Each plant in the herb garden is labeled. The labels explain whether the herb was used for household, medicinal, or culinary purposes in the 1830's. Samson's Children's Museum at Old Sturbridge Village provides today's children with hands-on insight into the lives of children from the 1830's. In Costume Corner, children try on Village-era clothing and pose for photos for Mom and Dad. A toy room is stocked with dolls, jigsaw puzzles and games from the old days.
Children can practice writing with a quill pen or learn a craft.
Along the Massachusetts Coast Plimoth Plantation, located in Plymouth, depicts American life during an earlier period in our country''s history. The Pilgrim Village focuses on the year 1627, seven years after the arrival of the first pilgrims on the Mayflower. It replicates the original settlement, including the home of the famous Miles Standish. Standish became the military leader of Plymouth Colony. Clothed in period fashions, interpreters take on the identities of the colony's original inhabitants.