BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Freedom's Way National Heritage Area - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://freedomsway.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Freedom's Way National Heritage Area REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250419T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250419T203000 DTSTAMP:20250402T121112Z CREATED:20250402T121112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T121112Z UID:27552-1745083800-1745094600@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Historic 1700s Colonial Dinner DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate with us at The Historic 1700s Colonial Dinner presented by The Wayside Inn. \n5:30pm-Guest Arrival & Cocktail Hour\nCoow Woow upon arrival\, possible Sudbury Ancient Fifes playing during cocktail hour. Cash bar available. \n6:15pm-Historic discussion around what led to the Revolutionary War & Sudbury’s involvement.\n6:30pm-Presentation and served first course. Colonial Clam Chowder\, Basket of Corn Muffins & Anadama bread. \nBuffet Dinner to follow:\n(includes authentic food from early 1700’s)\nFricasse of Chicken with pastry crust\nYe Olde Beef Stew\nTraditional Colonist’s Haddock with cream sauce\nMashed potatoes\nRoot vegetables\nDessert- Ye Olde apple pie with whipped cream \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event explores our region’s revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom’s Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/historic-1700s-colonial-dinner/ LOCATION:The Wayside Inn\, 72 Wayside Inn Road\, Sudbury\, MA\, 01776\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sudbury-ma_longfellows-wayside-inn-1.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="The Wayside Inn Foundation":MAILTO:twif@wayside.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230207T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230207T203000 DTSTAMP:20230201T135723Z CREATED:20230201T135723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230201T135723Z UID:16514-1675796400-1675801800@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Henry Ford’s Wayside Inn: A Product of its Time DESCRIPTION:In 1923\, Henry Ford purchased the Wayside Inn in Sudbury\, Massachusetts. The move was striking for the famous industrialist who just seven years earlier declared that “history is bunk.” Over the next twenty-four years\, Ford not only preserved the Inn\, but also moved additional buildings to the site and constructed new ones. Later\, he opened the Wayside Inn Boys School where the instructors blended the pedagogical methods from Ford’s childhood with the more progressive “learning by doing” approach. \nFord’s work at the Wayside Inn certainly reflected his unique and often contradictory worldview\, but it also followed the efforts of other professional and amateur preservationists of his time. This talk will explore similarities between Ford’s Wayside Inn and the activities of participants and leaders in the Colonial Revival and outdoor history museum movements. Like Ford\, many of these activists approved of the convenience and economic growth industrialization provided\, but were far more wary of the political\, social\, and cultural shifts that accompanied it. In addition\, they called for expanding the umbrella of history to include the material culture of everyday life. Ford’s Wayside Inn\, then\, was very much a product of its time. \nAbout Jessie Swigger\nJessie Swigger received her Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin in 2008. Dr. Swigger is now an Associate Professor in the History Department at Western Carolina University and she is also Director of Public History. Dr. Swigger’s book\, History is Bunk: Assembling the Past at Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village (2015) won the Henry Ford Heritage Association Book Award and received an Honorable Mention for the 2016 National Council on Public History Book Award. Dr. Swigger has also received an award from the North Carolina Museums Council. She is currently working on a history of the first four children’s museums in the United States. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/henry-fords-wayside-inn-a-product-of-its-time/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_2920.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="The Wayside Inn Foundation":MAILTO:twif@wayside.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220904T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220904T210000 DTSTAMP:20220902T172507Z CREATED:20220902T172507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T172507Z UID:15417-1662285600-1662325200@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Feeding the Fire: The Mishoon Project DESCRIPTION:Beginning on Sunday\, September 4th\, The Wayside Inn Foundation (TWIF) will oversee\, in conjunction with Ockway Bay Wampum (OBW) and No Loose Braids (NLB)\, the building of a mishoon on the east side of the property\, across from Josephine’s Pond. We anticipate that this will take approximately ten (10) days to make\, from start to finish. A celebration (free and open to the public) to float the canoe will take place on Saturday\, September 17th starting at noon. \nWhat is a mishoon?\nA mishoon is a canoe made from a fresh pine log shaped through a process of monitored burning\, using Indigenous techniques that span millennia. The burning process can take 7-10 days or longer\, depending on the size of the pine tree used for the canoe. \nWhy build a mishoon at The Wayside Inn?\nThe Wayside Inn Historic Site sits on the traditional\, ancestral land of the Nipmuc people. When we began researching the Indigenous history of our site\, we reached out to representatives of the Nipmuc and Mashpee Wampanoag to explore opportunities for collaboration. The mishoon project was proposed as a teaching tool for the community to learn about one aspect of Native American culture while simultaneously training Indigenous youth in the mishoon-making tradition. \nWho will be making the mishoon?\nThe building of the mishoon will be monitored and managed by our Nipmuc and Mashpee Wampanoag partners\, Andre Strongbearheart Gaines\, Jr. of NLB\, and Hartman Deetz of OBW. They will work alongside a team of Indigenous apprentices to ensure the continuation of the mishoon-making tradition with future generations. \nWhere on the site is the mishoon being made?