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Events

Sturbridge offers many events throughout the year that can include local concerts, farmers markets, fun runs or the continuous interactive programming at Old Sturbridge Village.

Sturbridge Historical Society Presentation by Local Author Ed Londergan

Free

Ed Londergan on his novel Unlike Any Other about Bathsheba Spooner   Please join us on: Thursday, February 23, 7:00 PM, The Publick House Ed Londergan on his novel Unlike Any Other about Bathsheba Spooner Unlike Any Other by Edward Londergan is a story based upon the life of Bathsheba Spooner of Brookfield. The novel...

Brian Phelps Explores Local Industrial History in “Stories From the Flats”

Free

Prior to the floods of 1955 and the subsequent erection of flood control dams on the Quinebaug River, the Westville area of Sturbridge/Southbridge was a vibrant industrial area. In “Stories from the Flats”, Brian Phelps discusses the history of local industries including the Litchfield Shuttle Company, Prest-Wheel Inc., and Snell Augur Co.  He also includes...

Walking Tour of Tantiusques – The Sturbridge Leadmine

Free

This tour will be led by Ed Hood, Executive Director of the Norcross Wildlife Foundation, and an historian and archaeologist who led the excavations at the nearby Robert Crowd site, home for one of the miners who worked at the Leadmine.  mine was the source of very high-quality graphite which Native Americans used and traded...

“John Hinds Pottery/Kiln site in Holland”

Free

Doug Lyon and Mike Forand will present a program regarding the Hinds Site – an 18th-century potter/kiln site they found in Holland, MA about 40 years ago. They worked with Old Sturbridge Village for about four seasons at the Hinds site during which they recovered an abundance of artifacts, and uncovered the kiln base. OSV...