The Big Cheese: Fun for All Ages
Miller Cory Museum
Did you know that in 1801 President Thomas Jefferson was given a giant wheel of cheddar cheese? Made by town folk from Cheshire, Massachusetts, the cheese weighed 1,235 pounds. It took a wagon pulled by six horses to deliver it to the White House!
Join us for the Big Cheese: Cheese-Making in Early America on Sunday, March 13, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Learn more about Jefferson’s historic cheese at a special cheese-y story time with craft, then learn how cheese was made in early America. Our cooks will also be demonstrating open hearth cooking using period recipes and techniques. Admission is $5 for adults and children 13 and older, $3 for children ages 3-12, and free under age 3.
The Miller Cory House Museum is located at 614 Mountain Avenue in Westfield, NJ. Call the museum at 908-232-1776 or email millercorymuseum@gmail.com for more information. Visit millercoryhouse.com or westfieldhistoricalsociety.org.
Since 1968, the 501(c)(3) non-profit Miller Cory House Museum/Westfield Historical Society has worked to preserve, interpret and encourage interest in history, Westfield, and its residents through educational efforts and community outreach programs.