\nThe mishoon burning will occur on the east side of The Wayside Inn site at the head of the Innkeeper’s Loop trail\, near the Ice House and across from Josephine’s Pond. A trail map is available at https://bit.ly/WITrailMap. \nCan I see the mishoon in person while it is being made?\nYes! The public is welcome to stop by\, see the progress\, and watch the process during the hours of 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. daily until the mishoon is finished. We only ask that visitors be mindful of the posted rules. \nTWIF will also be hosting the following structured programs: \n\nFriday\, September 9 (7:30 – 10:00 p.m.) – Community Night Program (Details TBA. This program will involve cooking over the mishoon fire).\nSaturday\, September 10 (10:00 a.m. – noon) – Family Program (Details TBA. This program will be designed for families.)\nSunday\, September 11 (2:00 – 4:00 p.m.) – Family Program (Details TBA. This program will be designed for families.)\nSaturday\, September 17 (noon – 2:00) – Mishoon Launch and Celebration\n\nAll programs are FREE\, and no registration is required. Parking is available in the East Field near Josephine’s Pond. \nWhat if I can’t visit while the mishoon is being made?\nWe will be documenting the process on video and will also live stream midway through the project with questions provided by school-age children! Questions from kids may be emailed to education@wayside.org now through September 2nd. After the project is finished\, we will post the videos on our YouTube channel and share them on our social media pages. \nCan I volunteer to help?\nYes! We are recruiting a limited number of volunteers to help transport firewood\, replenish water supplies\, and assist in other ways throughout the project. Volunteering is a great way to learn about mishoons and Indigenous traditions through a hands-on experience. To sign up\, please visit https://bit.ly/mishoon-volunteers. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/feeding-the-fire-the-mishoon-project/2022-09-04/ LOCATION:The Wayside Inn\, 72 Wayside Inn Road\, Sudbury\, MA\, 01776\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/twif_feeding-the-fire_mishoon-project.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Wayside Inn Foundation":MAILTO:twif@wayside.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220625T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220625T120000 DTSTAMP:20220616T170129Z CREATED:20220616T170128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220616T170129Z UID:14338-1656151200-1656158400@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Reading Frederick Douglass Together DESCRIPTION:Join us as The Wayside Inn Foundation hosts Reading Frederick Douglass Together on Saturday\, June 25th at 10:00 am. The program is funded\, in part\, by a grant from Mass Humanities as part of an initiative to bring communities together to read Douglass’s 1852 address\, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” \nOn the morning of the event\, readers will gather on the patio of Longfellow’s Wayside Inn to read the address (sections will be assigned in advance). Afterward\, a light continental breakfast will be served and participants will break up into small groups to informally discuss Douglass’s speech and how it continues to shape our country. Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery in 1838 and lived for many years in Massachusetts. He delivered the Fourth of July speech on July 5\, 1852\, in Rochester\, New York\, to the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society. The most celebrated orator of his day\, Douglass’s powerful language\, resolute denunciations of slavery\, and forceful examination of the Constitution challenge us to think about the histories we tell\, the values they teach\, and if our actions match our aspirations. \nHenry Wadsworth Longfellow\, the namesake of Longfellow’s Wayside Inn\, and Douglass found inspiration in one another’s words. Douglass quoted Longfellow’s 1839 poem “A Psalm of Life” in his 1852 address; and Longfellow reflected on Douglass’s words after seeing him speak in April 1860\, the echoes of which can be found in his famous poem\, “Paul Revere’s Ride” (later included in Tales of a Wayside Inn). \nWe invite all members of our community to join in this free public reading and discussion of Douglass’s famous speech. Volunteer readers may sign up HERE. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/reading-frederick-douglass-together/ LOCATION:The Wayside Inn\, 72 Wayside Inn Road\, Sudbury\, MA\, 01776\, United States CATEGORIES:Performances ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/frederick-douglass.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Wayside Inn Foundation":MAILTO:twif@wayside.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220604T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220604T160000 DTSTAMP:20220603T130859Z CREATED:20220603T130859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220603T130859Z UID:14192-1654351200-1654358400@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Storybook Trail Unveiling: The Spirit of The Wayside Inn DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, June 4th at 2:00 pm\,  will unveil a new Storybook Trail at The Wayside Inn on part of our Innkeeper’s Loop system.\n\n\n\nSudbury Girl Scout Ambassador Elizabeth Huettig has written an original story based on the history of The Wayside Inn and\, working in conjunction with The Wayside Inn Foundation\, has created the trail posts to hold the story year-round. The project will help Elizabeth obtain her Gold Award from the Girl Scouts. The story was written with ages 8-10 in mind\, but it is sure to be enjoyed by any age reader. The cover artwork was created by LSRHS student Sebastian Janowitz.\n\n\n\nDrop in between 2:00 to 4:00 on June 4th to meet Elizabeth and hear more about the creation of this project. The Storybook Trail begins on the path to the left of Longfellow’s Wayside Inn on the old Wayside Inn Roadway. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/storybook-trail-unveiling-the-spirit-of-the-wayside-inn/ LOCATION:The Wayside Inn\, 72 Wayside Inn Road\, Sudbury\, MA\, 01776\, United States CATEGORIES:Walks & Hikes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sudbury-ma_longfellows-wayside-inn.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="The Wayside Inn Foundation":MAILTO:twif@wayside.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR