October 2020
Blacksmithing Workshop
Strike while the iron is hot! Forge your own knife and learn the basics of blacksmithing from Wade House's skilled artisans at this special workshop in the 1800s Dockstader Blacksmith Shop!
Find out more »Hearthside Dinner
Wade House bustles with activity as guests anticipate a savory meal of a bygone era. Guests participate in a special Hearthside Dinner program, living the history of the 1860s as they work together to prepare a meal in the kitchens of the Wade House stagecoach hotel. The sounds and smells of the 19th century come to life as stove and fireplace fires are lit and guests chop and stir, season and roast, preparing their midday meal as Betsey Wade routinely…
Find out more »Breakfast at the Inn
Wade House Historic Site will be hosting "Breakfast at the Inn," a foodways program in which participants will have the opportunity to enjoy a hearth-cooked meal, prepared with their own hands, in the historic Wade House Stagecoach Hotel. Authentic recipes from late-19th-century cookbooks will be referenced as guests chop and stir, season and roast, preparing their morning meal. Once breakfast is prepared, participants gather family style in the Wade House dining room for a sit-down meal with conversation.
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