Pre-registration for programs is requested if so indicated. Call 336-721-7350, FAX 336-721-7335 or visit www.oldsalem.org for more information.


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11 Saturday MESDA SEMINAR: MAPS OF VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE. Seminar on maps of the early South with emphasis on Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. Includes speakers: William Wooldridge, Independent Scholar and Collector, Suffolk,VA; Jay Lester, Scholar and Collector, Raleigh, NC; Robert Hicks, Independent Scholar and Collector, Franklin, TN, 10 am–4:30 pm, Adult: $65 /Friend: $55, includes lunch.


11 Saturday


HEARTHSIDE COOKING & CANDLELIGHT DINNER EXPERIENCE Prepare and eat a complete 19th century meal. Costumed staff will aid participants as they use deli- cious authentic recipes and traditional hearth cooking techniques to prepare a meal. Participants will learn to fire a brick bake oven and use a tin oven to roast meats, and more. At the end


of the session, sit down and enjoy the meal by candlelight. Minimum Age: 18. 4:00 to 7:30 pm, Single Brothers’ Workshop. $75 per person, $67.50 Friends. Pre-Registration is required, please call 721-7350.


14, 16 & 21 Tuesdays, Thursday


TOOL BOX CLASS Learn traditional box construction techniques in this three- evening course. Students will build their own tool chest with several options for a customized design. The basic box will be long enough to house a panel saw and have cleated rope handles. A fast-paced course, some wood- working experience is recommended. 5:30–9:30 pm, $270 Pre-registration required by calling 336-721-7350.


15 & 17 Wednesday and Friday


HOMESCHOOL DAYS Throughout the year Old Salem Museums & Gardens hosts several special days for the Homeschooled. These days are for stu- dents and their parents to explore and learn about life in 18th and 19th centu- ry Salem. Join us this fall as we explore botany in Salem. Activities, hands-on demonstrations and puppet shows will teach children about the world of horticulture and botany in the Historic Town of Salem. • For reservations, call 1-800-441-5305. Discounted Homeschool ticket prices of $8 per child and $10 per adult available with advance reservations and prepayment. No refunds. If space is available tickets may be purchased the day of the event at full admission price. Tickets sold on event day only at the Old Salem Visitor Center. Reservations will be on a first come basis. Please phone in early as our spaces for this event fill quickly.


25 Saturday


Pre-registration for programs is requested if so indicated. Call 336-721-7350, Fax 336-721-7335 or visit www.oldsalem.org


for more information and a comprehensive calendar of events.


Group rates are available for holiday events. Call the Group Tour Office Monday–Friday, 9:00 am–4:30 pm at 1-800-441-5305, toll free.


Your All-In-One Ticket to Salem includes admission to many events. Some events, when noted, require an additional ticket and reservations. For more infor- mation on tickets and pricing, call 336-721-7350.


Hours: Old Salem Visitor Center is open Tuesday–Saturday 9:00 am–5:00 pm and Sunday 12:30-5:00 pm. Exhibit buildings are open Tuesday–Saturday 9:30 am–4:30 pm, except Sunday when they are open 1:00–4:30 pm. Old Salem Museums & Gardens is closed on Mondays, Easter, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day.


The MESDA Auditorium is located in the Horton Museum Center.


Museum Class Registrations: Please call 336-721-7350 to reserve a place in any of the Museum Classes.


Workshop Registrations: Please call 336-721-7363 to reserve a place in any of the workshops. MESDA Seminar Registrations: Please call 336-721-7360.


Note: All outdoor programs will be held weather permitting.


HEARTHSIDE COOKING & CANDLELIGHT DINNER EXPERI- ENCE Prepare and eat a complete 19th century meal. Costumed staff will aid participants as they use deli- cious authentic recipes and traditional hearth cooking techniques to prepare a meal. Participants will learn to fire a brick bake oven and use a tin oven to roast meats, and more. At the end of the session, sit down and enjoy the meal by candlelight. Minimum Age: 18. 4:00 to 7:30 pm, Single Brothers’ Workshop. $75 per person, $67.50 Friends. Pre-Registration is required, please call 336-721-7350.


27 Monday


THE ART OF ORGAN BUILDING Participants will view inside Tannenberg’s marvelous pipe organ built for Salem’s Home Church in 1800, discovering the craft of pipe organ con- struction with hands-on activities, and will learn about the techniques used by America’s finest 18th century pipe organ builder, David Tannenberg. Class will be led by J. Allen Farmer Organ Builders and Scott Carpenter. Class is $50 for adults and children. 7 to 9 pm, call 336-721-7350 to register.


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