Community Cider Pressing at the Braintree Hill Meetinghouse
Second Annual Community Cider Pressing at the Braintree Hill Meetinghouse on Sunday October 1 from noon to 5pm
Come, bring apples, take home cider! Have too many apples to know what to do with? Want cider from your own apples? The Braintree Historical Society will be hosting the second annual Community Cider Pressing at the Braintree Hill Meetinghouse on Sunday, October 1, from noon - 5pm. Bring the whole family for an afternoon of pressing your own apples into cider.
The event will feature hands-on apple pressing with a variety of traditional and new presses. There will be a presentation at 1:30pm about apples and cider by local cider makers and apple aficionados Lin Brown and Camden Walters, a tasting of lesser known heirloom and cider apple varieties, and tours of the Braintree Historical Society Museum. Add to the afternoon’s fun by bringing musical instruments and a potluck dish/snack/dessert to share.
A scene from the 1st Annual Community Cider Pressing 2022
The best cider comes from a diverse collection of apples – cultivated and wild, so get out there and gather from your backyard tree or that loaded roadside tree down the street, just be sure to ask landowners beforehand! Start collecting soon. Please do not collect drop apples for this event, as the cider will be bottled raw (unpasteurized). We ask that you pick your apples directly from the tree, or by shaking onto tarps, not collecting from the ground. Bring your washed apples for pressing and clean containers for your cider. If you have just a few apples, not enough for a full press, not to worry, we will add them with others for pressing.
The event is free and open to all with donations being accepted to support ongoing preservation work at the 1845 Meetinghouse. The address of the Meetinghouse is 2756 Braintree Hill Road. For more information about this event, the Meetinghouse, or the Braintree Historical Society please contact Jackson Evans at 802-345-5684 or braintreevthistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
History, Bicycles, Gravestones, Coffee & Pastries at the Braintree Hill Meetinghouse
Join the Historical Society for a leisurely bike ride along Braintree Hill Road or a meander through the Braintree Hill Cemetery. This event is a fundraiser for the Slate Roof Restoration at Meetinghouse. Coffee from Carrier Roasting and pastries from Windy Lane Bakehouse.
Braintree, VT, August 15, 2023 - On Sunday September 17th, the Braintree Historical Society will be hosting a fun event to raise money for the 1845 Meetinghouse’s slate roof restoration project.
The event will begin at 10am with a leisurely bicycle tour following Braintree Hill Road with lots of stops along the way to take in the scenery and history of our architecture, ancient roads, stonewalls and forgotten lore. The ride is intended for all skill levels and bicycle types.
Hot and cold brewed coffee from Carrier Roasting Company in Northfield along with pastries from Windy Lane Bakehouse in Randolph are included with registration.
Not up for a bike ride? The event will also include a self-guided tour of the historic Braintree Hill Cemetery to learn about the fascinating folks who called Braintree home as far back as the 1790’s.
Both the Historical Society Museum and the 1845 Meetinghouse will be open during the event.
Funds from this ticketed event will be put towards the restoration of the Meetinghouse’s historic slate roof. Tickets are $25 each and $50 for a family of 4 and include complimentary coffee and pastries. Children under 12 are free.
Reserve your place on the tour today by clicking here!
The address of the Meetinghouse is 2756 Braintree Hill Road. For more information about this event, the Meetinghouse, or the Braintree Historical Society please contact Jackson Evans at 802-345-5684 or braintreevthistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
Braintree Featured in Happy Vermont
The Town of Braintree, and the Village of Snowsville in particular, was the focus of the latest story from Happy Vermont, a website, travel blog and podcast dedicated to sharing all that makes Vermont a unique and magical place to live. Happy Vermont founder Erica Houskeeper visited Braintree and interviewed Braintree Historical Society president, Jackson Evans for the piece. Their conversation centered around place names and their origins, including the names of Snowsville, Peth, Rolling Rock, Mud Pond, Ayers Brook and more.