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Author and Textile Designer Heather Ross brought her love of all things hand-made and resourceful living to MH. Heather is passionate about teaching new uses for the creative arts and skills that even the earliest residents of Mather Homestead relied upon. During HAND EMBROIDERY FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, Heather will helped workshoppers develop their own personalized embroidery design, and demonstrated simple ways to complete a very special project to take home. ​ Heather Ross is an American illustrator, textile designer, and author. Much of her work explores themes of resourceful and creative living, the natural world, and handmade, drawing often on both her rural upbringing and an early career as a naturalist. She is known for her highly collectible textile designs and books written for the handmade and craft markets, and as the originator and host of a popular series of weekend craft retreats held around the country. Her critically acclaimed memoir, How To Catch a Frog, is based on her childhood and early success as an entrepreneur and designer. She has also illustrated numerous children’s books, including the award winning Fergus and Zeke series and the “Crafty Chloe” books, the latter a winner of the Kirkus Star, and is both author and illustrator BOYS, an Illustrated Field Guide. She is represented by Steven Malk of Writers House, and lives in New York City and the Catskill Mountains with her husband, daughter and dog. < Back Embroidery with Heather Ross - July 28, 2021 Author and Textile Designer Heather Ross brought her love of all things hand-made and resourceful living to MH. Heather is passionate about teaching new uses for the creative arts and skills that even the earliest residents of Mather Homestead relied upon. During HAND EMBROIDERY FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, Heather will helped workshoppers develop their own personalized embroidery design, and demonstrated simple ways to complete a very special project to take home. Heather Ross is an American illustrator, textile designer, and author. Much of her work explores themes of resourceful and creative living, the natural world, and handmade, drawing often on both her rural upbringing and an early career as a naturalist. She is known for her highly collectible textile designs and books written for the handmade and craft markets, and as the originator and host of a popular series of weekend craft retreats held around the country. Her critically acclaimed memoir, How To Catch a Frog, is based on her childhood and early success as an entrepreneur and designer. She has also illustrated numerous children’s books, including the award winning Fergus and Zeke series and the “Crafty Chloe” books, the latter a winner of the Kirkus Star, and is both author and illustrator BOYS, an Illustrated Field Guide. She is represented by Steven Malk of Writers House, and lives in New York City and the Catskill Mountains with her husband, daughter and dog. Previous Next

A list of all events at the Mather Homestead can be found here! MH Calendar of Events Calendar of upcoming events below We also offer tours Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 9a to 2p and Yoga every Wednesday and Saturday at 9:30 am April 2026 Today Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 29 30 31 9:00 AM Tour The Mather Homestead Today at 9a, 10a, 11a, 12p, or 1p 1 9:00 AM Tour The Mather Homestead Today at 9a, 10a, 11a, 12p, or 1p 2 9:00 AM Tour The Mather Homestead Today at 9a, 10a, 11a, 12p, or 1p 3 4 5 6 7 9:00 AM Tour The Mather Homestead Today at 9a, 10a, 11a, 12p, or 1p 8 9:00 AM Tour The Mather Homestead Today at 9a, 10a, 11a, 12p, or 1p 9 9:00 AM Tour The Mather Homestead Today at 9a, 10a, 11a, 12p, or 1p +1 more 10 11 12 13 14 9:00 AM Tour The Mather Homestead Today at 9a, 10a, 11a, 12p, or 1p 15 9:00 AM Tour The Mather Homestead Today at 9a, 10a, 11a, 12p, or 1p 16 9:00 AM Tour The Mather Homestead Today at 9a, 10a, 11a, 12p, or 1p 17 18 19 20 21 9:00 AM Tour The Mather Homestead Today at 9a, 10a, 11a, 12p, or 1p 22 9:00 AM Tour The Mather Homestead Today at 9a, 10a, 11a, 12p, or 1p 23 6:30 PM Records Erased - Professor Chris Brown on Antislavery and The Declaration of Independence 24 25 26 27 28 7:00 PM Painting Patriotism, Healing Wounds: The Art of Col. John Trumbull with Walter W. Woodward 29 30 1 2 2:00 PM The British are Coming! Revolutionary War Reenactment at The Mather Homestead 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Our fifth annual Fall Harvest Festival will welcome families for hay rides, petting zoo, crafts, apple bobbing, pumpkin decorating and more! SEVENTH FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL October 25, 2025 It was a beautiful day for our seventh annual Fall Harvest Festival, which featured pony and hay rides, crafts, apple bobbing, live music featuring Parkway Ramblers and more, Plus a visit from the Noroton Fire truck! Thank you to BMW of Darien, the King School, the Goddard School, Kumon, Rolleri Sheppard Accountants and Darlene Meier of Houlihan Lawrence for your support of this event! Photos by Conner Day SIXTH FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL October 26, 2024 It was a beautiful day for our sixth annual Fall Harvest Festival which featured pony and hay rides, crafts, apple bobbing, live music featuring Parkway Ramblers and more, Plus a visit from the Noroton Fire truck and GEORGE WASHINGTON! Thank you to BMW of Darien, the King School, Rolleri Sheppard Accountants and Darlene Meier of Houlihan Lawrence for your support of this event! FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL October 21, 2023 The rain did not keep families from coming out for our annual fall harvest festival featuring petting zoo, face painting, pumpkin patch, crafts, fire truck rides (replacing hay rides due to rain) and ... this year .... Revolutionary War reenactors! Pictures by Alicia Andriopoulos, Pixsoul Photography. Thank you to our Sponsors below!! FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL October 22, 2022 It was a beautiful day for our fourth Fall Harvest Festival featuring petting zoo, crafts, live music, face painting and, for the first time, hay rides! Pictures by Katharine Calderwood. FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL November 2, 2019 Our third annual Fall Harvest Festival! Thank you to our volunteer committee! FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL November 3, 2018 Our second annual Fall Harvest Festival. FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL November 4 , 2017 Our first annual Fall Harvest Festival celebrated the brand new Mather Homestead Foundation, created to celebrate the history of the Mather Homestead and to bring history to life! Other Family Fun Events

