More than two hundred re-enactors take over the museum grounds for the weekend, bringing history to life. Museum visitors get to witness living history on a grand scale as families prepare their meals and tend to the children, wash laundry and meet their other basic needs. The men, dressed in exacting reproduction uniforms of both Union and Confederate armies, drill for battle and happily stop to explain their arms, clothing, or 1860’s politics to passers-by who show an interest.
Visitors get to stroll through the historic camps of the Union and Confederate soldiers asking questions about uniforms or weapons, lifestyle and their military units. The sutlers, merchants who followed the soldiers and provided goods, will have booths set up with 19th century style merchandise as well as authentic antiques for sale. Fashion shows, riding demonstrations, medical exhibits, and a church service Sunday morning round out the event.
The highlight of each day is the battle re-enactment taking place on the eastern slope of the museum grounds. Canons, artillery, men on horseback and soldiers dodging bullets and sniping from tree cover animate the hillside while onlookers relax in the shade of the trees enjoying their lunch.
The Civil War reflects a distant past to most Americans. Come get a glimpse of the past from 10 am – 5 Saturday, and 10-4 pm on Sunday.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children (up to 18 years old), seniors, military, and disabled individuals.
REDUCED PRICE ADVANCE TICKETS WILL BE AVILABLE HERE
IN LATE JULY!!! Please check back.
AUTUMN
In the fall the museum is open weekdays for school and tour groups by reservation, from 10 am - 2 pm.
The general public is welcome during these hours if the museum is scheduled for a group. For information call 845-782-8248.
The museum is open on weekends only for specially scheduled events.
Children collect ravens’ beaks and dragon scales from the many buildings around the green on a scavenger hunt that concludes at the gift shop with a special prize. The spooky journey continues with mannequins that come to life, a haunted house, and fortune tellers who predict the future. Take a hay ride down to the back road where bone-chilling creatures lurk. Listen for the hoof-beats of the headless horseman as he approaches. Younger children will enjoy "No Scare Sunday" on October 25th from 11:00-4:00pm. "Pass the Pumpkin" and "Ghost-Bowling" are just a few of the games that will be played on the green. Children can also participate in prize-winning costume contests and have fun with a piñata. Scavenger hunts and hayrides continue with costumed interpreters in many of the buildings. The snack bar offers candy-apples, hot chocolate, and many other delicious treats. Rain or shine. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for seniors and children. Children under four free. Members, bring your I.D. cards, and receive reduced admission of $6 and $4. For more information please call (845)-782-8248.
Saturday, November 13 - Traditional Thanksgiving Feast
12-4. $60 per person.
Come enjoy a sit down meal in the old style. Costumed guide will tour you through the village before you take your seat at the table by the open hearth. Eat fowl fresh from the fire, enjoy squashes, vegetables and sauces made in the old way. Top it all with a pie and a lesson in history for the perfect Thanksgiving Feast. Take home a Museum Village bowl. Seating is limited.
Sunday, November 14 - Traditional Thanksgiving Tasting
Including Open Hearth Delectable’s and a Range of Handcrafts
12-4. Tours at 12:30 and 2:30.
Traditional Thanksgiving dishes prepared over the open hearth.
Come to enjoy the delicious food, a village tour, or both.
Tours are $3 perperson, partaking in the food is $5 per person.
No reservation required for Thanksgiving Tasting.
December 4-5 12-4 Christmas in the Village:
Local carolers and dancers fill the village with holiday cheer.
Come join in the songs, festivities, and spirit of the season.
$6 for adults, $5 for children and seniors.
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