The 2012 Autumn in Austerlitz Festival was held on Sunday October 7th, 2012 from 11am to 4pm. (Always the Sunday before Columbus Day. RAIN OR SHINE). Attended by over 900 people in 2011, the event features volunteers dressed in early 1830’s costumes, antiques, live music and entertainment for children, many different vendors and a variety of hot and cold foods to satisfy your hunger.
Autumn in Austerlitz began in 1997 as a home grown festival to raise money for the Austerlitz Historical Society and the society’s ambitious project: to create a living history museum in the town of Austerlitz which would depict life in the 1830s, and a center for historical investigation for Austerlitz Town History.
We LOVE pets! However, our insurance does not allow pets to be brought into the festival. Please make arrangements to leave your pets at home. Thank you for your cooperation.
Our list of Period Craft Vendors that participated in 2012 are:
All Woodwork – Jeffrey All, Spencertown, NY
Shaker Reproductions and Wood Turning – Donna & Ed Mullet, Stephentown, NY
Bonnie White Folk Art, Canaan, NY
19th Century Tinsmith – Walter Fleming, Ballston Lake, NY
Quilter – Margy Quinn, Austerlitz, NY
Furniture Maker – John Porritt, Spencertown, NY
Fly Tyer – Bill Newcomb, Hillsdale, NY
Boyd A. Hutchinson, Fine Furniture… By Hand – Boyd A. Hutchinson, Sheffield, MA
Watercolors by William Holland – William Holland, Spencertown, NY
The Clockworks – James W. Dunbrook, Schenectady, NY
Highland Spring Farm – Weaving, Knitting & Spinning – Linda Becker, Old Chatham, NY
Weaving – Judith Choate, Austerlitz, NY
Chatham Forge – Scott Lent, Chatham, NY
Small Oak Press and Bindery – Carrie Tuccio, Ghent, NY
Tom Curran – Gunsmith, Chatham, NY
Our list of Additional Vendors that participated in 2012 are:
Ballston Lake Apiaries – Rick Green, Ballston Lake, NY
Pine Tree Crafts – Bob Gardinier, Ghent, NY
Tastefully Simple by Cindy Teator, Chatham, NY
Hawk Studio – Chip Rosien, Philmont, NY
Sandy’s Soaps – Sandy Myers, East Nassau, NY
Olde Chatham Kettle Corn – Lisa Tuthill & Rob Pietkiewicz, Chatham, NY
C-G Crafters – Karen Craver-Gardner, Philmont, NY
Stained Glass Artist – Johanne Jensen, Hopewell Junction, NY
Artisan Candles – Christian Zygla, Chatham, NY
Our list of Non-Profit Organizations that participated in 2012 are:
Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA, Hudson, NY
Edna St. Vincent Millay Society at Steepletop – Austerlitz, NY
Thank you to our underwriters. Their financial contribution is a great help to our organization.
Our list of Underwriters for the 2012 festival are:
Tony & Gail Cashen
Alice Corbin
Dells’ Plumbing Heating & A/C, Inc. – Ghent, NY
John & Denise Dunne
Norma Edsall
Rebecca Greer
Robert Herron
Alice & Edwin Leason
Henry Meininger
Constance & Joseph Mondel
Sue Mugler
Todd Shields Carpenter and Builder, Inc.
David Sirani & Sons Painting
The Beacon Cinema, Pittsfield, MA
The Triplex Cinema, Great Barrington, MA