Wool Polish Folk Art Ornament

Hallockville Museum Farm 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY, United States

Learn simple embroidery stitches to make a polish folk art ornament. No prior embroidery experience required. Ornament is constructed of either white or red wool, with contrasting embroidery thread. Bring small and larger scissors, and your basic sewing kit including any embroidery needles you have, a thimble if you use one, pins. Embroidery thread and […]

The Art of Pysanka Workshop

Hallockville Museum Farm 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY, United States

Pysanky is a centuries-old folk art, primarily Ukrainian with variants found throughout Eastern Europe.  Melted wax is applied with special tools to an eggshell which is then dipped in dye.  Successive layers of wax are applied, followed by additional colored dye baths, resulting in complex designs and patterns. Many traditional designs carry symbolic meanings originating […]

$40 – $50

Pysanka: Snowflake Ornament

Hallockville Museum Farm 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY, United States

Join us for this very special, holiday edition of Pysanky making, where you will create your own, beautiful, snowflake design. Your finished work can be turned into a heirloom ornament! Pysanky is a centuries-old folk art, primarily Ukrainian with variants found throughout Eastern Europe.  Melted wax is applied with special tools to an eggshell which […]

$40 – $50

Canceled History at Hallockville – The Immigrant Experience Workshop

Hallockville Museum Farm 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY, United States

Hallockville Museum Farm, a 28-acre preserved farm homestead on Long Island’s North Fork, is hosting a Saturday morning workshop about The Immigrant Experience on the East End of Long Island. Local historians and retired history professors will lead a tour of the historic Cichanowicz and Trubisz houses at Hallockville and present an overview of immigration […]

$50 – $65

Farm Summer Camp – Journeying through History

Hallockville Museum Farm 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY, United States

Hallockville Museum Farm offers a unique day camp experience for ages 5-12 unlike anything else on the East End. Hallockville’s inspirational setting will surround campers with 250 years of agricultural history! Daily activities at Farm Summer Camp include circle time interactions with farm animals including cows, sheep, and chickens, farm chores, feeding the animals, and […]

$410

*SOLD OUT* Walking History Tour: The Polish Immigrant Experience

Hallockville Museum Farm 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY, United States

The program will begin with an illustrated talk and discussion in the Hudson-Sydlowski House about the Polish families that landed in the Hallockville neighborhood in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Hudson-Sydlowski House was home to a Polish immigrant family from the 1920s through the 1970s. The walk – approximately one-third of a […]

Free – $10

Country Fair-Saturday

Hallockville Museum Farm 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY, United States

The Hallockville Country Fair is a North Fork tradition! Come celebrate the rich folk arts and agricultural heritage in a true old-fashioned country fair atmosphere. The Fair features family-friendly activities for all ages to spend the day enjoying including: Tractor Pulls, Craft Vendors, Pony Rides, Historic Tour and Demonstrations, Petting Zoo, Live Music, Food Trucks, […]

$12 – $45

Country Fair-Sunday

Hallockville Museum Farm 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY, United States

The Hallockville Country Fair is a North Fork tradition! Come celebrate the rich folk arts and agricultural heritage in a true old-fashioned country fair atmosphere. The Fair features family-friendly activities for all ages to spend the day enjoying including: Tractor Pulls, Craft Vendors, Pony Rides, Historic Tour and Demonstrations, Petting Zoo, Live Music, Food Trucks, […]

$12 – $45