Experience 19th Century life as you participate in science, technology, engineering, art and math (“STEAM”) projects and other activities alongside skilled tradesmen and period-dressed docents. Become part of the past and interact with antiques as you explore the grounds and rooms of the cabins. Move to 1800s music with talented musicians and play games with
Bring your green thumb and experience Historic Collinsville’s Planting Day, where it’s all about the flora! Share your passion for gardening and be part of a group planting flowers, herbs, and vegetables throughout the site. Plants will be provided. Guests are invited to bring their own gloves and small gardening tools, including trowels for digging
Celebrate local heritage and experience the uniqueness of life in Montgomery County in the 1800s as you interact with the past! Reenactors will portray several people from the county’s past including Civil War soldiers, civilians, and spies. Meet Civil War diarist Nannie Haskins and “President Abraham Lincoln.” Docents will be on hand to share the
Let the games begin! Experience 19th Century fun and fellowship with a good ol’ fashioned field day and picnic on the grounds of Historic Collinsville. Bring a lunch or purchase refreshments at the site. Compete in friendly outdoor games of Tug-o-War, horseshoe pitching, sack races, foot races, and more. Also enjoy indoor games, like checkers
Quilting is pure Americana! Join in a site-wide quilt show and tell. Browse through the settlement and the Weakley Museum to see both hand-stitched and machine-made quilts from utilitarian to show-quilt quality. View the quilts and hear the stories connected to the artwork and/or participate by bringing your own quilts to display. No matter its