Calendar of Events 2011-2012
Sunday October 2
First Sunday at Peachfield
2 to 4 PM
Presentation: Martha Washington
Historic Interpreter Janice Erickson Smith of Historic Delights will present "Mrs. Washington's Dilemma". For eight years, Martha Washington did not know if the General would come home. Meanwhile, she was charged with overseeing the plantation and all that entailed. Hear about her tasks, her family and her travels in the winter in order to be with the General.
Admission: $5 per person; members of Friends of Peachfield admitted Free.
Wednesday October 12
Once-in-a-While Wednesdays at Peachfield
Needlework Tools of the Victorians
7 PM
An illustrated lecture by Charlotte Froman, national presenter and EGA certified instructor and judge who will discuss vintage needlework tools from the Victorian Era.
There will be time for Question & Answer; light refreshments will be served.
Free Will donation.
Sunday November 6
First Sunday at Peachfield
2 to 4 PM
Presentation: Dolley Madison - First Lady of Ceremonies
This performance by Elizabeth Michaels of Philadelphia's American Historical Theater will explore Mrs. Madison's life and influence in Washington during her husband's administration.
FREE Admission. This program is made possible through a grant from the New Jersey Council on the Humanities Horizon Speakers Bureau.
Sunday November 20
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration and Tasting
Peachfield
2 to 4 PM
The ten foot hearth in the great room at Peachfield is the setting for historic cooking using period receipts. Question and answer after demonstration. Light refreshments will be served. Presented by Food Historian and interpreter Julee Merrill.
Admission: $10 per person; $5 for members of Friends of Peachfield
Sunday December 4
Holiday Tea at Peachfield
2 to 4 PM
See the holiday decor and enjoy historic food and music.
Advance Registration $15; Day of Event Tickets $18
Wednesday December 7
Holiday Open House at Peachfield
Tours of the house decorated for the holidays at 11 AM or 2 PM.
Admission: $5 per person; members of Friends of Peachfield admitted Free.
Saturday December 10
The Old Schoolhouse, 35 Brainerd Street, Mount Holly
Re-enactment of the Battle of Iron Works Hill
Costumed interpreters will welcome visitors to The Old Schoolhouse from Noon to 4 PM
http://www.ironworkshill.org/
Saturday March 3 - SOLD OUT
9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Peachfield
Open Hearth Cooking Workshop
Join us for this unique workshop where you will learn the basics of cooking on the hearth and actually prepare a full meal. Afterwards you and your fellow cooks will partake of the food you prepared. A full menu and list of what you should bring that day will be provided upon registration. No experience is needed, just a desire to learn and to have fun. Copies of the period receipts used in class will be provided to participants.
The fee for this all-day workshop is $45.
Pre-Registration is required.
Minimum number of participants: 6
Maximum enrollment: 12
Sunday March 4
First Sunday at Peachfield
2 to 4 PM
Presentation: Women's Lifestyles of the 1860s
This first person presentation by Jane Peters covers many different aspects of women's lives during the war and includes information on everyone from the typical housewife to women who were spies during the Civil War.
Admission: $5 per person; members of Friends of Peachfield admitted Free.
Wednesday April 18
Once-in-a-While Wednesdays at Peachfield
7 PM
Civil War Legacy: Community Cookbooks
The war effort by women in the North during the Civil War laid the foundation for what evolved into today's community or charity cookbook. The speaker will illustrate that evolution with her collection of period cookbooks. Presented by Maureen O'Connor Leach.
Light refreshments will be served.
Free Will donation
Sunday April 22
Mrs. Harker's Tea at Peachfield
2 to 4 PM
Visit Peachfield for an entertaining program and to enjoy traditional tea sandwiches, scones and sweets typical of the 1930s, the era when Mrs. Harker restored the house. At this now annual event, tables are set with vintage linens and china allowing guests to experience the type of hospitality prevalent in the genteel 1930s.
Tea and tea rooms enjoyed a heyday in the early 20th century; our program will introduce guests to Maise Stanton, a matron of that era who will describe her latest endeavor - opening a tea room.
Admission: $18 per person includes refreshments and presentation.
Seating is limited and reservations are required.
Sunday May 6
First Sunday at Peachfield
2 to 4 PM
Presentation: Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, acknowledged to be an articulate First Lady and a strong supporter of her husband Franklin's policies, will share her war-year perspective.
Admission: $5 per person; members of Friends of Peachfield admitted Free.
NSCDA-NJ received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.