Pour & Sip: Making Container Candles
Learn to create your own handmade candles while sipping on a cool beverage at the beautiful Bruentrup Heritage Farm. Chandlery has a long history, and Michelle Williams, owner of Mommy's Craft Basket, will share that history and teach you how to make your own scented soy wax container candles. You will have the opportunity to choose from four provided fall/winter fragrances to make your own candles. All materials will be provided. Ticketing link: https://www.simpletix.com/e/pour-sip-making-container-candles-tickets-224822
Top 5 Activities for Your Family at Fields of Valor
Top 5 Activities for Your Family at Fields of Valor : Civil War History Weekend at the Maplewood Area Historical Society! #1 Artillery Demonstrations BOOM! Hear the roar of history! See Civil War artillery in action, operated by trained living history reenactors. Learn about the ranks, responsibilities, and technology operated by an Artillery Battery during set demonstrations at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm, and 2:30 pm on Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18. (Included with General Admission!) #2 Tintype Family Portraits See photo magic happen! Watch as your family’s picture appears on metal, just like in
IMPORTANT PARKING CHANGE for Fields of Valor
Parking for Friday night’s Candlelight Tour will be on-site at the Maplewood Area Historical Society, located at 2170 Co Rd D E, Maplewood, MN 55109. Parking for our regular General Admission Days, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Saturday, May 17, and 10:00 am - 4:00 pm on Sunday, May 18, will now be at Mariner Middle School, located on nearby McKnight Street. If you are attending the Barn Dance and Wedding Hop at 5:30 p.m on Saturday, then parking will be in the Maplewood Area Historical Society’s overflow parking lot at 2170 Co Rd D E, Maplewood, MN 55109. Staff will
Spring Big Red Barn Folk Arts & Crafters Fair
The Big Red Barn Folk Arts & Crafters Fair will be held May 10, 2025, 10 am - 4 pm at the Maplewood Area Historical Society! NEW THIS YEAR! Goodie Bags will be handed out to the first 200 guests! Parking is at Maplewood Mall, Door 4, with a convenient ADA accessible shuttle to bring you to the Maplewood Area Historical Society! Shuttle pick-up/drop-off is at Door 4. Starting at 10:00 am, the shuttle runs every 10 mins to the Fair at MAHS - Bruentrup Heritage Farm and is ADA accessible. There is no fee to ride the shuttle. The Big Red
1860s Barn Dance Wedding Hop & Buffet Dinner
Barn Dance Wedding Hop 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm on Sat, May 17, 2025 Must pre-purchase tickets here: https://www.simpletix.com/e/fields-of-valor-civil-war-history-weekend-tickets-209831 Guests are invited to travel back in time to an 1860s barn dance and wedding hop with music by Century Brass celebrating Union Victory and the period wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Sargent Piper. Enjoy an 1860s groaning buffet dinner of delicious 19th century dishes, 19th century cocktails, ales, and beverages cash bar, visiting and dancing with soldiers and ladies from the Civil War. Guests attending this unique immersive event are encouraged but not required to dress in your best historic outfit, or come as you
