The History of Tea & Remembering the Boston Tea Party, January 7th, 2-4pm:
From religious ceremonies to political statements, tea has come to symbolize more than just a drink. The presentation includes history, customs, and a display of different tea varieties. There will be a Boston Tea Party story time for the children and docent-led tours of the museum.
Admission is $5 ages 13 and older; $4 ages 3-12 and free under age 3.
The Big Cheese: Cheese-Making in Early America plus Story Time and Craft, January 21st, 2 – 4 pm.
Did you know that in 1801 President Thomas Jefferson was given a giant wheel of cheddar cheese? Made by town folk from Cheshire, Massachusetts, the cheese weighed 1,235 pounds. It took a wagon pulled by six horses to deliver it to the White House! Learn more about this historic cheese at a special cheese-y story time with craft, then learn how cheese was made in early America.
Admission is $5 ages 13 and older; $4 ages 3-12 and free under age 3.
Vintage Valentines plus Story Time and a Craft, Sunday, February 11th, 2-4 pm.
Love is in the air as the Miller-Cory House Museum presents “Vintage Valentines”. The writing of romantic notes and letters for St. Valentine’s Day was very popular in colonial America. By the mid-1800s, the first mass-produced Valentine’s Day cards were sold, and an industry was born. The program features a display of vintage valentines, some dating to the 1800s, a
children’s Valentine’s Day craft and story time.
Admission is $5 ages 13 and older; $4 ages 3-12 and free under age 3.
Keeping Warm on a 18th Century New Jersey Farm, February 25th, 2-4pm:
Keeping warm in the 1700s was a big challenge! Come learn all about it at the Miller-Cory House as we do our best to keep warm 18th century-style. The program will include a presentation of strategies for keeping warm on the farm. There will be a craft and story time for the children as well.
Admission is $5 ages 13 and older; $4 ages 3-12 and free under age 3.
Please ask about our weekday tours for groups and school programs. Phone: 908-232-1776 Email: millercorymuseum@gmail.com
Open select Sundays fall through spring, we are located in at 614 Mountain Avenue, Westfield, NJ 07090
Located in Westfield, New Jersey, the mission of the Miller-Cory House Museum is to keep early American history alive through re-creating and interpreting the activities of daily life on a farm in the period 1740-1820. Our goals are to teach, provide understanding, stimulate curiosity, and encourage lasting interest in the time period. We are open September through May.