Tag: Cogswell’s Grant

  • Saturday, June 16, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Coastal Farming Walking Tour

    On this special walking tour on Saturday, June 16 from 11 – 12:30, explore the history of Historic New England’s Cogswell’s Grant, 60 Spring Street in Essex, as a working farm. Walk through fields and down to the marsh, discover the stories of the families who lived and farmed here, and learn how coastal farming has evolved over the centuries. $5. For more information call 978-768-3632.

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  • Saturday, October 19, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Pumpkin Day

    Celebrate the arrival of fall with Historic New England at Cogswell’s Grant, 60 Spring Street in Essex, Massachusetts, from 11 – 4. Take a hay wagon ride through the fields to choose a jack-o’-lantern from our pumpkin patch. Decorate and carve pumpkins, compete in a pumpkin pie-eating contest, make crafts, play games, have your face painted, and try cider pressing. Enjoy hot mulled apple cider and pumpkin pie. Tour the house and see one of the most celebrated collections of American antiques and folk art. Free to Historic New England members and children under 3, $6 nonmembers, $4 children ages 3 to 12 years. Please call 978-768-3632 for more information, or visit www.historicnewengland.org.

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  • Saturday, October 13, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Pumpkin Day

    Celebrate the arrival of fall at Cogswell’s Grant, 60 Spring Street in Essex, on Saturday, October 13 from 11 to 4. Take a hay wagon ride through the fields to choose a jack-o’-lantern from our pumpkin patch. Decorate and carve pumpkins, compete in a pumpkin pie-eating contest, do craft activities and play games, have your face painted, and try cider pressing. Enjoy hot mulled apple cider and pumpkin pie. Tour the house and see one of the most celebrated collections of American antiques and folk art.

    Please call 978-768-3632 for more information. Purchase tickets now (free for HNE members, $6 non members, $4 children ages 3 – 12) at www.historicnewengland.org. Photo from www.havechildrenwilltravel.com.

  • Saturday, September 24, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Coastal Farming Tour

    Explore Historic New England’s Cogswell’s Grant at 60 Spring Street in Essex, Massachusetts on Saturday, September 24 from 11 – 12:30, and discover its history as a working farm.  Walk through fields and to the marsh, discover the rich history of the families who lived and farmed here, and learn how coastal farming has evolved over the centuries.  Free.  For directions or more information, visit www.historicnewengland.org, or call 978-768-3632.

  • Saturday, October 16, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Cogswell’s Grant Pumpkin Day

    Historic New England hosts the Cogswell’s Grant Pumpkin Day at Cogswell’s Grant in Essex, Massachusetts, from 11 – 4 on Saturday, October 16.  Celebrate the arrival of fall. Enjoy horse-drawn wagon rides, choose pumpkins to decorate, compete in a pumpkin pie-eating contest, do crafts, play games, and try cider pressing. Enjoy hot mulled apple cider and homemade pumpkin pie. The house is open for tours of one of the country’s most celebrated collections of American folk art.  Free to Historic New England members, $6 non-members, $4 children.  For directions and additional information, call 978-768-3632, or log on to www.historicnewengland.org.