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Free Family Saturdays at Hanford Mills Museums


*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 09/01/2018
Come enjoy a field trip for families with special hands-on activities for kids. Take a kid-focused guided tour of the Mill’s historic water-powered sawmill, gristmill and woodworking shop, and see how water powers the mill and its century-old machines. Be sure to stop in to the Learning Lab, which has a variety blocks, gears, and circuits for kids to build and explore. On Family Saturdays, up to two adults will be admitted free of charge when accompanied by a child under 18. Children aged 13-18 will be admitted free of charge as well. Children 12 and under always receive free admission to the Museum, even for special events like the Antique Engine Jamboree, the Woodsmen’s Festival and the Ice Harvest Festival.

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Come experience Hanford Mills Museum with your favorite kids. Hands-on activities lets kids explore gears and power generation. Celebrate the spirit of innovation and ingenuity evident during the Mill's 160 year history as a working mill. Features guided tours and demonstrations of the Mill’s historic water-powered sawmill, gristmill and woodworking shop. Up to two adults will be admitted free of charge when accompanied by a child (preschool through high school.) Children aged 13-18 will be admitted free of charge as well. Children 12 and under always receive free admission to the Museum. Free Family Saturdays also will be held June 17, July 22, August 12 and September 2.

 

 

 

Hanford Mills Museum operates an authentic water- and steam-powered historic site, which includes a sawmill, gristmill and woodworking shop. The mission of Hanford Mills Museum is to inspire audiences of all ages to explore connections among energy, technology, natural resources and entrepreneurship in rural communities with a focus on sustainable choices. The museum, which is listed on the National and New York State Registers of Historic Places, will open for the 2017 season on May 17.

Hanford Mills is located at 51 County Highway 12 in East Meredith, at the intersection of Delaware County Routes 10 & 12, just 10 miles from Oneonta, and 15 miles from Delhi.  For more information, visit www.hanfordmills.org or call 607-278-5744.See the Mill's water-powered machines in action

 


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Organization:

Hanford Mills Museum

Location:

51 County Highway 12 at the intersection of Delaware County Routes 10 and 12
East Meredith, NY, 13757
United States

Phone:

607/278-5744
Contact name: 
Brendan Pronteau
Email address: 
The event has already taken place on this date: 
09/01/2018
Time: 
10 am - 4 pm (Museum site open under 5 pm)
Price: 
Up to 2 adults receive free admission when accompanied by a child under age 18. Kids 12 and under always receive free admission to Hanford Mills Museum. Teens admitted free for Free Family Saturdays.

Ages

2-3 years 4-5 years 6-8 years 9-12 years Teenagers Adults & kids together