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1 JOHN DICKINSON PLANTATION d e JANUARY Calendar of Events All programs are FREE ADMISSION and take place at the Plantation 340 Kitts Hummock Rd. Dover, DE (302) Wednesday, January 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2014 "Weaving Wednesdays." Indoor, staff-led program in which visitors will learn how to weave a blanket or rag rug. Saturday, January 11, 2014 FEBRUARY 2014 Saturday, February 1, 2014 "A World Apart." African American History based tours. Learn about Cato and Pompey and their world of servitude to John and Samuel Dickinson. Thursday, February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2014 Thirsty on Thursdays. Learn how to make a hot 18th century drink. Explore the makings of hot cider, syllabub, coffee and tea. Saturday, February 8, 2014 A World Apart. African American History based tours. Learn about Dinah and her family from enslavement to freedom. Saturday, February 8, 2014 Friday, February 14, 2014 John Dickinson s 206th Remembrance Day. Program commemorating the death of John Dickinson explores 18th century mourning practices including a letter written in Dickinson s memory by then President Thomas Jefferson. Wreath laying ceremony at Samuel Dickinson s gravesite at Noon. Program 11 a.m. 2 p.m. Museum open 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Saturday, February 15, 2014 Stories of Runaway Slaves. African American History based tours. Learn about three runaway slaves and how they escaped from St. Jones Neck. Saturday, February 22, 2014 A World Apart. African American History based tours. Learn about Violet Brown and read her recollections. Doc. Control

2 MARCH 2014 Saturday, March 1, 2014 House on Fire: The 210th Anniversary of the John Dickinson Mansion Fire. Tis with regret I acquaint you that your house was burnt down on Saturday last. With these words, John Dickinson learned of the destruction of his home. The special tour will explore the details of the fire and his decision to rebuild the mansion. Program 11 2:30 pm.. Museum open 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 and Saturday, March 8, 2014 A Woman s World. Experience how women lived on the John Dickinson Plantation. Learn about butter making. Saturday, March 8, 2014 Wednesday, March 12 and Saturday, March 15, 2014 A Woman s World. Experience how women lived on the John Dickinson Plantation. Learn and enjoy the art of paper quilling. Friday, March 14, 2014 Pi(e) Day at the Plantation Celebrate Pi Day at the Plantation by exploring 18th century receipts of pies and baking an 18th century pie. Wednesday, March 19 and Saturday, March 22, 2014 A Woman s World. Experience how women lived on the John Dickinson Plantation. Experience the art of letter writing, review family letters and create your own 18th century style letter and seal with wax. Wednesday, March 26 and Saturday, March 29, 2014 A Woman s World. Experience how women lived on the John Dickinson Plantation. Experience the joys of 18th century housekeeping. Come and help clean the John Dickinson Mansion. APRIL 2014 Tuesday, April 1, 2014 Make A Splash 4th grade special event Saturday, April 5, 2014 An 18th Century Sweet Tooth. Hands-on workshop. Learn how to create 18th century sweets and goodies. Program 11 a.m. 1 p.m. Museum open 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2014 Saturday, April 19, 2014 Earth Day at the John Dickinson Plantation. Explore the natural beauty at the home of the Penman of the Revolution and enjoy tours of the colonial-revival garden and the kitchen herb-and-vegetable garden. Activities 11 2:30 p.m. Museum open 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2014 Colonial Games Day at the John Dickinson Plantation. Experience the fun and exercise of 18th and 19th century games. Enjoy rolling hoops, ring toss and game of graces. Games 11 2:30 p.m. Museum open 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m.

