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Colonial Day at the Wilder Homestead

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Join us, Sunday, October 12th, 2025 from 2:00-5:00!!

Step into the past at the 1775 Wilder Homestead and sample activities from the Colonial era- Open Hearth Cooking, Farm Animals, Spinning, Weaving, Draw Shaving Demo, Music of the 1700’s, and Morris Dancers, tour through the Saltbox Home Museum, the Shoemaker Shop, and View the Restoration of the 1780 English Barn.

Free Admission and Free Parking!

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PRESENTED BY THE BUCKLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
​THE WILDER HOMESTEAD
129 Ashfield Road, Route 112, Buckland- 
A furnished 1775 saltbox house with five fireplaces, a 1779 English barn with antique barn loom, and a shoemaker shop

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​Folk Art
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​Morris Dancers

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Animals
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Spinning and Weaving
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Hearth Cooking
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Woodworking
​​Enjoy a crisp, fall day.  Learn about craft of the past.  See the Colonial era Wilder Homestead.  Enjoy some Beef Stew and music, & make new friends.

Hope to see you there!
Email with any questions!
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  • Home
  • Conserve
    • Save the Barn
    • Hilltown Legacy Tree Project
  • About
  • Education
  • Discover
    • Oral Histories
    • Weaving From 1945- 1972
    • Robert Strong Woodward
    • BHS Creation
    • Avery's Oxen
    • The Shoe Maker's Shop
  • Hilltown History Trail
  • Join Us
    • Christmas at the Wilder
    • Colonial Day
  • In the News
  • Gallery
  • Calendars
  • Annual Report