Focus on the Farm – June 2021

This summer, SOHS Hanley Farm is a place to gather in the evenings to enjoy new and novel events. The fun begins June 3 with the first “Summer Thursday” picnic, where friends and families can share a meal with their loved ones on the grounds while enjoying the peace and harmony of the farm. During this time, you’ll also enjoy a special Summer Thursday program!

Summer Thursday’s will be held weekly, 4pm-8pm. The farm will be open for picnics, self-guided Hanley and Shakespeare Garden tours, a Farmers Market, as well as Covid-free, “hybrid” Hanley House tours. The outside portion of each tour will be in-person, with a video of the inside tour. There will be a modest $3 to $5 fee for the house tours, but everything else is free.

Summer Thursdays weekly programs include:

  • June 3—Rhonda Nowak gives guided tours of the Shakespeare Gardens… there will be a mini Hanley Heritage Plant sale, too!
  • June 10—Early 1900’s Fashion Show with models representing Hanley friends and family showing costumes of the age and talking about the farm and Alice Hanley’s history.
  • June 17—Hands-on activities at the Family Heritage Fair, from laundry to faux calf roping!
  • June 24—The Randall Theater will present readings of a play or skit based on regional history.

Windows in Time, 10 Quirky Things About Historic Ashland, June 2; noon-1pm— Author, Poet, and Founder of WalkAshland.com, Peter Finkle shares little-known stories from the late 1880s and early 1900s about the influence railroads had on Ashland. This is an online, Zoom presentation—register at https://jcls.libcal.com/event/7620917. Zoom meeting details will be emailed to you once you’ve registered.