Chauncey and Cleopatra Case founded one of Hudson’s earliest working farms in 1814. Five generations lived and worked on the farm up until 1995. At that time, Case-Barlow Farm was incorporated as a non-profit organization created to preserve and restore the property.

In addition, we appreciate the fact that many individuals attended and/or donated to our first preview night. Attendees were the first to see all of the doll houses and miniature rooms on display, along with enjoying horderves, wine, a raffle, a silent auction and a door prize which made this a fun filled evening.

We want to also take this opportunity to thank our volunteers and contributors for giving their valuable time and resources to Case-Barlow Farm. Finally, this four-week event would not have been possible without the willingness of the doll house owners to allow us to display their precious keepsakes.

All funds generated by this event will help with the ongoing restoration and operation of this important historical site.

Plans are being made to hold the 3rd annual Doll House Show for November and December. If you would like to participate, please contact CBF.

Preview Night by reservation only is on Sunday, November 20 from 5:00 to 8:00. Tickets provide appetizers, desserts and wine in a candelit atmosphere all for only $50 per person.

Open hours are on November 25, 26, 27 and December 4, 11 and 18 from 1:00 to 4:00. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children. Tickets can be purchased at The Learned Owl and at the door.

Group rates and times are available upon request.

For more information call 330.650.0591 or email to casebarlow@aol.com

New this year, everyone is invited to bring your own grapes to press along with a container to take your juice home in if you can resist drinking it right on the spot. Several of this year's events will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Also new, the Duck Derby Race will have you priming the pump for your ducky.

Many favorite activities and demonstrations will be back including hayrides and pony rides, candle dipping, making butter and decorating a grape vine wreath. Traditional games such as a scavenger hunt, bobbing for apples, sack races, 3-legged race, cookie walk, and horseshoes will keep everyone busy. Animals on display include alpacas, raptors, and small farm petting animals. Pumpkins to decorate, hot dogs and snacks may be purchased.

Tours of the farmhouse will be available along with demonstrations many domestic activities such as bread and noodle making, chair canning, weaving, lace making, stenciling and antique quilts. The CBF Garden will be showcasing heirloom plants. Other artisans to watch include farrier Shaw Petries, rope makers Terry and Pam Rowland and musical guests "Crazy Rhythm".

The CBF is located at 1931 Barlow Road in Hudson. Admission for all activities is only $5.00 per child (2 to 18 years of age), $6.00 per adults with toddlers under 2 free.

Known to generations of gardeners, Three Sisters is based on the Native American belief that corn, beans and squash grow like three inseparable sisters. By planting the three crops together in the same mound, all three plants do better.

According to the Iroquois Tribe, corn, beans and squash were precious gifts to be celebrated. The corn stalk provided a pole for the bean vines to grow. Bean plants fix nitrogen on roots improving the fertility of the ground. The beans also help stake the tall stalks so they are less likely to blow over. And the squash vines act as living mulch preserving moisture and preventing erosion.

The Three Sisters also complete each other's nutritional benefits with corn providing carbohydrates; dried beans add protein and squash contribute vitamins from the fruit and oil from the seed.

The seeds selected for this year’s CBF garden include:
Bloody Butcher Corn - Known in the U.S. since 1845, it is used for flour, cornmeal or corn-on-the-cob when young.
Lazy Housewife Beans - Introduced around 1818, this is one of the oldest documented beans. Named Lazy Housewife because it was the first snap bean that did not need to have the string removed.
Speckled Cranberry Beans - Brought to America from England around 1825.
Long Island Cheese Squash - East Coast heirloom long remembered as a great pie squash by New Englanders, Bernard McMahon of Philadelphia introduced it in 1807. The name refers to its shape, which resembles a wheel of cheese.
Boston Marrow Squash- A standard early squash introduced in 1831.

