Christmas In the Country
Sat. & Sun., Dec 5th & 6th
As part of the New Ross Christmas Festival staff at Ross Farm Museum have put together a great program for your enjoyment. Step back in time to experience Christmas in the Country. At Rose Bank Cottage sample traditional dishes from the period such as plum pudding, sugar cookies & warm spiced cider while you enjoy some of your favorite Christmas carols .
There will be craft activities in the school house, visitor center and farm workshop.
Weather permitting there will be horse drawn rides.
This events is part of the New Ross Christmas Festival

{ Closed Dec 21, 2009- Jan 1, 2010 }

Tatting Demonstration in Rose Bank Cottage
Sat. & Sun., Jan. 9th & 10th
Tatting has been described as “threads lovingly shaped around air to create beautiful lace.” Tatting was considered very fashionable for the higher classes during the 18th & 19th centuries. The shuttle and thread were carried in a little knotting bag and a fashionable lady would never be seen without one.
Visit Ross Farm Museum this weekend and chat with our interpreters as they demonstrate the beautiful art of both needle and shuttle tatting.

Winter Frolic
Sat. & Sun., Jan. 16th & 17th
Winter is fun at Ross Farm Museum, this weekend join us for a sleigh ride pulled by our Canadian horses, they will stop along the trail so that you can enjoy a delicious cup of hot chocolate made over an open fire. After you have your ride visit the farm workshop, help turn the crank on the ice cream freezer, the reward is well worth the effort.
Bring your toboggan, we have a fabulous coasting hill. You may also wish to experience our nature trail, see first hand the beauty of Nova Scotia’s forests in winter. We have snow shoes available for you to borrow, or you can bring your own skis and snowshoes.

Snowshoe Making Demonstration
Sat. & Sun., Jan. 23rd & 24th
This weekend our interpreters will be demonstrating the traditional art of snowshoe making. We have snowshoes available for you to experience snowshoeing first hand.

Toboggan Making Demonstration
Sat. & Sun., Jan. 30th & 31st
This weekend in the farm workshop one of our staff will be demonstrating how to make a wooden toboggan.

Quilting Party
Sat. & Sun., Feb. 6th & 7th
Years ago, quilting bees provided the women of a community the opportunity to meet together to share stories and experiences, swap recipes and sewing tips, and to offer support and friendship. This weekend come and quilt with the staff in Rosebank Cottage and experience a part of your heritage.

Flax Demonstration
Sat. & Sun., Feb 13th & 14th
Today at the museum staff will be on hand to inform and demonstrate the steps involved from the planting of the seed to the spinning of the flax fibre to produce linen .

Rug Hooking Demonstration
Sat. & Sun., Feb. 20th & 21st
This weekend our interpreters will be demonstrating rug hooking in Rosebank Cottage

Yellow Birch Hat Making
Sat. & Sun., Feb. 27th & 28th
Staff will demonstrate hat making using strips of wood known as "sheens" stripped from freshly-gathered yellow-birch logs.

Food From The Hearth
Sat. & Sun., March 6th & 7th
See how our ancestors would have prepared food for the family and savor the aroma of food cooking on the open hearth. Sample some of these dishes.

Special March Break Program
March 13th - 21st
Come out for March Break on the farm. Each day of March Break will have a theme relating to the farm. As always there will be lots of hands on activities for everyone to enjoy and crafts that everyone can participate in throughout the day. Hot chocolate will be served.
Weather permitting, there will be sleigh rides.
Sat. March 13th - Tasty Treats
Sun. March 14th -Springtime on the Farm
Mon. March 15th - The Great Outdoors
Tues. March 16th - Don’t Knock the Ox
Wed. March 17th - St. Patrick’s Day
Thurs. March 18th - Tasty Treats
Fri. March 19th - For the Birds
Sat. March 20th -Traditional Toys
Sun. March 21st - Easter Time

Wonders of Maple Syrup
Sat & Sun March 27th & 28th
We don’t tap a lot of trees at Ross Farm Museum, but we still have fun with maple syrup. Sample maple candy, maple syrup and pancakes, watch a pot of syrup boil down over an outdoor fire and enjoy a sweet day at the museum.

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