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- ProgramsThe Museum currently offers three student educational programs for fourth and fifth grade school children during the school year, free of charge. Support materials for use in the classroom prior to the students’ visit to the Museum are available on this website by clicking teacher support material. Materials include lesson plans, graphics and illustrations that can be reproduced for classroom use, and a bibliography of related materials. We ask teachers to fill out the evaluation form after participating in the program and return it to the Museum. FOURTH GRADE – WOODLAND GARDEN PROGRAM Offered the first week of May by the Garden Club of Buzzards Bay, the fourth grade WOODLAND GARDEN program introduces students to the marvels and complex nature of flowers. Topics for exploration include seed dispersal, pant life cycles, habitat, and environmental and ecological issues. The program includes a guided tour through the woodland garden, a hands-on botany lesson, the introduction of plant terminology and close inspection of plant materials. Please contact Ellie Smith at 508-758-4973 to book the Fourth Grade Woodland Garden Program. FIFTH GRADE APIARY PROGRAM Developed with fifth grade teachers in New Bedford Schools, GROWING IDEAS: CULTIVATING CONNECTIONS utilizes this unique urban garden setting to…
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Celebrate the Season at the RJD

November 18, 2011 by Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum No Responses

Each year the interiors of the Rotch-Jones-Duff (RJD) House and Garden Museum are transformed for our fundraising event, Celebrate the Season. The period rooms of this Greek Revival whaling mansion are appointed with elegant holiday decorations, plant material, table settings and displays. Funds generated from the event underwri

RJD Trunk Show

October 11, 2011 by Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum No Responses

The Rotch-Jones-Duff (RJD) House and Garden Museum will host the second annual RJD Trunk Show on Friday, October 21st and Saturday, October 22nd. Located at 396 County Street in New Bedford, the historic interiors of this Greek Revival mansion provide an unparalleled setting for this special shopping experience. This year’s Tr

Music in the Parlors Series to be Introduced This Fall

August 30, 2011 by Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum No Responses

The RJD recently received a 1911 “O” Series Steinway grand piano from Jones family descendant Jane Young. It was given with the intention of reviving the long-standing tradition of music in the parlors at 396 County Street. The intimate parlor setting provides an opportunity to experience musical performances in a truly uniq

Former Duff Country Retreat the Site of RJD Dinner Dance

May 31, 2011 by Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum No Responses

As we celebrate three decades of preservation at the RJD, it is most appropriate that the location of this year’s RJD Dinner Dance Fundraiser has a special connection to the House and families at 396 County Street. Destruction Brook Farm on Slades Corner Road in South Dartmouth was the former summer estate of the Mark [...

Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass

April 1, 2011 by Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum No Responses

The Museum of Fine Arts ~ The Art of the Americas Wing, Boston The RJD and the New Bedford Museum of Glass invite you to a spectacular day of art at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Join us for a guided tour of the new wing, The Art of the Americas, showcasing more [...]