Preparing For Winter Homeschool Day

Explore the Historic Village as preparations begin for the upcoming cold season. Students will learn how the needs and duties of 19th-century New Yorkers changed as they got ready for winter. Discover traditional crafts, harvesting tasks, winterizing homes, and food preparations in the historic kitchens. Homeschoolers will have the opportunity to experience (all items subject to change at any time):
Making a candle to take home
Listening to a Haudenosaunee storyteller share seasonal tales
Assisting with a 19th-century recipe in a historic kitchen
Learning how to make sausage and smoke meats for winter storage without refrigeration