There are many ways to tell Wilton’s stories, both real and imagined, including puppetry, quilt codes and “writing out loud”. With a nod to well-known Wilton children’s book authors and illustrators like Ingri and Edgar D’Aulaire, Johnny Gruelle, E. Boyd Smith, and Lillian Hoban, Wilton Historical Society presents “Spring Into Wilton’s Stories!” on Saturday, May […]
Learn the colorful and venerable craft of decorating eggs in the Ukrainian style, known as pysanky (the name is derived from the Ukrainian verb meaning to write). Expert egg decorator Susan Clark will lead the Wilton Historical Society's workshop for adults and children. This ancient craft uses symbols and motifs to create a jewel-like egg. […]
On Saturday, Feb. 12, from 11 a.m.–12 p.m., Wilton Historical Society is again offering a very popular chocolate-making workshop for kids in grades K-8. Program participants will make something extra nice for their Valentine — delicious, professional-looking molded chocolates and a decorated box to put them in! This fun and simple one-hour session will make use […]
According to Quiet Valley Historical Farm in Stroudsburg, PA, “Scherenschnitte (pronounced something like Sharon-Sh-knit-a) is the German and Pennsylvania German tradition of cutting paper. Traditionally, these paper designs were done by folding the paper and cutting to make a continuous design similar to the childhood craft of creating paper snowflakes or paper dolls that hold […]
The much anticipated and greatly beloved Great Trains Holiday Show at the Wilton Historical Society opens on Friday, Nov. 26, with Santa visiting on Saturday, Dec. 11. Take the children in your life to an entrancing afternoon with trains and holiday excitement. Wilton Historical’s historic 18th and 19th-century buildings are charmingly decorated and transformed into […]
The much anticipated and greatly beloved Great Trains Holiday Show at the Wilton Historical Society opens on Friday, Nov. 26, with Santa visiting on Saturday, Dec. 11. Take the children in your life to an entrancing afternoon with trains and holiday excitement. Wilton Historical’s historic 18th and 19th-century buildings are charmingly decorated and transformed into […]
The much anticipated and greatly beloved Great Trains Holiday Show at the Wilton Historical Society opens on Friday, Nov. 26, with Santa visiting on Saturday, Dec. 11. Take the children in your life to an entrancing afternoon with trains and holiday excitement. Wilton Historical’s historic 18th and 19th-century buildings are charmingly decorated and transformed into […]
The much anticipated and greatly beloved Great Trains Holiday Show at the Wilton Historical Society opens on Friday, Nov. 26, with Santa visiting on Saturday, Dec. 11. Take the children in your life to an entrancing afternoon with trains and holiday excitement. Wilton Historical’s historic 18th and 19th-century buildings are charmingly decorated and transformed into […]
The much anticipated and greatly beloved Great Trains Holiday Show at the Wilton Historical Society opens on Friday, Nov. 26, with Santa visiting on Saturday, Dec. 11. Take the children in your life to an entrancing afternoon with trains and holiday excitement. Wilton Historical’s historic 18th and 19th-century buildings are charmingly decorated and transformed into […]
The much anticipated and greatly beloved Great Trains Holiday Show at the Wilton Historical Society opens on Friday, Nov. 26, with Santa visiting on Saturday, Dec. 11. Take the children in your life to an entrancing afternoon with trains and holiday excitement. Wilton Historical’s historic 18th and 19th-century buildings are charmingly decorated and transformed into […]
