On July 4, gather with friends, family and neighbors of all ages at the home of one of Springfield’s founding families for a strawberry party. The strawberry party is an updated take on a mid-1800s tradition, and features games for children, live music by singer-songwriter Tom Irwin with Theresa O’Hare, tours of the historic 1837 […]
Strawberry party
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Strawberry party
“For the last two weeks, we have had a continual round of strawberry parties….. This last week we gave a strawberry company of about seventy.” – From a letter written on June 26, 1859, by Mary Todd Lincoln to a friend. In the mid-1800s, late spring and early summer was strawberry party time in Springfield. […]
