Newark Valley Historical Society
July 25 Outdoors Family Film:
@ Farmstead. Free.
Details TBA: nvhistory.org.
(Tioga County Arts Council)
presents
Fun at the
Farmstead:
July 25 Pine Needle Basketry:
1-4:30, with Carol Lukovich. $10 & $8
members. Learn history & basics while
weaving small piece. BYO scissors. RSVP by
7/17: (607)642-5412. (Folk Art Series, NYSCA)
5
August 15 Tuscarora Beaded Owl:
Workshops, Activities,
& Tours for 2015
10-3, with Rosie Hill. Make white owl pin/
necklace, raised beadwork, hear owl legends.
$35/$33 members. BYO scissors & lunch. Register
by 8/7: (607) 642-5412. (Folk Art Series, NYSCA)
Sept. 12 Shuttles & Spindles Guild:
10-2 @ Farmstead’s Weaving Porch.
Spinning. BYO lunch & beverage New
members welcome! Denise, (607) 642-5568.
Oct. 3-4 36th Annual Apple Festival:
10 -5; Music, dance, great food, history, tours,
crafts, costumed demonstrators, kids’ activities,
horse & wagon rides, gift shop. $6 adults, $5
members, $4 students & sr. cit., $18 family
rate. (607) 642-9516.
v. 2/18/15
Visit nvhistory.org for details
as they become available.
New members welcome!
See website for application form.
*NYSCA: This project is made possible, in part, with
public funds from the NYS Council on the Arts
Decentralization Program, administered locally by
The Arts Council of the S. Finger Lakes; NY Council for
the Humanities; and hosted by the NV Historical Society.
/Bement-Billings Farmstead Museum\
9241 State Route 38
Newark Valley, NY
Museum open for Tours & Gift Shop 12-4 PM
Weekends, July through mid-October
April 10-11 Brain Tanning:
May 6…Black Powder League Shoots:
June 20 Cooking Guild:
@ Farmstead’s Welcome Center.
6:30 PM Fri. and 8 AM Sat.
$50 fee, $25 deposit due 3/31/15.
Details at nvhistory.org.
3 PM-Dark [Continues each Wed. until Oct.]
@ Farmstead’s Black Powder Guild Shooting
Range. $1 per target, 3 target shoots each
week. Bob, (215) 688-0614.
10-2 @ Bement-Billings House.
Open hearth cooking: Dutch oven, reflector
oven. BYO lunch. New members welcome!
Jane, (607) 862-4602.
April 11 Public Muzzle Loading Shoot:
10-12 @ Farmstead’s Black Powder Guild
Shooting Range. Jerry, (607) 972-1876.
May 9 Shuttles & Spindles Guild:
10-2 @ Farmstead’s Weaving Porch.
Spinning. BYO lunch & beverage New
members welcome! Denise, (607) 642-5568.
April 18 Cooking/Guides Training:
10-2 @ Bement-Billings House. Training,
open hearth cooking. BYO lunch.
New members welcome! Jane, (607) 862-4602.
April 18... Monthly Blacksmithing:
10-3 @ Bement-Billings Farmstead’s
Blacksmith Shop. ALSO: May 16,
June 20, July 18, August 15, Sept. 19,
& Oct.17. Doug, (607) 669-4489.
Thursday April 30 Speaker:
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee)
Influence on Women’s Rights
3-4:30 PM at NV High School.
Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner speaks on
the superior status of Iroquois Nation
women; social, political, religious, economic as noted
by the early women’s rights movement. Free, public
welcome.
(NY Council for the Humanities)
June 13 Blacksmithing 101:
July 4 - Oct. 4 Bement-Billings House:
OPEN FOR TOURS & Gift Shop
Saturdays & Sundays, 12-4.
Adult $2, Child $1. Private
tours by reservation. Museum
grounds & facilities available
for rental. (607) 642-9516.
9-5 @ Farmstead’s Blacksmith
Shop. Learn basics of working at
forge with Gary Hinman & Doug
Dayger. Tools, materials provided.
Limited class size. $30/$28 NVHS
members. Register by 6/5/15: (607) 642-5412.
(Folk Art Series, NYSCA)
July 11 Willow Weaving:
June 13 Maple Grove Frolic:
July 11 Shuttles & Spindles Guild:
10-12, Public Muzzleloading Shoot and
1-3 PM, Club Shoot @ Farmstead’s Black
Powder Guild Shooting Range. Jerry, (607)
972-1876. Public invited 10-3, Free.
10-5. Build a 6’ garden trellis with
Bonnie Gale. Adults. $85/$83
NVHS members. Call for supply
list. See www.bonniegale.com.
Register by July 2: (607) 642-5412.
(Folk Art Series, NYSCA)
10-2 @ Farmstead’s Loom Barn: Warp the
barn loom. BYO lunch & beverage New
members welcome! Denise, (607) 642-5568.
July 18 Cheese Making 101:
June 13 Antiques Appraisal:
12-4 @ Herrick Barn. Expert Bob
Connelly, $5 per item.
9-4. Make cheddar & dessert cheese,
learn ethnic history with Laryssa
Zahajkewycz. Adults. $50/$45 NVHS
members. Call for equipment list. Register by
July 10: (607) 642-5412. (Folk Art Series, NYSCA)