M Is for Museum: Rock Around the Farm at Wenham Museum

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Hours:	10-11am
Ages:	Toddlers, Kids
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$ see below
Category:	Learn Something

Rock out to “Old McDonald Had a Farm” as Museum educators read Punk Farm, a story about a cool animal band written and illustrated by Jarrett Krosoczka, Children pre-k and up enjoy the museum's Family Discovery Gallery designed as an 1810-1910: A Century of New England Village where children pretend to live a different century,

Play with period toys, dress in costume, and try out daily 19th-century children’s chores of churning butter, gathering eggs, hauling wood, weaving, fetching water, and other seasonal activities. Parents will learn the effect the Abolitionist Movement, Civil War, and Industrial Revolution had on New England farm children of this era. Wenham Museum, 132 Main Street, Wenham, MA 978-468-2377, www.wenhammuseum.org

COST

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Free with Admission

WEBSITE

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www.wenhammuseum.org

LOCATION

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132 Main St (Rte 1A), Wenham, MA, 01984 map
Phone: 978-468-2377

Driving:
From points south: Take Route 128 north to exit 20-A (Route 1A - Hamilton). Follow Route 1A north for 2.3 miles. The Museum is on the right before the Wenham Town Hall.
From points north: Take Route 95 South to Route 128 North. Then follow the directions as above.

Public Transportation:
B&M Commuter Rail to Hamilton-Wenham; 15-minute scenic walk south from the depot on Route 1A.