Billings Farm & Museum Celebrates An Old Vermont 4th
WOODSTOCK, VERMONT . . . Celebrate the Billings Farm & Museum's Old Vermont 4th on Saturday, July 4, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., featuring traditional music, flag-making, hand cranked ice cream, horse-drawn wagon rides, patriotic speeches and debates, and more!
Throughout the day, families may make their own 43-star flags (the flag of 1890), Uncle Sam bookmarks, Presidential silhouettes, firework stencils, and compete in sack races, the egg toss, crank fresh strawberry ice cream, and enjoy a wagon ride. David Carpenter and Tom Mackenzie will entertain with the fiddle, banjo, and hammered dulcimer.
Debates and speeches played a key role in the Independence Day observance, as was the reading of the Declaration of Independence, which will occur at noon. Important 19th century topics will be presented in a recreate women's debate at 11:00 a.m.:"Is the production of great works of literature favored by conditions of modern civilized life?" At 1:30 p.m., the men's debate: "Has the introduction of machinery been generally beneficial to mankind?" Adults and older students can test their 19th century vocabulary skills in a spirited spelling bee at 12:30 p.m.
Admission includes all activities and programs, plus the operating dairy farm, farm life exhibits, and the restored and furnished 1890 Farm House.
