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Historic Deerfield e-Newsletter
August 2010 

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In This Issue
July's Lucky Prize Winner
"Colonial Colors" Family Activities
New! Tea and a Tour Program Debuts
Dinner is Served!
Museum Store Deals
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Congratulations to Briana Stobierski of Bristol, CT

 

Briana is the lucky winner of the July 2010 prize drawing for a complimentary copy of Pursuing Refinement in Rural New England, 1750-1850 by Philip Zea.  If you'd like to pick one up for yourself, click here!

Be sure to check next month's e-newsletter to see if you're our lucky winner!
 

 Colonial Colors: Fun With Paint and Dye

 

 Family Activities
Daily through August 15
 
Paint BoxFor the next two weeks, visitors can still enjoy the new program "Colonial Colors: Fun with Paint and Dye," an exploration of the rich and vibrant colors and hues found in everyday colonial New England life. This program will look at how fabric dyes were made from local plants, as well as imported dye stuffs. Visitors can learn how people colored their houses with paint ground from natural pigments and mixed it with natural materials such as linseed oil or even milk! Historic houses and the Flynt Center of Early New England Life will be open for visitors to see ways in which people made their interiors stand out with color. Visitors can also create their own colors using natural materials and methods, and make a project to take home.  Included with general admission.
 
 
  Tea and a Tour Program
DI with Red Bike New! Join Historic Deerfield and the Deerfield Inn for a fun and educational opportunity to learn more about tea drinking in colonial Deerfield. 
Enjoy a delicious and beautiful array of freshly baked scones with clotted cream, finger sandwiches, cakes, sherry, cookies and more with your nice cup of tea! Also meet Amanda Rivera Lopez, Director of Museum Education & Interpretation at Historic Deerfield, to learn about the many ways people have enjoyed tea over time. Following the tea, visit some of Historic Deerfield's tea-related collections. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for Youth (12 and under) and must be purchased in advance. Pre-registration is required by August 18. For more information or to register, click here or please call the Deerfield Inn at 413-774-5587.
 
If you can't make it in August, the program will be repeated on Saturdays September 25 and November 13, too!
Dinner is Served!: Dining and the Decorative Arts
Cutlery Box New Exhibition Opening
Saturday, August 21


Historic Deerfield's newest exhibition will explore the social, cultural, and artistic importance of dining in early America with displays in the lobby of the Flynt Center of Early New England Life, as well as in three dining rooms of our historic houses.



This exhibition is offered in collaboration with the Museums10
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Museum Store Glassware Sale
Historic Deerfield Museum Store Hurry in and save 20% or more!
The Historic Deerfield Museum Store is marking down some beautiful glassware pieces to make room for new inventory - so now is the time to save!

For more information, please drop by the store or call 413-775-7170.

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Historic Deerfield, Incorporated, is dedicated to the heritage and preservation of Deerfield, Massachusetts and the Connecticut River Valley.  Its museums and programs provide today's audiences with experiences that create an understanding and appreciation of New England's historic villages and countryside.