Colonial Field Day In Westport On Oct. 1

The following announcement is from the Westport Museum for History & Culture:

WESTPORT, CT — Kick off a fun fall season by stepping into the past and learning about life in days of yore! Westport Museum for History & Culture is hosting a Colonial Field Day with games, dancing, workshops and more for the whole family.

During Colonial Field Day visitors will get to experience real activities that young people would
have done during the 18th century here in Westport and elsewhere in New England.

“The Field Day is meant to be enjoyable but also to educate about actual daily life during the
Colonial period,” said Nicole Carpenter, Westport Museum’s Director of Programs and
Collections. “Beating a rug and breaking flax are fun activities when done for a few minutes, but
also gives insight into how these chores would have impacted people when these laborious
tasks were a mainstay of life.”

A free program, costumed interpreters will lead the afternoon events. In addition to demonstrations, hands-on pickling and candle making workshops will be held for a nominal free with a discount for members. Colonial Field Day will be held at the Museum’s lovely grounds in downtown Westport at 25 Avery Place (across from Town Hall) on October 1st from 2pm to 5pm. Visitors may park on Avery Place; Myrtle Avenue, across from the Museum driveway; behind town hall; and in the Baldwin Parking lot off Elm Street which has stairs up to Avery Place.

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ABOUT WESTPORT MUSEUM FOR HISTORY & CULTURE: The award-winning Westport
Museum for History & Culture’s mission is to continually engage in scholarly research and
examination of Westport’s history as part of the larger American story. We encourage interest
in recognizing and preserving the records, relics and historic sites of the Town of Westport and
vicinity. We take a holistic view of local and national history that is inclusive of the histories of
all people and groups represented in American heritage.

— Flyer via Westport Museum for History & Culture