Did you ever wonder where that saying comes from? This activity will solve the mystery. You will learn the mysteries of colonial nocturnal life when you experience a visit to the Jones Tavern. Following this interactive experience, you will be invited to share in "breaking fast" in our Tavern dining room feasting on a traditional […]
The Iron Work Farm continues its series of combined “4th Sunday” museum open houses and Colonial Life family activities. Jones Tavern will be open for tours from 1 to 3, and the Jones-Faulkner Homestead from 3 to 5 p.m. For “Fire in the Hole,” part of our hands-on Colonial Life series for children and families, […]
The Iron Work Farm continues its “4th Sunday” open houses at Jones Tavern (1 to 3 p.m.) and the Faulkner Homestead (3 to 5 p.m.), as well as the latest living history family program, “Crown Resistance and other Matters of State.” At 1:00 at Jones Tavern, former Acton Minuteman Captain Steve Crosby will read the […]
On Saturday, October 4, the Iron Work Farm’s popular annual fundraiser, the Open-Air Tap Room, returns to the Jones-Faulkner Homestead A salute by the Acton Minutemen will open the family-friendly event. Featured will be music by Babylon, and outdoor games for both kids and adults, face painting, and a GIANT pumpkin from Idylwilde Farms. Take […]
The Iron Work Farm continues our series of combined “4th Sunday” events with museum open houses at Jones Tavern (128 Main Street, 1 to 3 p.m.) and the Faulkner Homestead (5 High Street, 3 to 5 p.m.), as well as a special program for children and families, “Women, Medicine and Witchcraft.” Costumes are welcome. At […]
What did the colonists celebrate before Thanksgiving and Christmas? Come to the Faulkner House at 5 High Street and discover the clandestine way the American colonists celebrated the Yuletide season. Christmas celebrations were disguised as other celebrations, and the colonists disguised themselves, too. We will gather by the bonfire for song, revelry and a raucous mummers’ […]
Join us at the Acton's oldest house to celebrate the longest night of the year. We will share our holiday traditions and trace the history of the importance of the winter solstice throughout Europe and the colonies, and how it has been revived in recent years. There will be hot chocolate, eggnog and traditional English […]
Lots of fun for both children and families, this traditional egg hunt is a great way to introduce younger kids to the historic Faulkner Homestead, 5 High Street, Acton. $10 per child. All kids must be accompanied by an adult. Bring your own basket, ready to fill. Parking on nearby public lots.
Travel back in time with the Iron Work Farm to share the experience of two generations of Col. Francis Faulkner’s family on the first day of the American Revolution, when Acton’s West Militia marched from the Faulkner house to the Concord Bridge. After the men left, the women and children gathered in the dooryard to […]
The Iron Work Farm will hold their first “4th Sunday” open houses of the season (1-3 p.m. at the Tavern and 3-5 p.m. at the homestead). A highlight this month at the Faulkner Homestead as part of Freedom’s Way Heritage Association’s “Hidden Treasures” program will be a focus on the Faulkner family’s huge 19th-century barn, […]
During May, 2026, the Iron Work Farm will both celebrate and mourn the loss of the magnificent 19th-century barn that crowned Faulkner Hill during the decades that it occupied the working heart of the Faulkner family farm. The building was both a livestock and hay barn, built in the three-aisle form that came to typify […]
A unique opportunity to sample and learn about the authentic drinks that would have been served at establishments such as Samuel Jones’s longtime tavern in South Acton. Master of Ceremonies Steve Trimble will lead the presentation in the original 1750 Jones taproom and dining room, and serve samples of regional beverages of the times. Topics […]