Just a few of the gift certificates, books, and items in the sale.

During Wassail Weekend, the Woodstock History Center will be hosting a special fundraising sale that features antiques, books, art, gifts and gift certificates. The items in this sale have been donated by individuals and local businesses including Northern Stage, Woodstock Gallery, the Blue Horse Inn, 506 On the River Inn, Dr. Coburn’s Tonic, Top Acres Farm, The Woodstock Farmers’ Market, Focus Gallery, F.H. Gillingham & Sons, Farm House Pottery, Woodstock Home and Hardware, Blake Hill Preserves, the Woodstock Recreation Center, Yankee Bookshop, Bourdon Maple Farm, The Skinny Pancake, the Shire Riverview, and more. Many of these items will be offered at discounted prices!

This fundraiser will help the Woodstock History Center to continue to offer free resources and programs that enrich the lives of both local residents and visitors to our community.  These resources and programs include free admission to their museum, lecture series, school programs, children’s activities, history hikes, and gardens and grounds.

In addition to their special fundraiser, the Woodstock History Center will be hosting several local vendors who will have pop-up shops during Wassail Weekend. In the History Center’s Gallery, Cleopatra’s Reserve will offer a large assortment of hand-made jewelry, minerals, crystals, and carved and polished stones from around the world. The business’s owner, Sarah Adams, will also have several areas set up with activities for all ages, including looking at glowing stones under a UV light. In the History Center’s barn, Maple Valley Farm will have a selection of Vermont specialty items such saffron, pet products, Vermont-themed holiday crackers, and hot cider and coffee.

Just a few of the antiques in the sale, including an 18th-century chair.