Welcome Spring with Traditional Celebration at One-Room Schoolhouse

With the ringing of the school bell, travel back in time at Lincoln’s one-room Pullen’s Corner Schoolhouse on Sunday afternoon, May 3rd, as the beginning of spring is celebrated with historical activities at the Great Road Heritage Campus at Chase Farm Park.  

Reservations are staggered at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 pm and may be made through greatroadheritagecampus.org.

The featured activity is the traditional, colorful Maypole dance, where adults and children take part together in circling around the pole, weaving a colorful ribbon in and around the others who are joining in the dance, while lively music plays along. This was a popular tradition throughout history in Europe celebrating the arrival of spring, which was later brought to this country by early immigrants.  

Other historic hands-on activities will include creating a May basket and filling it with paper flowers.  Beautiful baskets like these were also part of the historic celebrations when the baskets would be delivered and left at the door of neighbors and friends.  Participants will learn more about the significance and story behind these May traditions of the past and more during the program.  Historic interpreters dressed in period attire will lead the activities.  The craft activity will take place in the Visitors Center across from the schoolhouse.

All materials are covered in the $10 admission fee.  Adults and children are welcome to join in the fun.  This is a rain or shine event. 

 

Known as the “Hot Potato School”, Lincoln’s last one-room schoolhouse will be open for visitors to explore during the Great Road Heritage Campus tours also taking place on May 3^rd, that also includes the other historic sites that are open 1-4 pm: Moffett Mill, Hearthside House Museum, and the Hannaway Blacksmith Shop.