Demonstrations
Unless otherwise noted, all programs are included with general admission to the museum.
July 6, 2024 - 9 AM -
August 10, 2024 - 4 PM
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Cooking by the Book
9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. on July 6, 13, 20, 27 and August 3, 10
Cookbooks are a window into the changing tastes and trends in historic cookery. They are filled with recipes for dishes like flour pudding, loaf cake, alamode beef, forcemeat, and fricassee. Beverages like shrub and syllabub pique our curiosity.
September 7, 2024 - 10 AM -
September 7, 2024 - 4 PM
Special Living History Event: Ladies’ Association of Revolutionary America
The Ladies’ Association is a researched-based 18th century living history group that encourages, supports, and promotes increased women’s voices and stories at historical sites and events. They will be portraying Deerfield in 1774, on the eve of the American Revolution.