NEWS AND EVENTS

January 30, 2012 to February 13, 2012

LOG CABIN VILLAGE CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE

January and February, 2012
ONGOING HISTORICAL DEMONSTRATIONS
We still have historical interpreters out here throughout the winter any time we’re open! See our web site for hours of operation.

March 17, 2012
IT’S ALL FUN AND GAMES
1-4 p.m.
It’s time for spring and St. Patrick’s Day at the Village! Cap off your spring break by playing with old-time toys and games, listening to Celtic tunes from Buttermilk Junction Old Time String Band, plowing the field, and helping plant our sunflower fort and bean tipi. You can even make your own frontier toy to take home! Cost is regular Village admission plus $2 craft fee to make the toy.

March 17, April 15, & 29, May 13, 2012
BUTTERMILK JUNCTION OLD TIME STRING BAND
1-4 p.m.
Come enjoy the delightful sounds of Buttermilk Junction, an Old-Time & Anglo-Celtic band, from right here in Fort Worth. They play and sing historical "Roots Music" - tunes and songs from frontier Texas of the mid to late 1800s. No reservations required. Cost is regular Village admission.

April 14 & 15, 2012
WILDFLOWER SEED BALLS
1-4 p.m.
Come learn about sowing wildflowers and seeds the way our native ancestors did! Then you can help us toss the seed balls to plant our hillside for the spring and summer. Cost is regular Village admission.

May 11 & 12, 2012
FRONTIER FORTS DAYS IN THE STOCKYARDS
It’s time for us to help show life on the homefront! During this free, two-day heritage event, the Stockyards National Historic District is transformed into an authentic representation of Texas frontier life, and we’ll have interpreters there to help tell the story. We’ll still be here at the Village, too, though...so come visit us either place!

May 19, 2012
PRAIRIE DAY AT THE BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS (BRIT)
We’re taking log cabin living to the prairie! We’ll have toys, games, demonstrations, and the chance to make your own prairie flor de papel (paper flower) to take home. We’ll still be here at the Village, too, though...so come visit us either place!

Stay tuned for details about our summer camps in June!