If you are interested in learning more about heirloom gardening, please call 330.650.0591 or check the website at "casebarlowfarm.com"

Sumptuous hors d’oeurves will be prepared and presented by Signature of Solon Chef Jeff Waite. A selection of hand-chosen wines and ales from North End Market of Hudson will be available. Guests will be entertained throughout the evening by a musical ensemble from WRA.

Several local merchants have donated items for silent auction bidding including Candice Sweda Interior Design, The Greenhouse, Vignettes, The Learned Owl and Jewelry Art. Hudson Fine Art and Framing Company framed artwork of the Hudson Depot donated by Jon Lund. The CBF Board of Trustees has put together a basket of various wines. In addition, several individual have donated wonderful gifts for silent auction bidding.

Built in 1843 by Nathan Perkins Seymour, the house was acquired by Western Reserve Academy in 1994. After historic restoration done by the Academy, it offers a museum quality experience from the collections of WRA and the generosity of many contributors including a ship captain’s desk in the entrance hallway and a number of ceramic pieces and blue china trade war, both courtesy of James W Ellsworth.

Seymour taught Greek and Latin at Western Reserve College for 30 years. Well known for his accomplishments in the classical field, Professor Seymour was also a thorough student of Shakespeare and was known to have a personal library of more the 2.000 volumes. For many years, he gave regular Shakespeare readings for friends. One can imagine Seymour regaling a group of friends on a spring evening at his cherished home, which he designed in conformity with his study and love of Greek culture.

The home is one of the finest specimens of Greek Revival architecture in Hudson. It was completed in 1843 by Nathan Perkins Seymour who was directly involved in the planning and construction of every aspect. He made the selection of all materials including nails, bricks and lumber. Very pleased with the result, Seymour wrote "the house is as pleasant and convenient as we could have devised. I do not know that there is one change that we would desire to make in the arrange of rooms of closets or windows." Mrs. Seymour wrote to a cousin "We like Mr. Rice the Waterbury (Connecticut) builder very much indeed. He seems to have quite an idea of having things is good style and is ambitious to make his first house in Ohio do him credit"

Guests today will certainly agree. The first story windows go from ceiling to floor and each have 24 panes of glass. The parlor mantel is decorated with rosettes from Lefever's Young Builder's General Instructor. According to I.T. Frary writing in Early Homes of Ohio, "It is quite obvious that a man of his attainments would have the portal of his house desired as nearly as possible in formality with the ideals of the Greeks whose culture was his life study."

Professor Seymour taught Greek and Latin at the Western Reserve College from 1840 to 1870. His son Thomas Day Seymour, taught Greek at Yale University. Seymour's grandson Charles Seymour served as President of Yale University from 1937 to 1950.

The home stayed in the Seymour family until sold in 1921. The Spengler, Reynolds and Burnham families occupied the home until 1994 when it was acquired by the WRA. After historic restoration done by the Academy, it offers a museum quality experience from the collections of WRA and the generosity of many contributors.

Lisa, age 8, views the Southwest Adobe
Miniature created by Rosemary Macedonio

Tickets may be purchased at the door or bought at the Hudson Office of Howard Hanna and Learned Owl. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children. The proceeds will benefit the restoration of the Case-Barlow Farm. For more information about CBF, to go www.casebarlowfarm.com.

• An antique quilt display and quilting demonstration
• A bird of prey raptor show
• Farrier (blacksmith) presentation
• Learning to make rope and brooms

Many other favorite activities are returning this year such as the horse/pony rides, traditional hayride, bread making with George Hoy, potter, making dipped candles, butter churning, face painting, apple bobbing, grape pressing, crafts for children to make and take, and pumpkin decorating.

Games will include a scavenger hunt, three-legged race, sack race, "dress the scarecrow," tug-of-war, and cookie walk. Farm food, also known as "grub," will be available.

There will be tours of the Case-Barlow homestead home with demonstrations of stenciling, lace making, rug hooking, and chair making.

The admission is $6.00 per adult and $4.00 per child. Toddlers under two years of age are free.