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Winter Hours
Flynt Center Open Weekends
Dec. 4, 2010 - April 10, 2011
9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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Please Note: Winter Hours in effect through April 15, 2011 | | |
 The Flynt Center of Early New England Life will be open weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) December 4, 2010-April 10, 2011, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The museum will reopen for the 2011 Regular Season on Saturday, April 16 with a new "Patriot's Day Revolutionary Muster & Parade" special event. Seasonal Winter Admission (except where noted for Special Events): $7 Adults, $5 Youth (ages 6-17), under 6 and members free. Historic Deerfield's museum houses are closed to the public during the winter months (December-mid-April), although pre-arranged tours-by-appointment and group tours can still be scheduled. For more information, please call 413-775-7132 or e-mail tours@historic-deerfield.org.
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Congratulations to Joanne Harder!
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| Celebrate Valentine's Weekend with Chocolate and History! | | |
American Heritage Chocolate Celebration
Saturday, February 12
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
 Trace one of today's favorite confections back to its historic uses in early America. See Susan McLellan Plaisted of Heart to Hearth Cookery demonstrate roasting cacao beans and grinding them on a stone metate, and silversmith Steve Smithers explaining the process for crafting a silver chocolate pot. Learn about the history and uses of chocolate in early New England from Amanda Lange, Curatorial Chair and Curator of Historic Interiors. Visit with Open Hearth Cooks who will explain how cacao grows and offer samples of American Heritage Chocolate drink. Enjoy sweet chocolate confections, as well as savory lunch specials, available for purchase throughout the day at the Deerfield Inn. Hands-on Valentine crafts and horse-drawn wagon rides, too! Special Event Admission: $12 Adult (18+), $5 Youth (6-17), under 6 and members free. |
| New Teacher Professional Development Workshop | |  Teaching Art and Craft of the Colonial World Friday, February 25 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Teachers are invited to explore the art and craft of the colonial world through studying, observing and drawing works of art and craft, and making their own art. Historic Deerfield is fortunate to have one of the best collections of early American textiles, ceramics, and furniture in the country. Spend time observing and drawing close details of these beautiful objects, and learn from our guides and educators about their meaning and use. Try your hand at skills involved in creating ceramics, woven wool textiles, and architectural woodworking. Learn about the symbolism behind some design motifs in the decorative arts. Take home project ideas to try in the classroom. Cost is $25 per person. Space is limited. Pre-registration by February 11 is required. Please contact Claire Carlson, Education Program Coordinator, at (413) 775-7217 or ccarlson@historic-deerfield.org. LEARN MORE >>> |
| 2011 Winter Lecture Series Continues | | 
Three Remarkable Women: A Flagmaker, A Poet, and An Illustrator
Scholars and experts will come together on three Sundays this winter to delve into the lives of some of America's brightest female stars of the past 300 years in a winter lecture series titled "Three Remarkable Women: A Flagmaker, A Poet, and An Illustrator."
"Emily Dickinson: The Virtual Belle of Amherst," will be delivered by Polly Longsworth on Sunday, February 27. Longsworth is a Dickinson biographer, author of Austin and Mabel and The World of Emily Dickinson, and founding chair of The Emily Dickinson Museum. All of the lectures will be offered at 2 p.m. at the White Church Community Center, and are free and open to the public. LEARN MORE >>> |
| Sign-up Now for 2011 Open Hearth Cooking Classes | | 
Historic Deerfield will offer instruction in open hearth cooking for those who are interested in historic foodways and hearth management. A series of seven one-day classes has been scheduled for Saturdays in February and March 2011. In the kitchen of the 1786 Hall Tavern, museum guides will demonstrate cookery techniques and lead discussions on 18th- and early 19th-century food preparation, preservation technology, seasonality, diet, and the availability of local and imported foodstuffs. A bibliography on open hearth cookery will be distributed.
Registrants will participate in the process and assist hearth cooks in the tasks undertaken. We recommend that you dress comfortably, bring an apron, pen, and paper for notes. Participants will sample the foods prepared in the program or, if preferred, participants may bring a brown bag lunch. For program information, please contact Claire Carlson at ccarlson@historic-deerfield.org or 413-775-7217.
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| Haute Couture Coming to Deerfield Spring 2011 | | |
 Couture, Construction and Care: Exploring 20th-Century Fashion
March 2,9,16 2011
In an exciting new departure for Historic Deerfield, local fashionistas will be able to examine three key topics in 20th-century fashion history. This new course will take place on the first three Wednesdays in March from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Bartels Seminar Room at the Flynt Center of Early New England Life. Each session will be led by Ned Lazaro, Collections Manager at Historic Deerfield and an independent textile scholar.
Each class will feature an illustrated lecture and access to fashion items from the museum's small but important collection of 20th-century clothing, much of which descended locally in the Esleeck family-including a c. 1910 gown created by the legendary House of Worth, as well as objects purchased at exclusive department stores. Additional objects from the museum's renowned collection of earlier 18th- and 19th-century clothing will serve as comparisons.
The first class on March 2 will focus on "1900-1945: Exploring Silhouette and Construction of Women's Fashion During the First Half of the Century." "Haute Couture and Its Effect on 20th-Century Fashion," will take the runway on March 9. Finally, the classes will conclude on March 16 with "Care and Storage of 20th-Century Clothing."
The cost for the class is $105. ($95 for members). Special early-bird registrations save $10 by February 9. Pre-registration required by February 23rd. For information and registration, please contact Julie Marcinkiewicz at 413-775-7179 or events@historic-deerfield.org.
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Joanne is the lucky winner of the January 2011 prize drawing for a free bag of