Accokeek Foundation Announces October Events

Contact: Julie Brunton
Phone: 301.283.2113 ext. 20
Email: outreach@accokeek.org

Accokeek Foundation Announces October Events COLONIAL DAY
Saturday, October 4, 2008
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
National Colonial Farm, Rain or Shine
Admission Fee Required, Members Free
First 25 Visitors Receive Free Membership to the Accokeek Foundation

Join the Boltons and their extended family on the National Colonial Farm as they prepare the harvest feast. Try colonial dancing and games, while you also discover more about what life was like for a middling tobacco planter and his family on the eve of the American Revolution. Participate in a family game of "Who's Who on the Colonial Farm" and win a prize! Visit the blacksmith, herbalist, and more. Play trap ball, and check out the colonial cooking demonstrations. Snacks will be for sale and the Museum Gift Shop will be open. Kids, check out the progress of the crops you planted at Children's Day!

TREE PLANTING
Saturday, October 18, 2008
8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Education Center, Rain or Shine, Free

Join us for a morning of tree planting as we celebrate Gorgeous Prince George's County Day. Trees will be planted around the site. Wear closed-toe shoes, terrain will vary. Tools and gloves will be provided.

NATURE NUTS
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
11:00 a.m. to Noon
3rd Tuesday of each month, April through October
Education Center, Rain or Shine
$6.00 Non-Members, $5.00 Members
Limited to 15 Children, Ages 3-5, Registration Required
This fun-filled hour of exploration at the National Colonial Farm's Museum Garden is the perfect setting to learn about the wonders of nature. Designed for children ages 3-5, the children will hear a story, create a craft project, and go on an outdoor adventure. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

COLONIAL FOODWAYS
Saturday, October 18, 2008
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
3rd Saturdays Monthly from March through December
National Colonial Farm, Rain or Shine
Admission Fee Required, Members Free

Love food? Ever wonder how people cooked before microwaves or what people ate before fast food? Join us the 3rd Saturday monthly as costumed interpreters demonstrate preparation of foods, representative of "middling" sort tobacco growing families in the late 1700s in Prince George's County, Maryland. Demonstrations vary monthly, and involve seasonally available foods, colonial implements and methods.

COLONIAL CANDLE-MAKING CLASS
Saturday, October 18, 2008
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
National Colonial Farm, Rain or Shine
$20 Non-Members, $15 Members
Class Size is Limited to 10, Registration Required

Join us for this hands-on workshop to learn the art of candle-making. You will learn about wicks, waxes, uses of candles in the 1700s, and safety instruction. We will also discuss recipes and ideas for making your own candles at home.

For more information about this and other events, please contact Julie Brunton.