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Rock Hall Museum in Lawrence hosted its annual country fair on Oct. 20 to 21. How string was made in colonial times was one of the historical demonstrations.
Photos by Monica Rzewski/Herald
The Indian River Olde Time Lumberjack Show showed how log rolling is done.
Valentina, left, and Ivanna Garibauldi, 7 and 11 respectively, painted pumpkins at the country fair.
Twins Samantha and Joshua Sclavo, 8, and their decorated faces at Rock Hall Museum.
Craft vendors, historical demonstrations, a pumpkin patch, pony rides, period-accurate food, scarecrow-making and the Indian River Olde Time Lumberjack Show were all part of the 33rd annual Rock Hall Country Fair at Rock Hall Museum in Lawrence Oct. 20 to 21.
Rock Hall was built in 1767 for Josiah Martin, a West Indian plantation owner who left Antigua, an island in the Caribbean after a slave uprising.
The Hewletts owned the home after the Martins, then they deeded the building to the Town of Hempstead in 1948, and it opened as a museum in 1953.
Today the museum offers guided tours, special lectures and hosts field trips from local schools. All proceeds raised from the fair benefit the museum.
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