Holiday Open House Nov. 27, 2010

Photos from the Harvest Dinner

Here are a few photos from the Candlelight Harvest Dinner we held on October 16th.

Candlelight Harvest Dinner, October 16th

Old Stone House Museum

Candlelight Harvest Dinner

in the

Samuel Read Hall House

October 16, 2010

Beginning at 5:30 p.m.

$50 per plate, limited seating by reservation only, call (802)754-2022

A fund raising event to benefit programs at the Old Stone House Museum

Experience hospitality from the 19^th century at the historic Samuel Read Hall House.

For a convivial evening of food & drink, return to the early years of our village, when the hearth was the center of the home, and candles illuminated tables laden with the produce of our own farms.

Supper Bill of Fare:

Before Dinner:

A demonstration, participation and tasting of hearth side cooking of the 1840’s:

Pounded Cheese: a surprisingly spicy concoction of cheese, cream, hot peppers and curry

Served on Common Crackers

Bake Kettle Pudding

Meat roasted before the hearth

Winter vegetables browned in the spyder

Gingerbread baked in the "tin kitchen"

A variety of red wines and white wines, local beers and fresh cider

The first course

Oyster Stew

The second course

Slow cooked Beef Roast with onions and tomatoes

Roast Pork with a Comfit of Maple and Apples

Traditional Apple Pie

Museum Marrow Squash Pie

Pound Cake

Oven roasted Potatoes

Braised Fall Greens and Herbs

Stewed Winter Vegetables from the Museum’s period garden

Various Pickles, Jellies and Relishes

Rolls and butter

Third Course

Trifle: Sponge Cake layered with fruits, custard, and whipped cream

Coffee and tea

Cheese and Apple Tasting, October 3rd

Come try farmstead cheese and heirloom apples at the Old Stone House Museum's second Cheese & Apple Tasting, October 3rd, 2010. From 11 am-3 pm, the farms will have their wares displayed in the field to the right of the Old Stone House Museum. There will be cider pressing and a Boston Marrow squash competition as well. Admission is $5. Any questions, call 802-754-2022, or email education@oldstonehousemuseum.org.

Photos from the Fall Foliage Run, Walk and Bike

Six cousins posed in front of the Old Stone House on their bikes before the race.

Thirteen bikers rode in the inaugural Old Stone House Fall Foliage Bike Race, which made a 12 mile counter clockwise loop down Old Stone House Rd., through Brownington Center, then on Ticehurst, Pepin, and Chilafoux, Gaye Hill, Chapdelaine, and Hinman Settler Roads.

Michael Karasinski started out ahead and stayed ahead in the 5K Run, placing first with a time of 18:53.

BROWNINGTON -- The second annual Old Stone House Fall Foliage Race was held on Sunday morning, September 12, with a Half Marathon Run, a 5K Run, a 5K Walk and a 12 Mile Bicycle Race. A brisk breeze did not discourage the 47 participants who raced on mostly dirt country roads with scenic vistas, brightened by early fall foliage.

Nine racers started the Half Marathon a little after 8 a.m., on a route that took them over the Old Stone House Rd., Hinman Settler Rd, Chapdelaine Rd., Ticehurst Rd., Gaye Hill Rd., Chilafoux Rd., and the Pepin Rd. Jason Shafer of Barton, 33, placed first with a time of 1:31:28. Tyler Alexander of Derby, 26, place second, even though he made a wrong turn that took him almost an extra mile, with a time of 1:35:42. Alex Grafton of Newport, 33, was third with a time of 1:46:19. Beverly Tannahill of Westmount, Quebec, 34, was the first woman with a time of 1:48:39, and placed fifth overall.

The other racers started a little after 9 a.m. Thirteen bikers raced on the same course as the half marathoners, but in the opposite direction. This was the first year for the bike race.

Women took first and second place overall. Linda Ramsdell of Craftsbury Common, 46, won with a time of 44:04. Ami English of Glover placed second with a time of 52:41. Oren Martin of Brownington, 57, third overall and first man over the finish line, came in with a time of 54:20.

The next four riders declared themselves a peleton, and came across the finish line with the same time of 1:00:54: Rian Hayman-Jones of Glover,10, Anaka Maher of West Glover, 12, Malakai Maher of West Glover,10, and Dennis Gibson of West Glover, 61. More enthusiastic young riders came in close behind. Aiden,Maher, 8, was eleventh, Asom,Hayman-Jones, 8, placed eighth, and Karamae Hayman-Jones, 12, was tenth.

The 5K course took racers up and back on the Hinman Settler Rd., traversing the high ridge with breathtaking views of Jay Peak and Lake Memphremagog. In the 5K Run, Michael Karasinski of Barton, 18, came in first with a time of 18:53. Larry Allard of Barton, 52, was second with a time of 20:22. Patrick Brogan of Orleans, 23, was third with a time of 20:56. Lindy Sargent, 58, was the first woman across the line, and placed fifth overall, with a time of 24:29. Casey Dearborn of Albany, 31, was the second woman with a time of 25:30. Erin Magoon of Craftsbury Common, 31, was the third woman with a time of 28:23.

In the 5K Walk, Roy Gero of Barton, 71, placed first with a time of 38:28. Women took both second and third. Barbara Grant of Brownington, 55, was second with a time of 40:28. Andie Stratton of Newport, 55, was third with a time of 42:31 Larry Faust of Brownington was fourth overall with a time of 45:43, and Wayne Wheeler of Newport, the oldest participant of all the races, was fifth with a time of 50:21.

Following the events racers enjoyed hot corn on the cob, fresh pressed apple cider, cookies, doughnuts, fruit and plenty of hot coffee. Sponsors of the race included Radiant Floor, Craftsbury Sports Center, Kingdom Trails, Columbia Forest Products, Evansville Trading Post, Juddy's Portable Toilets, Village Sport Shop, Parker Pie, Concept 2 Rowing, Memphremagog Press, Big Bear Real Estate, Lakefront & Country Rentals, Gene Besaw & Associates, Passumpsic Savings Bank, Total Security, Blanchard Oil, Currier's Market, and the Village Bike Shop. The proceeds from the race will support the programs at the museum. from the Old Stone House Museum

Cheese & Apple Tasting, October 3, 2010

Come try farmstead cheese and heirloom apples at the Old Stone House Museum's second Cheese & Apple Tasting, October 3rd, 2010. From 11 am-3 pm, the farms will have their wares displayed in the field to the right of the Old Stone House Museum. There will be cider pressing and a Boston Marrow squash competition as well. Admission is $5. Any questions, call 802-754-2022, or email education@oldstonehousemuseum.org.

Fall Foliage Run, Walk & Bike, Sept. 12, 2010

Here are our publicity posters and registration form for the Half Marathon and 5k Run the Orleans County Historical Society is sponsoring in September. Hope you can join us!