Opening Day to the Public
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Music Jam and Potluck
Every Tuesday night from the middle of May until the second week in September from 6-8pm we will host a music jam and potluck. Bring your favorite dish and just listen. Or even better, bring your voice and/or instrument to play along. We look forward to seeing you there.
Music Jam and Potluck
Every Tuesday night from the middle of May until the second week in September from 6-8pm we will host a music jam and potluck. Bring your favorite dish and just listen. Or even better, bring your voice and/or instrument to play along. We look forward to seeing you there.
Knitting Circle
Learn how to knit or crochet while enjoying the other ladies and gents and kiddos that come out to this group. Or bring whatever project you’re working on and come join us! We will meet at the farm at 10:30-12:30
Music Jam and Potluck
Every Tuesday night from the middle of May until the second week in September from 6-8pm we will host a music jam and potluck. Bring your favorite dish and just listen. Or even better, bring your voice and/or instrument to play along. We look forward to seeing you there.
Knitting Circle
Learn how to knit or crochet while enjoying the other ladies and gents and kiddos that come out to this group. Or bring whatever project you’re working on and come join us! We will meet at the farm at 10:30-12:30
Music Jam and Potluck
Every Tuesday night from the middle of May until the second week in September from 6-8pm we will host a music jam and potluck. Bring your favorite dish and just listen. Or even better, bring your voice and/or instrument to play along. We look forward to seeing you there.
Poplar Bark Basket Making Class
The use of Poplar bark to make baskets and containers is an old Appalachian tradition. The cultures of the Native Americans and the Pioneers both utilized bark in this manner. The students will be given a short history of Poplar bark and its many uses. The instructor will then demonstrate how to make a simple bark basket which could be used for carrying berries, grain, etc.
Each student will then be given a section of a Poplar tree approximately 14” long and 5” in diameter to use to make their basket. Our baskets will be sewn with hemp twin. If you would like to sew with leather or other twine, please bring it to the class. You may also bring items to decorate your basket with such as feathers, pine cones, antlers, etc.
No special skills are required. You should be able to fold a heavy piece of cardboard, squeeze a hole punch, hold a drill, etc.
Class size is limited to 10. Age Requirement: 12 and up. Students under 16 must have an adult with them.
Class fee is $40.00 ($20 goes to the farm and $20 for materials fee.) Sign up with Matthews Living History Farm. Please call us at 276-773-3080 and we will email you a registration form. Prepayment is required. To pay in advanced please call us or stop by and pay by the
This is a very popular class and fills up quickly.
Cancellation: 50% will be refunded if you contact us and cannot attend.
No Refund if a student is a no show.
Music Jam and Potluck
Every Tuesday night from the middle of May until the second week in September from 6-8pm we will host a music jam and potluck. Bring your favorite dish and just listen. Or even better, bring your voice and/or instrument to play along. We look forward to seeing you there.
Knitting Circle
Learn how to knit or crochet while enjoying the other ladies and gents and kiddos that come out to this group. Or bring whatever project you’re working on and come join us! We will meet at the farm at 10:30-12:30
Music Jam and Potluck
Every Tuesday night from the middle of May until the second week in September from 6-8pm we will host a music jam and potluck. Bring your favorite dish and just listen. Or even better, bring your voice and/or instrument to play along. We look forward to seeing you there.
Demonstration Day
Come join us for a fun-filled day of demonstrations including broom making, woodworking and gardening. Our demonstrators will provide a peek into the past, how our ancestors did things before modern day conveniences.
Music Jam and Potluck
Every Tuesday night from the middle of May until the second week in September from 6-8pm we will host a music jam and potluck. Bring your favorite dish and just listen. Or even better, bring your voice and/or instrument to play along. We look forward to seeing you there.
Knitting Circle
Come learn how to knit or crochet while enjoying the other ladies, gents and kiddos that come out to this group. Or bring whatever project you’re working on and come join us! We will meet at the farm at 10:30-12:30
Homestead Series - Wool Workshop
Sheep to Shawl. We will start working on the fleece that has recently been shorn off of the Gulf Coast Native sheep here at the farm.
Knitting Circle
Come learn how to knit or crochet while enjoying the other ladies, gents and kiddos that come out to this group. Or bring whatever project you’re working on and come join us! We will meet at the farm at 10:30-12:30
A Walk In Their Boots
Come join us on the 26th of April to see all the demonstrators that will be camping here at the museum and doing a Civil War reenactment on the grounds! The Walk In Their Boots has always been such a wonderful event at the farm and the ones who come out to demonstrate do such a wonderful job at it!
We at the museum would also like to extend our thanks and gratitude to all those who have served in the past and are serving presently. Thank you all for keeping us safe here at home.
Homeschool Field Trip Day
Homeschool groups will be coming on a field trip to the Matthews Living History Farm Museum. We will have different stations set up for the kids to learn more about what life was like on a 1900s farm in Grayson County Va. The kids always love getting to meet the animals and learn what roles they had on the farm.
Knitting Circle
Learn how to knit or crochet while enjoying the other ladies and gents and kiddos that come out to this group. Or bring whatever project you’re working on and come join us! We will meet at the farm at 10:30-12:30
Season Opening Event
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
