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Smith-Appleby House Lists Summer Saturday Events
Three free arts and crafts events for families and kids are planned this summer at the museum.
Three free arts and crafts events for families and kids are planned this summer at the historic Smith-Appleby House Museum.
The events are:
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Paper Cutting Crafts: The Betsy Ross Star
Saturday, June 29, 1 - 4 p.m.
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Free event: Scherenschnitte (shear-n-snit-a) – The charming art of paper cutting will be presented as a craft in our barn, free for young and old alike.
Just in time for the 4th of July, learn how to fold and cut the Betsy Ross Star.
After you have completed the star, please enjoy a tour of the Smith-Appleby House Museum. Admission & tour: $5 for adults, children are free.
Saturday, July 27, 1 - 4 p.m.
Free event: Young and old alike can participate in Colonial style field games – tug-o-war, sack race, hoops or 9 pin bowling.
Show your gracefulness with a game of graces, or concentrate with 9 Man Morris.
After you have played all the games, please enjoy a tour of the Smith-Appleby House Museum. Admission & tour: $5 for adults, children are free.
Saturday, Aug. 17, 1 - 4 p.m.
Free event: Using a Penobscot Native American design, you can create your own corn husk dolls.
A short time to create, but a charming memory that will last a lifetime.
After you have finished your doll, please enjoy a tour of the Smith-Appleby House Museum.
In addition as a special exhibit on August 17, the "Footsteps in History Quilt" will be on display at the Smith-Appleby House. The quilt was created when each of the 24 towns in the Blackstone Valley was asked to contribute a fabric square depicting their town. The squares were joined together to make a quilt. The quilt is visiting each town to celebrate how everyone came together to make the Valley a better place.
Admission & tour: $5 for adults, children are free.
For more information on all events, visit the Smith-Appleby House website.
The Smith-Appleby House originated as a one-room stone-ender with a loft, built circa 1696 by Elisha Smith, a grandson of John Smith “The Miller”– one of Roger William’s original party of six men who left the Massachusetts Bay Colony to settle in Providence. Later generations of the family expanded the house over the years to its present 12 rooms. The house features a variety of original stencils, designs, furnishings, and exhibits, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also home to the Historical Society of Smithfield.
The Smith-Appleby House Museum is located at 220 Stillwater Rd. in Smithfield, RI, just off I-295.
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