Press release submitted by Old Sturbridge Village
The first annual Winter Market arrives at Old Sturbridge Village just in time for holiday shopping. More than 30 selected vendors of hand-made crafts will set up shop in the Village’s Country Bank Education Center. This incredible market features purveyors from Connecticut to Maine, with such treasures as pottery, artisan jewelry, paper goods, ornaments, gourmet animal treats, textiles, fine foods, and gorgeous home accessories.
The wide selection of unique crafts will offer visitors the chance to purchase gifts that they would normally have to travel across New England to acquire. Included among the vendors will be selections from Old Sturbridge Village’s own hand-made items such as redware, tinware, ironware, brooms, and yarn.
Entrance to the Winter Market is included with paid admission to the Village, or $5 per person to enter the Winter Market only. Members of the Village admitted free.
Vendors confirmed to date include:
- Artfield Press, Fiskdale, Massachusetts
- Baaay State Blanket, Brookfield, Massachusetts
- Best Fresh Gardens, Charlton, Massachusetts
- Buzy B’s Studio, Orland, Maine
- Dennis Therien Photography, Worcester, Massachusetts
- Emma’s Acres Alpacas, Oxford, Connecticut
- Firecrow Handwovens, Gill, Massachusetts
- Grafworks, Cropsyville, New York
- Greg Stones, Greenville, Rhode Island
- Forest Bonney Handcrafted Furniture, Sharon, Maine
- Jamie’s Organic Candles, Oxford, Connecticut
- Jesse Marsolais Press & Letter Carving, Millbury, Massachusetts
- K.B. Designs, Rumford, Maine
- Killiam & Bassett Farmstead, South Glastonbury, Connecticut
- Klear Designs, Milford, Massachusetts
- Little House Homestead Home Made Soap, Brooklyn, Connecticut
- Loreliei’s Loaves and Treats, Mechanics Falls, Maine
- Lyric Hill Farm, Granby, Connecticut
- M&M LINKS Jewelry, Amherst, Massachusetts
- Meb’s Kitchenwares, Woodstock, Connecticut
- Moonbeam Soap, Warwick, Massachusetts
- Nina Fiorelli, Southbridge, Massachusetts
- North Woods Animal Treats, Keene, New Hampshire
- Notwen Craft Plus, Durham, Connecticut
- Nutmeg Creations, Moosup, Connecticut
- Old Sturbridge Village Store, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
- Saari Studios, Putnam, Connecticut
- Sawmill Pottery, Woodstock, Connecticut
- Sue Stone Quilted Jackets, Unadilla, New York
- David Sullivan Pottery, Putnam, Connecticut
- Tatted Webs, Gorham, Maine
- The American Game Table Company, St. Johnsbury, Vermont
- Worcester Brook Studios, Worcester, Vermont
Old Sturbridge Village is one of the country’s oldest and largest living history museums, celebrating life in early New England from 1790-1840. The Village offers free parking and is open from 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday through November 29th; free second day admission within 10 days. For times and details of all Village activities visit: www.osv.org or call 1-800-SEE-1830.
About Old Sturbridge Village
Old Sturbridge Village, the largest living history museum in the Northeast, depicts a rural New England town of the 1830s. Each year, more than 250,000 visitors interact with costumed historians, experience up-close demonstrations of early American trades, and meet heritage breed farm animals. Situated on 200 scenic acres, the Village is a collection of more than 40 historic buildings – including homes, meetinghouses, trade shops, working farms and three water-powered mills – restaurants, shops and the Old Sturbridge Inn and Reeder Family Lodges.
Located just off the Massachusetts Turnpike and Routes I-84 and 20 in Sturbridge, Mass., Old Sturbridge Village is open year-round, but days and hours vary seasonally. Daily admission is: $28 for adults, $26 for seniors, $14 for children ages 3-17, and children 2 and under are admitted free. Each admission includes free parking and a free second-day visit within 10 days. For details, visit www.osv.org.
