- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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2 people are interested
SPRING FARM DAYS
ORGANIZATION: Burritt on the Mountain
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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2 people are interested
What a fun experience! Hands on History! Volunteer, dress up in our historic clothes and present a skill of the past to our guests and field trip students. This could be making butter, cleaning rugs, panning for gold, washing wool and the list goes on. You will be a quick study.The sheep shearer will be here too!
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About Burritt on the Mountain
Location:
3101 Burritt Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to enhance lives and build community through edicational, artistic and recreational experiences.
Description
Burritt on the Mountain has been referred to as a "Jewel on the Mountain." Start with Dr. William Henry Burritt's eclectic mansion, add a Historic Park with restored 19th century houses including barnyard and animals and, finally, throw in the artistic side with concerts, plays and exhibits, and you have a delightful mixture of old and new for young and old
In 1955, Dr. Burritt willed his mansion and surrounding 167 acres of land on Round-Top Mountain to the city of Huntsville (making it Huntsville's first museum). Since that time, volunteers and community activists have brought original homes from the area to Burritt to be restored and utilized as an educational facility. Our interpreters are always busy demonstrating activities as one would see on a 19th century farm. Blacksmithing, spinning, and cooking over an open hearth are just some of the skills employed in our historic park. In the Burritt Barnyard, visitors can get "up close and personal" with an animal that would have been used for work, wool, or even food for the farmers and their families.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3101 Burritt DriveHuntsville, AL 35801
DATE POSTED
February 13, 2017
SKILLS
- Storytelling
- Sewing
- Gardening
- Dance
- String Instrument
- Farming
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- This could be a 3 hour - 3 day commitment
- Be ready to put on historic clothes, review the notes to share with the small groups.