Treat the Sheep

Homeplace 1850s Working Farm 4512 The Trace, Dover

This Sunday, October 25th from 11AM to 12PM: Meet our Border Leicester sheep and learn what role they played on an 1850’s farm. Offer them a treat and get up close with these fuzzy farm friends.

Quil and Ink

Homeplace 1850s Working Farm 4512 The Trace, Dover

This Sunday, October 25th from 2-3PM: In 1776, the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence with a quill feather pen. By the 1850s we had more options, like steel pens, but today let’s grab a feather and get writing. Don’t worry, the ink will come off of your fingers… Eventually!