- Last Updated on Sunday, 01 June 2014 02:17
Come to the Oliver Miller Homestead on Sunday, June 15 and see how our grandfathers spent the day mainly doing outdoor chores.
See our men demonstrate how to make various beverages of the time period to avoid having to drink water. Learn how the men made everyday wooden utensils needed on the farm. View how the men handled the bellows in the forge, keeping the fire just the right temperature for melting the metal and shaping it. Around the fire pit, see men working on stuffing sausage and cooking it along with corn mush. Look for a father making musket balls for the upcoming hunting season. Watch our weaver continue at his loom making the cloth necessary for the household.
All these activities and many more will be at the Homestead on this Father Day. Also, many Colonial crafts may be purchased at the store in the Barn.
The Oliver Miller Homestead is located on Stone Manse Drive, just off the circle on Corrigan Drive in South Park. It is open each Sunday from May 5 through December 8 from 1:30 until 4:30, with last admission at 4. Admission on Special Event Days is $2 while on non-event days an admission of $1 is requested. For more information, visit the website at www.olivermiller.org or phone 412-835-1554.