Portrait: Pastel on paper; 18 ½” h. x 13 ¾” w. (sight size). Letter-book: Brown ink on wove paper, 6 ¼” x 8” sheets; 11 sheets, plus three stamped, folded, and postmarked family letters, 3” x 5”. < Back Early American Portrait, Margaret Henderson and Letter-Book Archive First Floor - Parlor Fine Art Portrait: Pastel on paper; 18 ½” h. x 13 ¾” w. (sight size). Letter-book: Brown ink on wove paper, 6 ¼” x 8” sheets; 11 sheets, plus three stamped, folded, and postmarked family letters, 3” x 5”. In half pose profile, a young Margaret Henderson with upswept hair style, in a high-waisted blue gown with double white neck ruffle, against a grey ground. Portrait is well executed and in very good condition. In period gilded molded frame, glazed. Circa 1825-1830. Together with Margaret Henderson’s (b. 1805) Schoolgirl Letter-book, dating over a period of three months in 1820 while she attended the Linden Hall School in Lititz, Pennsylvania. [Founded in 1746, the Linden Hall School is the oldest day and boarding school for girls in the United States.] Linden Hall School confirms from their archives that Margaret Henderson was fifteen years old when she enrolled at the school in 1820. The letter-book, containing a series of weekly letters to Margaret’s parents, and three family letters to her over a three month period, October to December 1820, comprises an important record of life for a teenage schoolgirl in rural Pennsylvania in the early nineteenth century. Excerpts, for example, detail the difficulties of Margaret’s buggy transport traveling from Shippensburg to Lititz, Pennsylvania, a journey of two days and about 80 miles. In another, she writes of her loneliness and longing to hear news from her family. Another letter describes the distressful news received by her friend at the school of the accidental death of a brother. In a letter from Margaret’s mother, she writes of Margaret’s sister giving birth alone with no one to assist other than “the girl” (presumably, a servant), and of the sister’s poor condition and potential impending death as a result of the childbirth. Documents such as these letters, along with a portrait of the writer serve as an important historical record, capturing details of daily life in early nineteenth century America—these are rare artifacts and survivors. Previous Next

Essay question: Why are the National Parks good for people Details: Open to students in grades 6 through 8. No more than 500 words. 1 winner per grade to be chosen. ESSAY CONTEST - readers page Essay question: Why are the National Parks good for kids? Details: Open to students in grades 6 through 8 No more than 500 words 1 winner per grade to be chosen. Essays will be evaluated on the following criteria: Your essay demonstrates an appreciation for the National Parks. Your essay is well written with proper punctuation and grammar. Deadline: Submit by December 5th to MHessay@gmail.com . Winners will be announced on December 16th Prizes: Book by Jonathan Waterman: Atlas of the National Parks

SUMMER SOIRÉE Saturday, May 31, 2025 Photos by Andrea Ceraso Thank you to our Sponsors! SUMMER SOLSTICE Saturday, June 22, 2024 Presented by t he Mather Homestead Junior Board: Alison Arneill l Tasha Blair l Taylor Carlson l Lauren Frank l Caitlin Griswold l Sarah Guilbride Sally Houlihan l Anna Janis l Stephanie Kramer l Paige Kyle l Sarah Henderson l Jessica Merrill Kate Piselli l Lauren Swenson l Stephanie Tucker 2023 Après Ski Thank you for helping us raise $17K for our historic Playhouse! Presented by the Mather Homestead Junior Board: Alison Arneill l Tasha Blair l Taylor Carlson l Lauren Frank l Caitlin Griswold Sarah Guilbride l Sally Houlihan l Anna Janis l Stephanie Kramer l Paige Kyle Sarah Henderson l Jessica M errill l Kate Piselli l Whitney Ranson l Lauren Swenson The historic Mather playhouse was enjoyed by generations of Mathers and is now in disrepair. Our goal is to renovate the playhouse to be the cornerstone for future generations of children to come for learning and play. Heading 4 Before After

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