During the 1880s, farmers had a variety of natural sweeteners that they collected. Spring-time meant the boiling down of maple sugar into sweet syrup. Come visit an 1880's sugar camp and learn how maple sugar was collected on the farm.

Come join us for our 19th Century Homemaking Course. This five week course is offered as a service learning class and will teach period skills which can be used today. Participants will then be asked to provide 30 volunteer hours at Carriage Hill Farm throughout the year. Topics covered will be historical interpretation, 1880s fashions, period cooking, and 19th century handiwork.

The role that sheep played on the farm will be discussed for this comprehensive program. Watch as the sheep are sheared for the spring at 2pm. Help card wool and watch as fabric is dyed using traditional methods. Come hear about the spinning process and factory production of wool. Watch spinners and weavers process the wool into yarn.

In the 1880s, farmers used a variety of methods to power their equipment. Watch as several unique pieces of farm equipment are powered by animals. An antique steam engine will be used to saw wood. At 2:00pm, learn about the purpose and construction of period windmills. Finally use foot power to see a pedal-powered lathe in use.

Join us for one of two weekend tours of Aullwood MetroPark’s garden, where we’ll identify plants as we walk along. We’ll also visit the Aull home, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. We will meet rain or shine. Reservations are required and limited. Call (937) 277-6545 or register online.