Unless it has changed recently, the Museum of American Frontier Culture in Staunton, Virginia, exhibits open hearth cooking in each of its four farmsteads (German, English, Irish, Valley of Virginia) <http://www.frontiermuseum.org>

John Pearce
James Monroe Museum
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Virginia

>>> [log in to unmask] 03/03/06 2:09 PM >>>
The Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, NY does open hearth cooking.  Email
me off list for more specifics and a good person to contact.

Megan Kirkpatrick
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Sharon,

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (Washington) does interpretive
demonstrations in their kitchen, plus
have large bread ovens they often fire up.   I know years ago they had
some trouble with
locals on the smoke from the larger ovens, but seem to still be doing
it.   They may be able to help
you or steer you in the right directions.  You may also want to check
city ordinances.

John
Boise, ID

>>> [log in to unmask] 3/3/2006 12:19:23 PM >>>
I have a question for those historic sites that are doing living
history.
What are the thoughts on doing open hearth cooking in historic
structures?
Are there any sites that do this?  Any legal issues involved with this?
 If
any sites are doing this, were there insurance issues?  

 

Sharon Maguire

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