Saturday, June 12, 2021 is Connecticut Open House Day! From 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (EST), the Cheshire Historical Society will be providing “A Blast from the Past: Colonial Gadgets and Tools” at the Hitchcock-Phillips House.
Admission to the Hitchcock-Phillips House (Cheshire Historical Society) museum is free. During Connecticut Open House Day, we will be providing outdoor colonial woodworking demonstrations by James Vibert and Eric Nelson’s matchless fire starting among other natural history displays.
Then, come inside for a tour of the well-preserved Federal-style Hitchcock-Phillips House, built in 1785. See our colonial era kitchen gadgets! and be entertained with our spice guessing game; make your own colonial whirligig yo-yo; as well as canning, crochet and embroidery discussions.
Author Ron Gagliardi will also be on hand to sign copies of his book "Images of America: Cheshire."