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Show Sfurbridge Village, A living Museum' worn by Village workers 'and sold at the gift shop. Sitting in the dark, roughly finished wood By APRYL COX Herald Staff Writer Billed as "an outdoor museum of living history" presenting "rural New England between the years 1790 and 1840," Old Cfeirbridge Village truly gives Visitors a good look at northern colonial America. In south central Massachusetts, the Village and quiet country atmosphere exudes the peactr of an unhurried lifestyle long since overshadowed by urbanization. Once off of the freeway, tourists travel several miles through beautiful forests and meadows to reach the complex. Inside the Village, a sheepher-de- r dressed in a loose shirt, straw hat and ragged leather pants held up by suspenders, follows his sheep across the village green. A heavy carriage rumbles along dirt roads just wide enough for it to travel unhampered by the trees. The blacksmith, cooper and printer work at their crafts in tiny wood shops, just as they would have done almost 200 years ago. Village "residents" dress and speak in the early 19th century fashion. Between kneading bread, carding wool, mixing dyes or bending tin, they answer questions about their occupahorse-draw- n tions. The Village has a parsonage, meetinghouse, law office, businesses and farm. At the shoe shop, a cobbler and his apprentice slice and stitch leather shoes that will be structure, the shoemaker herbs. Hanks of 1 wool earth-colore- d hang above a pot containing mordant, dye and yarn at a small booth where the process ex- plains how leather is tanned, cut and sewn. Since agriculture was still the mainstay of life at this time, the Freeman Farm is a necessity in this country town. Coopering, the making of staved containers like barrels, is explained at the Cooper Shop on the farm property. Grain produced on the farm is ground at the Grist Mill, which, like the Sawmill and Carding Mill, run off a water wheel placed over a small stream that flows from the millpond. Tinmen and broom makers and ingredients used to dye wool are explained. weather permits, the When townspeople engage in seasonal activities. During Wool Days at the beginning of June, they demonstrate sheepshearing and textile arts. On Patriots' Day Weekend in April, historical games are played and a Town Selectmen's Meeting held. Kiln firing occurs on select days. Also in June, on Garden Day, the town emphasizes colonial horticultural practices, food preservation and the use of herbs. On the Fourth of July, villagers celebrate with a picnic and a activities. variety of The militia trains in May and September. Of course, there is also much to buy. Coffee and delicious, warm cookies are sold at the Bake-HousThe gift shop contains products made at the Village as well as the souvenirs and post cards. demonstrate their crafts at the Tin and Broom Shops. Their products are also used in the Village and sold at the gift shop. Coming from the farm and the mills, visitors pass under a cov- ered bridge to the Tavern, Towne House and other craft centers. The early Tavern provides refreshment for visitors. The Federal-styl- e Towne House next door reflects the domestic and some agricultural Smart-lookin- g ever-prese- activities of a prosperous farmer's household. The Printing Office, which served as a bookstore and shop Convenient Consignment tola B tmt lot Traffic 0 443 South State), No. 215 dta it m Call Today WASHSUStN MOTORS 7SS No 100 V. CINTIR W..I Or.. 114.1033 Trust Your Car With The Pros ii 245 NO. PROVO, UT. nil TUNE-UP- S $55 $45 $35 MoitV-8- 'i Mosto-Cy- l. 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