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HEARTHSIDE EVENTSView the 2010 Events CalendarHearthside is the site of many different types of events throughout the year, which have a specific historical theme. Such events include Afternoon Teas, Early American Crafts demonstrations, and Victorian Christmas Open House. For antique lovers, Friends of Hearthside hosts the Annual Antiques Fair, held on the picturesque grounds of Hearthside each summer. Hearthside has also been the host for a Civil War Re-enactment on the neighboring Chase Farm property and served as a field hospital. See what some of our past events have been like, and be sure to watch the website for announcements of upcoming events. Fall Festival of Heritage Crafts
Tea has also become popular with the younger generation so Hearthside holds a special tea for girls and their dolls. The American Girl Doll Tea provides a wonderful opportunity for young girls to bring their American Girl dolls, sometimes even dressed in the matching outfits, to an elegant tea at Hearthside. They learn the social graces of afternoon tea, just as young girls would during the 19 th century. Like the adult tea, there are raffle baskets and shopping in the gift shop as part of the event. The American Girl Doll Tea is held a week before the Afternoon Tea, usually in late April or early May. Because of the popularity of this event, two seatings are offered. Tickets for both Teas must be purchased in advance by calling Hearthside at 401.726-0597. Shopping at the Hearthside Gift Shop is always a treat where you can find lovely little luxuries at affordable prices, perfect for Mother's Day. Click here for photos. Civil War Re-enactment – Battle at Chase Farm and Field Hospital at Hearthside Hearthside has been used as part of the re-enactment in recent years and turned into a field hospital by the soldiers. Staffed by actual military medics, Hearthside was transformed from its beautiful, serene presence along Great Road to become the chaotic scene of men screaming in agonizing pain, blood spilling forth from the never-ending stream of “surgeries and amputations,” and women trying to calm and soothe the wounded soldiers. This signature event for Hearthside typically brings in over 3,000 visitors to the house, with some 500 re-enactors from all over New England and beyond participating in this living history event. The event takes place every other year, with the next Re-enactment scheduled to take place September 17-18, 2011. Click HERE for Photos! Spirited Evenings at Hearthside Everyone who visits an old house invariably asks the question “Is the house haunted?” Some have hinted that they have experienced strange feelings in one room or another, or heard noises while in the house alone. Since there has been such interest in exploring this question and learning more about the “other side,” we decided to invite a well known medium to visit Hearthside. On a cold, rainy February night in 2003, Carole Lynne, one of the most popular psychic mediums in New England, conducted a demonstration before a sold-out audience. Learn more! Open House Frequent Open Houses at Hearthside often include an opportunity
for visitors to also experience other historic properties along Great Road.
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Hearthside
is a popular site each December . Volunteers spend weeks
decorating each room to transform the mansion back to a turn-of-the-century
Christmas. Visitors to Hearthside delight in the magic of
a traditional Victorian Christmas as they enter the house
and are greeted by our volunteers dressed in Victorian finery.
Each of Hearthside's 10 rooms is elaborately decorated with
Victorian ornamentation of lace and gold, festive garlands,
and countless poinsettias and many special personal touches
brought in by the volunteers from their own holiday collections.
The amber glow of candlelight and the white lights of the
gaily decorated trees add to the warmth of this beautiful
home. The festive atmosphere is enhanced with live seasonal
music, homemade cookies, and a gift shop stocked with holiday
gifts. A special children’s holiday program is also scheduled each year. Click
Demonstrations
of forgotten crafts along with the aroma of home-made apple
crisp takes place in the fall at Hearthside. Visitors watch as craftspeople, dressed in period
clothing, demonstrate quilting, basket making, spinning,
embroidery, stained glass, use of herbs, gravestone etching,
stenciling, rug hooking, and blacksmithing. A country stand
provides hot cider on a crisp fall day, along with home-made
apple crisp, apple pies, and breads. Demonstrations take
place throughout the house as well as outdoors. Neighboring
properties provided an opportunity for visitors to tour other
significant historic sites, such as the Friends Meeting House,
Visitors to Hearthside love history and antiques, so in 2009 Friends of Hearthside launched a new event, the Annual Antiques Fair, held in August. What better setting for browsing antiques than at a historic site that is located along one of the country's oldest and most scenic roadways in the state. Featuring quality antique and collectible dealers, the Fair is set up on the picturesque grounds of Hearthside. Volunteers in period dress greet the visitors to the Fair and provide history and tours. Next door, blacksmithing demonstrations take place at the 1880 Hannaway Blacksmith Shop.
It's
a return to the gentle splendor of a bygone era at Hearthside,
with spring flowers, elegant hats, delicate lace, dainty
teacups and fancy finger foods as Friends of Hearthside hosts
its annual Traditional Afternoon Tea at the end of April
or early May each year. This event has become our most popular
one, and always sells out so early ticket purchase is recommended. A
theme is featured each year, such as "the history of hats,
the language of the fan, the language of flowers, the history
of the parasol, etc. Guests
may be eligible for prizes for their hats and magnificent
raffle baskets are also available. 
The
cannons thundered through the air, uniformed soldiers charged
at each other while firing their guns, and in the end, bloodied
bodies were littered among the countryside “battlefields” of
Chase Farm Park . This was the recurring theme during the
Civil War Re-enactment held in Lincoln every two years for
the past 20 years. 
opportunities allow visitors to travel back in time from 1687 at the
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