Preparing for Winter

Stroll the Historic Village where preparations are underway for the cold season ahead. Students will learn about how the needs and duties of 19-century New Yorkers shifted as they prepared for the season to come. See traditional crafts, harvesting tasks, winterizing homes, and food preparations in the historic kitchens. Activities include:

• Make a candle to take home!
• Taste popcorn using a 19th century popcorn popper, cooked over a hearth
• Listen to a Haudenosaunee storyteller share seasonal stories
• Assist with a 19th century “receipt” in a historic kitchen
• Experience how to make sausage and smoke meats to store through the winter without refrigeration

Questions? Contact education@gcv.org