Pie & Ice Cream Social @ Rokeby Museum

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Where

Rokeby Museum 4334 Route 7, Ferrisburgh, VT 05456 Visit Website | 802-877-3406 | rokeby@comcast.net

Who

All Ages

Details

Parking: Yes

We love Pie! Join us to celebrate Summer and community with Rokeby’s annual Pie & Ice Cream Social. There will be games, raffle prizes throughout the afternoon, and music by Vermont Folklife, Sugar in the Pan Trad Band!

Vermont Folklife Sugar in the Pan Trad Band plays traditional music from New England, Québec, Maritime Canada, and beyond, featuring lively tunes that will have folks of all ages up & dancing! These fantastic teenage musicians with the Young Tradition Vermont Touring Group, Ari Glasser, Isabella Rotler, and Henry Kervick, offer creative and engaging arrangements for audiences. They have performed at the New World Festival in Randolph and the Young Tradition Festival in Burlington, toured Cape Breton in 2023 and Québec in 2024, and have entertained at various retirement communities and schools in Vermont. ,

Reviews

2 reviews

July 8, 2014
"The Rokeby Museum is a wonderful place to visit! Stepping into the Robinsons house is like stepping back into time. Wander through the rooms to get a true sense of what life was like in for this family of devout Quakers and radical abolitionists in the 1800s. The new Visitors Center has an amazing exhibit on the Underground Railroad as well as many primary source documents. The exhibit chronicles the stories of Simon and Jesse, two fugitives from slavery who found shelter at the Rokeby in the 1830s. Im not sure what the previous reviewer was thinking when heshe said Vermont wasnt too important when it comes to slavery. In fact, in response to the calls from abolitionist across the colonies to end slavery, Vermont became to first colony to ban it outright in 1777! Furthermore, Vermont was a critical stop for slaves who were escaping to Canada. If you love history, visit the Rokeby. You won't be disappointed."
- nisky86
September 2, 2011
"I took my grandchildren, ages 12 9 here. The tour consisted of just the 3 of us, so the guide could have tailored the tour more skip some of the family relations stuff. The kids found the house toilet arrangements interesting enjoyed the tour. The part about the former slaves the underground railroad was minimal, that was a little disappointing. There are picnic table set up in the yard, a nice place for a picnic, but we came unprepared. It isn't too far or too long, an enjoyable outing for both kids adults. We were all glad we had gone."
- crystalbubby