Sherwood House Halloween
Halloween Tours (2023)
As with last year, we will have two Halloween tour dates at Sherwood House. The first will be on Sunday, October 22, and the second on the following week, Sunday, October 29. Tours will be during regular hours, from 1 - 4 PM. Candies will be available for trick or treating visitors. Costumes are not required, but they are always welcome.
Don't forget to pick up a copy of "The Scarecrow of Sherwood Farm" book by local author, Jason Medina, at our gift shop! Only available for a limited time!
Don't forget to pick up a copy of "The Scarecrow of Sherwood Farm" book by local author, Jason Medina, at our gift shop! Only available for a limited time!
Legend of the Scarecrow of Sherwood Farm (2022)
Halloween at Sherwood House begins on Sunday, October 23, and continues on Sunday, October 30. There will be candies available for guests and trick or treaters. Costumes are not required, but they are welcomed. This year a new legend is born... the secret legend of the Scarecrow of Sherwood Farm.
Ahem... Legend has it that the Sherwood family created a scarecrow to protect their crops. However, during when the Revolutionary War broke out, it was the land that was in danger. Hessian troops roamed the countryside and burned farms in the name of the British. Mysteriously, one farm survived the purge.
Although, it cannot be proven, some believe the scarecrow protected more than just crops on the family farm. It also protected the farm from utter destruction. It might be hard to believe, but that's why it is a legend.
Some say the scarecrow has returned to protect the farm it once called home. Sightings are rarer than Bigfoot and the Lochness Monster combined, but a few of us at Sherwood House have seen it. Our volunteer and resident photographer, Jason Medina, even took photos to prove it.
Still, it is hard to believe a simple scarecrow could come to life. Isn't it? Come to Sherwood House for Halloween and find out for yourself.
Below is the earliest known photo of the scarecrow.
Ahem... Legend has it that the Sherwood family created a scarecrow to protect their crops. However, during when the Revolutionary War broke out, it was the land that was in danger. Hessian troops roamed the countryside and burned farms in the name of the British. Mysteriously, one farm survived the purge.
Although, it cannot be proven, some believe the scarecrow protected more than just crops on the family farm. It also protected the farm from utter destruction. It might be hard to believe, but that's why it is a legend.
Some say the scarecrow has returned to protect the farm it once called home. Sightings are rarer than Bigfoot and the Lochness Monster combined, but a few of us at Sherwood House have seen it. Our volunteer and resident photographer, Jason Medina, even took photos to prove it.
Still, it is hard to believe a simple scarecrow could come to life. Isn't it? Come to Sherwood House for Halloween and find out for yourself.
Below is the earliest known photo of the scarecrow.
Halloween at Sherwood House with Edgar Allan Poe
(2018)
Announcing our Special Halloween tours dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe for Sunday, October 28, and Sunday, November 4, from 1pm-4pm on both days. Our historic rooms will feature tributes to several of the famous author's poems and dark tales. Plus, as an extra treat, volunteer and local author, Jason Medina, will dress as Edgar Allan Poe for the first weekend. For the second weekend Jason Medina will do a book signing in the Weed Cottage for his own dark books, Ghosts and Legends of Yonkers and The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel. Please, join us for both weekends and bring your friends! Trick or Treaters are welcome, as we will have candy!
Jason Medina as Edgar Allan Poe.
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A short version of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Jason Medina. Photos by Jo-Ann Santos-Medina and video by Mildred Medina.
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