EVENT
Winter in the 1800’s
at the Waterworks Museum
February 21, 2020
11:00am–3:00pm
Have you ever wondered what harsh New England Winter’s might have been like back in the 1800s, when our Pumping Station was just being built?
Join us on Friday, February 21st from 11am – 3pm during February School Vacation Week to try out a variety of everyday winter activities from the past!
Try old–fashioned water collection tools, dye cloth using natural homemade vegetable dyes, taste a favorite winter beverage, learn how early Americans fared before the invention of the toilet, and create a balloon powered rocket sleigh – an upgrade on the old horse and carriage!
This event is FREE and fun for all ages! Suggested donation $3.00
Upcoming Events
Current Exhibit
Moving Water: From Ancient Innovations to Modern Challenges
Ancient civilizations engineered water systems that sustained communities for thousands of years. This exhibition spotlights six places that innovated ways to deliver, and control water for human use. It also looks at how climate change is impacting all of those places, forcing public officials to consider new ways to keep the water flowing.