The Bedford Town Calendar

Job Lane Farm Museum Family Field Day

Town of Bedford, MA 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA, United States

Step back in time for a delightful afternoon of family fun at Bedford’s colonial Job Lane Farm Museum!   Take a tour of the house and barn, watch a demonstration by the Bedford Minuteman Company.  Get up close to farm animals at Farmer’s Helpers petting zoo, play with stilts, rolling hoops, and other old-time toys and games.  Help make hand-cranked ice cream (and enjoy some Bedford Farms ice cream afterward).  Go on a scavenger hunt.  Hear a talk about herbs in our herb garden.  Help operate a cider press.  Dip a candle.  Enjoy a live guitar singer.  Bring your own picnic

$5 – $15

Dean Rantz, Blacksmith at Job Lane Farm Museum

Job Lane Farm Museum 295 North Road, Bedford

Dean Rantz will be at the Family Field Day, August 14, 12 noon to 3 pm, at the Job Lane Farm Museum, in Bedford. He attended Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, and is very gifted. He can create mostly anything a customer asks for. He makes colonial reproductions including some for fireplaces.  He has made trivets, chandeliers, a music stand with candle holders, rails for homes, museums and churches, and small items such as nails, J hooks, shutter dogs, and eye hooks. This event has something for everyone in the family.  

$5 – $15

Job Lane Farm Museum Tour August 28

Job Lane Farm Museum 295 North Road, Bedford

Job Lane Farm Museum, 295 North Road, Bedford Guided tours on the 2nd & 4th Sunday, May through October from 2 to 4 p.m. of one of the oldest homes in Bedford, owned by the Town of Bedford. The house has Rufus Porter murals, a beautiful garden maintained by the Bedford Garden Club ladies, and Children’s Colonial Games. Memory Lane Gift Shop in the Job Lane Barn has many children’s books, Bedford Flag items, and much more.  Admission donation is $4/per person or $10 per family. Our next big event will be a Quilt Exhibit on October 9, 2 –

$4. – $10

Job Lane Farm Museum House Tours

Job Lane Farm Museum 295 North Road, Bedford

Job Lane Farm Museum, 295 North Road, Bedford: August 28 Guided tours on the 2nd & 4th Sunday, May through October from 2 to 4 p.m. of one of the oldest homes in Bedford, owned by the Town of Bedford.  The house has Rufus Porter murals, a beautiful garden maintained by the Bedford Garden Club ladies and Children’s Colonial Games.  Memory Lane Gift Shop in the Job Lane Barn has many children’s books, Bedford Flag items, and much more.  Admission donation is $4/per person or $10 per family. Our next big event is a Quilt Exhibit on October 9, 2

$4 – $10

House Tours and Spinning Demonstration

Job Lane Farm Museum 295 North Road, Bedford

Spinning is not a lost art.  The Job Lane Farm Museum, 295 North Road,  Bedford,  will have two spinners on Sunday September 11, 2 - 4 pm.  In 1768, Boston merchants decided not to import any products from Britain, including textiles.  Ladies here had to learn to spin, which gave way to spinning bees.  Some spinning bees are still held. Zoe Lawson, a very knowledgeable spinner as well as Elizabeth Skipper will be spinning on September 11  during house tours.  More info is on our website at https://joblanefarmmuseum.org

$4 – $10

Job Lane House and Barn Tours

Job Lane Farm Museum 295 North Road, Bedford

Job Lane Farm Museum, 295 North Road, Bedford. The house will be open for tours on September 25, 2022.  Guided tours are on the 2nd & 4th Sunday, May through October from 2 to 4 p.m. of one of the oldest homes in Bedford, owned by the Town of Bedford.  The house has Rufus Porter murals, a beautiful garden maintained by the Bedford Garden Club ladies and Children’s Colonial Games.  Memory Lane Gift Shop in the Job Lane Barn has many children’s books, Bedford Flag items, and much more

$4 – $10

3rd annual Job Lane Quilt Exhibit

Job Lane Farm Museum 295 North Road, Bedford

Job Lane 3rd Quilt Exhibit October 9, 2 – 4 pm.  House tours will also be held. Quilts will be exhibited in the house and in the barn.  A picture, the name and history of the quilt will be displayed with the owner’s name. If you have one or two you might wish to display, please contact Jeannette Pothier, 781-275-8794 or [email protected]      

$5 – $10

Job Lane Farm Museum Chocolate Demo

Job Lane Farm Museum 295 North Road, Bedford

Job Lane Farm Museum located at 295 North Road, in Bedford, will feature Linda Green, the director of the Westford Museum demonstrate chocolate as it was in the 18th century. Linda is passionate about chocolate. This is all about chocolate, but different from chocolate today and so interesting. Please visit our website: https://joblanefarmmuseum.org Tours of the house and barn will also be held. This is the last Sunday the museum is open this season.

$4 – $10

Friends of Job Lane House Annual Meeting

First Church of Christ Congregational 25 Great Road, Bedford

Annual Meeting of the Friends of Job Lane House, Job Lane Farm Museum.  Business meeting will include bylaws amendment vote, annual reports, and voting for Officers/Directors. Speaker:  Virginia Steel's presentation:  Many kinds of wood went into the construction and furnishing of a house in the 1720s and into its tools and fences. This wood was all obtained and worked locally. With her interests in botany, history and woodworking, Virginia Steel will survey the scene of locally available woods and the processes by which trees were made into useful products. What were the roles of water power, swamps, winter freezes, and

Free

Job Lane Farm Museum House Tours

Town of Bedford, MA 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA, United States

Interesting guided tour of Job Lane House, colonial farm house built in 1713. Located at Job Lane Farm Museum, 295 North Road, Bedford, MA

$5 – $10
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