3 MAY 2014 Saturday, May 3, 2014 Dover Days at the John Dickinson Plantation. Activities include tours, colonial games and hearth cooking utilizing 18thcentury recipes. 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10, 2014 Saturday, May 17, 2014 Herb Day at the John Dickinson Plantation. Visitors will learn about 18th century uses for herbs and create a sachet to take home. Program 11 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Museum open 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 24, 2014 Battledore & Shuttlecock Day at the John Dickinson Plantation. Experience the fun, exercise and competition of the game battledore & shuttlecock. Weather permitting. Competition 11-2:30. Museum open 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. JUNE 2014 Thursday, June 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2014 Thirsty on Thursdays. Learn how to make a cool 18th century drink. Explore the makings of switchels, lemonade and tea. Saturday, June 14, 2014 JULY 2014 Wednesday, July 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2014 Hands On History. Visitors will experience 18th century history by participating in a different demonstration each week. The hands on demonstrations will include sachet making, paper marbling, paper quilling, plantation journal making and plaster casting. Saturday, July 12, 2014 AUGUST 2014 Wednesday, August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2014 Weaving Wednesdays. Indoor, staff-led program in which visitors will learn how to weave a blanket or rag rug. Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014 Raiding the Mansion Plundering the House of all its Provisions. Learn about the Tory raid on the mansion through a special tour, and through examination of letters and primary documents. Program ongoing from 10:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Museum open 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Saturday, August 9, 2014

4 SEPTEMBER 2014 Thursday, September 4, 11, 18, & 25, 2014 Taper Thursdays Learn to dip your own candle and help the Plantation dip 200 candles that Mr. Dickinson would have contracted in his leases. Activity 11 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Museum open 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Saturday, September 13, 2014 Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 Hearth Cooking Basics. Hands-on workshop. Program 11 a.m. 1 p.m. Museum open 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 Smoked, Pickled and Salted for Survival. Learn how smoked, pickled and salted meats helped stretch food reserves in the winter, and participate in pickling meats with brine and smoking meats in the plantation s smokehouse. October 2014 Saturday, October 11, 2014 A Day in the Life of the John Dickinson Plantation. Visitors of all ages will enjoy a day of music, food, entertainment and hands-on activities from colonial trades to hearth cooking in the 18th-century setting of the home of the Penman of the Revolution. 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Saturday, October 18, 2014 Blackbird Creek Fall Festival Delaware National Research Reserve event. Friday, October 24, 2014 Lantern Tour of the Plantation Parties, games, dances and entertainment abounded in the nighttime of 18th century life. Visit for a glimpse of the 18th century night life at the Plantation. Visit will include a wagon ride guided tour of the nocturnal life of the estuary with the St. Jones Reserve Staff. Due to space restrictions, reservations for the program are required by calling the John Dickinson Plantation no later than October 22, Saturday, October 25, 2014 An 18th Century Sweet Tooth. Hands-on workshop. Learn how to create 18th century sweets and goodies. Program 11 a.m. 2 p.m. Museum open 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 2014 Saturday, November 1, 2014 Market Fair Dover on The Green Thursday, November 6, 13, & 20, 2014 John Dickinson s Birthday Month. Visitors celebrate the birth of John Dickinson by helping to make a great cake and decorate it using royal icing and shaped marzipan. Saturday, November 8, 2014 Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 Bayberry Candle Workshop Program in partnership with the St. Jones Reserve. Workshop on learning about bayberries and dipping bayberry candles. Workshop 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Museum open 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Due to space restrictions, reservations for the workshop are

5 required by calling the St. Jones Reserve at no later than Nov. 14, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 Light Me Up! Workshop on candle dipping and discussion of lighting devices of the 18th century. Workshop 1 3 p.m. Museum open 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Due to space restrictions, reservations for the workshop are required by calling no later than Nov. 14, Saturday, November 29, 2014 Handmade for the Holidays. Seasonal program in which visitors can learn to create and decorate cards through the art of paper quilling and stenciling. Write a personal note with a quill pen. DECEMBER 2014 Saturday, December 6, 2014 Handmade for the Holidays. Seasonal program in which visitors can create a sachet with herbs and spices. Saturday, December 13, 2014 Saturday, December 20, 2014 Handmade for the Holidays. Seasonal program in which visitors can create a plaster ornament. bc bc bc bc bc bc

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