Caleb Nickerson Homestead
2025 Programs
For outdoor events please bring a sun hat.
January 26, 2025, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Colonial Cooking Club: Open Hearth Cooking Event with Open Hearth Cook Anne Firth. All participants will prepare food during this hands-on-history event. Prior to the event you will be contacted by Anne as she coordinates the menu. Annual membership is $5. $35 will be charged for wood & food = $40. Email wmnick1107@gmail.com for additional club membership information. Register here: !https://nickersonassoc.com/support/store/Events-c137439501 Due to space constraints, participation is limited.
Wed., June 4, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Ca. 1829 Caleb Nickerson Homestead Opens for 2025 season with guided tours. We are open every Wednesday in season from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Nickerson Genealogy Center is open Wednesdays year-round from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Programming in traditional fiber arts and floral arranging is now being scheduled for the 2025 season
Sat. June 21: Chatham History Weekend, NFA Grounds Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Caleb Nickerson Homestead open for self-guided tours 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Talks and events are now being scheduled.
Fri., Sept. 5 through Mon., Sept. 8: NFA Annual Reunion in historic Sandwich and Chatham. Registration will open in June. Tentative schedule of Events: Fri., 1:30 p.m.: Tour of the Atwood Museum at the Chatham Historical Society; Fri., 5 p.m.: Wine and hors d’oeuvre party at NFA campus with special guest “Nickerson” the Eastern screech owl, an ambassador for Wild Care Cape Cod; Sat., 10 a.m.: St. John’s Episcopal Church, Sandwich, Annual Meeting and a talk TBA followed by a box lunch; Sat., 2 p.m.: Tour of Sandwich Glass Museum; Sat., 5:30 p.m.: Amari Ristorante, Sandwich: cocktails, dinner and talk TBA. Sun., 10 a.m.: “Nickerson Sunday” at First Congregational Church of Chatham; Sun, noon: Cookout at NFA Campus with an update on the historic barn and more. Monday, by appointment: One-hour personal genealogy sessions.
Sat., Dec. 6, 1 to 4 p.m.: 20th Annual Holiday Hearthside Open House at the Caleb Nickerson Homestead.
All hands-on floral programs will be led by Sonny Gada of Chatham. Sonny has been a floral designer and horticulturist for over 50 years. His floral arrangements have been featured in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts annual event “Art in Bloom.” Fiber artist Cheryl Flett, who hails from Chicago, is self-taught in the ancient art of felting. She is also proficient in dyeing wool, spinning, loom knitting and basic tapestry weaving. We welcome Cheryl, who was new to the Caleb Nickerson Homestead Hands-On-History program last year.
All materials are provided for fiber arts and floral arranging workshops.
Preregistration is required for the hands-on programs as space is limited.