Old Home Day at Historic Richmond Town

Come on home for Old Home Day at Historic Richmond Town on Oct. 21.

The tradition of Old Home Day started well over 100 years ago in New England and served as a way to welcome residents back to their home, sweet, homes. Townspeople prepared feasts to welcome old and introduce new friends.

Guests who visit Historic Richmond Town on Old Home Day are invited to explore its country houses, take a hay ride, search for the perfect gourd in its pumpkin patch, and watch demonstrations at the only working farm in New York — Decker Farm. Sightseers can also wheelbarrow back in time with traditional crafts, spinning, colonial cooking demonstrations, and ye olde storytellers. Expert quilters and old-fashioned beekeepers will also be at work.

So, make Richmond Town your home away from home on Old Home Day. Come on out for this free, daylong celebration.

Old Home Day at Historic Richmond Town [441 Clarke Ave. at Tysen Court, (718) 351–1611, ww.historicrichmondtown.org]. Oct. 21 at 11 am.

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