Old Home Day
Sunday, October 18, 2020
11:00a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Old Home Day is on! For more than 60 years, displays showcasing historic trades, hearth cooking, and living history presentations in period costume have brought the past to life to the delight of visitors.
This year, this beloved event will be adjusted for COVID-19, ensuring that visitors and participants can enjoy their visit safely.
ADMISSION IS BY TIMED-ENTRY TICKETING ONLY.
Ticketing
Admission will be by timed entry ONLY, with a reduced number of tickets sold every hour starting at 11:00am and ending at 4:00pm. Any tickets remaining for each time slot can be purchased on-site on the day-of for an additional $2. Ticket availability is NOT guaranteed for any walk-up sales.
ONLINE - $10.00/person (adults and kids of all ages)
AT THE GATE - $12.00/person (availability NOT guaranteed) FREE Admission for HRT Members
COVID-19 Safety
This year’s Old Home Day will look a little bit different than past years, but with your help and cooperation, it will still be a fun time for the whole family!
Learn more about the symptoms of COVID-19, and read about measures you can take to stay safe by reading this guidance from the CDC.
In order to provide a safe environment for all our staff and guests, below are a few things we are doing at Old Home Day this year to help stop the spread.
Everyone over 2 years old MUST WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES (unless seated and eating/ drinking). You can bring your own mask, or you can wear one you receive with your ticket purchase. Anyone not wearing a mask will e asked to leave without refund.
We have restructured our usual features so there are less high touch activities
Social distancing is required throughout the site and socially distanced spaces will be provided for dining
Demonstrations will be focused in a specific zone on the HRT Village site, with fencing and stanchions to encourage social distancing.
Additional signage will be placed throughout the grounds will remind all guests of COVID-19 safety rules and guidelines.
Additional restrooms and more frequent disinfecting will be provided.
Additional staff will be on hand to monitor all COVID-19 safety protocols, crowd control, and to perform more frequent cleaning and disinfecting of high-touch areas.
Features
Tinsmithing
Blacksmithing
Carpentry
Candlemaking
Chair-caning
Beekeeping
Basketmaking
Soup, bread, and apple cider all made in the village
A local favorite for generations, Old Home Day returns this October featuring historic trades demonstrations, food, crafts, and sweet treats. The world of the past comes alive—and you may even rekindle your own memories of Richmond Town!
The village is alive with the smell of fresh bread baking in the kitchen of the historic Guyon-Lake-Tysen farmhouse. Enjoy hearty soup served in the rear-yard of the Tavern. Visit with the tinsmith, leather-worker, carpenter, blacksmith and basket-maker to discover how household items were made in the 18th and 19th centuries. Weavers, quilters and tailors complete the image of a county seat from centuries passed.
Old Home Day’s roots can be traced back to the 1950s, when objects from the historical museum’s collection were brought outside to the lawn along Court Place, and visitors could enjoy demonstrations of carpentry, metalsmithing, and fiber arts. William McMillen, Richmond Town’s former Head of Restoration, fondly recalls attending this event as a child, and seeing it grow as the village, itself, expanded. McMillen’s father, Loring, was Staten Island’s borough historian, and a driving force behind the creation of what was then known as the Richmondtown Restoration, and today we are proud to offer many of the same old favorites—and some new features—as we continue this delightful tradition!
