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  • Latest News from Park-McCullough House

    The Park-McCullough House Board announced that due to an unexpected management reorganization, the House's normal December activities were canceled. The House will remain closed to tours and other activities through the winter as it is every year. The Board continues to take bookings for weddings and other events for the 2012-2013 Season. Members and the general community are encouraged to stay tuned for new developments. Feel free to contact the House by telephone, email, the Web site, and general mail. We look forward to a better-than-ever 2012 season.

  • Oktoberfest Wagon Ride Schedule

    Don't miss the first annual Oktoberfest on the grounds of Historic Park-McCullough on Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wagon rides will be offered between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The wagon rides are provided by Lively's Livery, Bennington, VT. Visit their website at www.livelyslivery.com for more photos and information about the beautiful American Cream Draft horses who will be drawing the wagon.

  • Fall 2011 Schedule

    Thanks to those of you who have called to check on us following the news of the flooding in Vermont after Tropical Storm Irene. We are fortunate to be able to say that we suffered no damage from the storm beyond a 12-hour power outage. We are open on our regular 7-day-a-week schedule through Sunday, October 30 and then for special events (check the Events and Calendar pages on this site)  and advance appointment group tours through December 16. (The House looks especially beautiful when decorated for the holidays.)

  • Autumn at Park-McCullough

    The leaves are beginning to turn and the grounds of Historic Park-McCullough will soon be dressed in full autumn finery. Fall foliage season here continues through October 30. Guided tours are offered daily beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing on the hour until the final tour at 3 p.m.

    Click on the "Hours and Admission" for more information about hours, admission fees and schedules for the fall and winter.

  • First Oktoberfest A Big Success!

    The NorShaft Lions Club and Historic Park-McCullough are delighted to report that the First Annual Oktoberfest, held on Saturday, October 15, 2011, was a huge success. Many thanks to all who came to enjoy the food, beer and other beverages, vendors, wagon rides, tours of The Big House, great music provided by the Rymanowski Brothers Orchestra and the beautiful fall foliage. 

  • Band Announced for Oktoberfest

    The Rymanowski Brothers Orchestra has been chosen as the band for the First Annual Oktoberfest on October 15, 2011, 10 a.m to 6 p.m. on the grounds of Historic Park-McCullough. Presented jointly with the NorShaft Lions Club, Oktoberfest will be a day of food and beverages,  vendors, tours of The Big House, and music, music, music. Bring your dancing shoes!  

  • Plein Air Quick Draw at Historic Park-McCullough

    Historic Park-McCullough is once again the setting for the Quick Draw event of the 2011 North Bennington Plein Air Painting Competition. The Quick Draw is a compelling and exciting event as professional artists, amateurs, students and those seeking a unique challenge gather to begin and complete a plein air painting in two hours. Painting begins at 1:30pm and ends promptly at 3:30 pm. Exhibit of the paintings begins immediately afterward. Awards presented at 5:00pm. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

  • Green Mountain Music Camp At Park-McCullough
  • Wedding dress, May 31, 1898

    Wedding dress; May 31, 1898;
    Elizabeth (Bess) McCullough married Thornton Floyd Turner
    Label: Bough, 124 E. 31 St. New York

  • Croquet League Plays in 21st Season

    Since 1991, Croquet League members have enjoyed fun-filled summer evenings on the veranda and lawns of beautiful and historic Park-McCullough. Every Thursday evening at 6 p.m. the soft summer sounds of birds and insects are joined by the thwack of ball and mallet and triumphant cries or mournful sighs to mark the progress of the games.

  • "100 Years of Wedding Fashions" Exhibition

    On August 30, 1871, Eliza Hall Park and John G. McCullough were married at 8 p.m. in what is now called the Ladies Parlor of "The Big House", thus creating the Park-McCullough family line. In celebration of the 140th anniversary of that event, there is an exhibition of wedding fashions from the Park-McCullough collections on view throughout the House. The styles in the exhibition range from 1866 to 1931 and include accessories and shoes as well.

  • Wedding succeeds, despite rain.

    It was a rainy spring day, but Park McCullough saved the day by opening up the House to the wedding. Toshiko Atsuta and Emiliano De Laurentiis were married at Park McCullough on May 21st. The reception followed at the Carriage Barn. 

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