DERBY - Celebrate the holidays at the Osborne Homestead Museum and learn about Connecticut agriculture and the legacy of Osbornedale Farm.
Each room will be beautifully decorated to the theme of “Holiday at the Farm” focusing on the animals of the farm and crops grown in Connecticut.
The holiday tours will run from Nov. 27-Dec. 19.
Tours will be offered Thursdays through Sundays, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
On Fridays, Dec. 4, 11, and 18, the museum will present “Twilight Tours” to show off the ethereal glow of the decorations, from 4-6:30 p.m.
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| Osborne Homestead Museum (Photo from www.ct.gov/deep) |
Each room will be beautifully decorated to the theme of “Holiday at the Farm” focusing on the animals of the farm and crops grown in Connecticut.
The holiday tours will run from Nov. 27-Dec. 19.
Tours will be offered Thursdays through Sundays, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
On Fridays, Dec. 4, 11, and 18, the museum will present “Twilight Tours” to show off the ethereal glow of the decorations, from 4-6:30 p.m.
For more than 30 years, volunteers have created the gorgeous holiday decorations at the museum.
These talented and committed volunteers are members of the Derby Garden Society, Garden Club of Orange, Long Hill Garden Club, Naugatuck Garden Club, Olde Ripton Garden Club of Shelton, Oxford Garden Club, Pomperaug Valley Garden Club of Woodbury, Roxbury/Bridgewater Garden Club, Women Redefining Retirement of Milford, and Ye Olde Kellogg Garden Club.
These talented and committed volunteers are members of the Derby Garden Society, Garden Club of Orange, Long Hill Garden Club, Naugatuck Garden Club, Olde Ripton Garden Club of Shelton, Oxford Garden Club, Pomperaug Valley Garden Club of Woodbury, Roxbury/Bridgewater Garden Club, Women Redefining Retirement of Milford, and Ye Olde Kellogg Garden Club.
Holiday Market
Visitors will also get a chance to support local farms and small businesses.
Connecticut Grown farm products will be available for purchase at the Connecticut Holiday Market in the Kellogg Environmental Center located behind the museum.
The Holiday Market will be held from 3-7 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 5.
Choose from a wide variety of products, including cheeses, Connecticut Grown gift baskets, meat products (bison and beef), produce, soaps, spice kits, teas, and woolen products.
Connecticut Grown farm products will be available for purchase at the Connecticut Holiday Market in the Kellogg Environmental Center located behind the museum.
The Holiday Market will be held from 3-7 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 5.
Choose from a wide variety of products, including cheeses, Connecticut Grown gift baskets, meat products (bison and beef), produce, soaps, spice kits, teas, and woolen products.
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| Frances Osborne Kellogg (Photo from www.ct.gov/deep) |
The Osborne Homestead Museum celebrates the life of Frances Osborne Kellogg, the award-winning dairy farmer who bred the legendary Holstein bull Ivanhoe.
In the early to mid–1900s, she and her husband Waldo Kellogg made Osbornedale Farm second to none in New England with their record-breaking, prize-winning Holstein-Friesian cattle.
Frances Kellogg held many high ranking positions in several dairy associations, including President of the American Holstein Friesian Association and Director of the New Haven County Farm Bureau.
She also left an endowment to the University of Connecticut which established the Kellogg Dairy Center in Storrs.
Her cow pastures and farm, which she deeded to the State of Connecticut, are now Osbornedale State Park and the Kellogg Estate in Derby.
In the early to mid–1900s, she and her husband Waldo Kellogg made Osbornedale Farm second to none in New England with their record-breaking, prize-winning Holstein-Friesian cattle.
Frances Kellogg held many high ranking positions in several dairy associations, including President of the American Holstein Friesian Association and Director of the New Haven County Farm Bureau.
She also left an endowment to the University of Connecticut which established the Kellogg Dairy Center in Storrs.
Her cow pastures and farm, which she deeded to the State of Connecticut, are now Osbornedale State Park and the Kellogg Estate in Derby.
Come and celebrate “Holiday at the Farm” at the Osborne Homestead Museum!
Admission is free, donations are gratefully accepted.
Support Connecticut agriculture and small businesses and do your holiday shopping at the Kellogg Environmental Center Dec. 4 and 5.
The Kellogg Environmental Center and Osborne Homestead Museum, operated by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, are located off Route 34 at 500 Hawthorne Ave.
To register for group tours and for more information, call 203-734-2513 or e-mail donna.kingston@ct.gov.
This is a press release from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Admission is free, donations are gratefully accepted.
Support Connecticut agriculture and small businesses and do your holiday shopping at the Kellogg Environmental Center Dec. 4 and 5.
The Kellogg Environmental Center and Osborne Homestead Museum, operated by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, are located off Route 34 at 500 Hawthorne Ave.
To register for group tours and for more information, call 203-734-2513 or e-mail donna.kingston@ct.gov.
This is a press release from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
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