My daughter and I had the wonderful pleasure of visiting Sherbrooke Village. We not only took in the sights, but actually dressed in period costume. We were part of the living museum experience. Our two days were full of making butter and cookies, learning to sew and hook rugs, discovering the blacksmith shop, making a wooden hammer in the woodworking shop, riding on the wagon, and the list goes on. The experience is one provided to school-age children.
Classes can go and spend two days on site and learn about the world as early settlers.
The hands-on involvement and the atmosphere of an earlier time is indeed magical. The part of our trip that provided the greatest impact on me revolves around our camping out. We had intended to pitch a tent and stay near the village. After being rained out and sleeping in the car on our first night, my spirits were a lot dampened, to say the least. I related our experience to our program organizers, Karen and Evelyn.