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Pioneers spin yarn, spin rope, and spin tales during Spring
Break week at the Pioneer Museum in Fredericksburg every spring.
Frontier-style family activities take place Monday
through Saturday on the grounds of the museum. Re-enactors demonstrate
quilting, spinning, blacksmithing, rope making, and old-fashioned chuck wagon
cooking. Storytellers tell tales from the old days. Representatives of
the Lakota Sioux and the Buffalo Soldiers set up camp and answer questions and explain their native culture.
During Spring Break, the whole family can get involved in learning.
Demonstrators welcome children to try their hand at spinning thread, hammering a
horseshoe nail, or making an old-fashioned wooden toy.
All
week long, the museum's regular exhibits and buildings are open for viewing.
Visitors can walk through one of the first stores in Fredericksburg, a
smokehouse, blacksmith shop, and an original Sunday House. The Museum Store is open with its collection of history books and classic games and toys.
Admission to Spring Break activities is the regular Pioneer Museum fee of $4 for
adults; age 12 and under free.
Fredericksburg is a popular destination for the Spring Break getaway. The hill
country town is famous for its German heritage, shopping, dining, and
architecture. The Pioneer Museum is located right on Main Street, at 309 West
Main. Parking is free. [To see a map of the location of the
Pioneer Museum click HERE.]
The
exact schedule of the pioneer demonstrators will vary day by day. The public is
invited to call ahead to get more details of each day’s events. Learn more by
calling 830-997-2835 or by
visiting www.pioneermuseum.com. |
 Volunteers will be on hand to share frontier skills and stories
during Spring Break week at the Pioneer Museum in Fredericksburg.
Members of the Lakota Sioux tribe will set up camp on the museum
grounds.
Exhibitors will be spinning, carving, and demonstrating
pioneer skills throughout Spring Break week at the Pioneer Museum in
Fredericksburg.
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