Nicholas Newlin Foundation

The group and school tours are customized for the needs of the group but almost always include the Grist Mill and Blacksmith Shop. Other group tour elements have included water system walks, hearth cooking (outdoors), baking, brick making, along with a variety of environmental studies such as nature walks, pond life, trees, water systems and structures, insects, and habitats.

The Blacksmith shop is a regular component of group tours and is open for demonstrations on select Saturdays during the year. Blacksmiths working in the shop demonstrate the trade in a re-created 18th century building using a coal-fired forge.

Active archaeology digs give visitors a first-hand look at archaeology and its importance in studying the past. The program empowers volunteers to conduct field excavations, artifact cleaning, and basic cataloging tasks. This program has introduced over 5,000 people to archaeology over the past eight seasons, and remains one of the only publically-supported archaeology sites in the region.

History at Work is a series of interactive public demonstrations that focus on different elements of colonial life, such as butter churning, ships biscuits, basket weaving, food preservation, and coopering. History at Work is a free drop-in activity held 10-3 on the last Saturday of the month spring through fall. Topics vary each month and the current schedule can be found on the website.

This program explores different aspects of Newlin Grist Mill's unique historical and environmental resources through presentations and hands-on workshops. The 2019 series is focused on Mills.

Our summer camp program offers history and nature-based experiences in an engaging outdoor environment. Through exploration, enthusiasm, and respect, campers share unique experiences that connect and expand their interactions with each other and their community.

Tales on Trails brings kids outdoors to read and takes literacy education into an interactive, exploration-based setting. The Tales on Trails program encourages both outdoor engagement and reading through a series of reading stations with enlarged versions of children’s books along the Newlin Grist Mill trail network.

A variety of nature study programs are available to students and groups, and include topics such as water quality, tree, insects, birds, frog pond studies, nature discovery walks, and habitats.

Pop-Up Naturalist is a self-guided exploration of various aspects of nature. A series of signs are located in the park between the Visitor Center and Frog Pond, and each month features fun facts and challenges related to different species and aspects of nature, such as frogs, birds, pollinators, flowers, and water. =