Workshop: Growing Tomatoes in Containers Friday, January 26, 2024 from Noon to 1:30 pm at the Louisiana State Museum Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum. Louisiana Master Gardener Ingrid M. Butler will teach her seed-starting method using everyone's favorite warm season crop - the tomato. Participants will also learn how to properly plant their seedlings […]
Please join us on Saturday March 16th for the 24th annual Easter Egg Hunt & Spring Festival! Entry is $5 for each person in attendance. There are scheduled hunts for age groups 2-4, 5-7, and 8-10 years old from 11-11:30am and one for children with special needs at 11:45am. There will be lots of fun […]
Hosted by Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum. 10am-1pm at Kemper Williams Park, 118 Cotten Rd. Patterson. Admission is $5 including one entry to Easter Egg Hunt, a souvenir photo with the Easter Bunny, and a festive goodie bag! Don’t forget to bring your Easter basket! Easter Egg Hunt Schedule: Ages 2-4 at 11am, Ages […]
Hosted by Wendell-Williams Aviation and Cypress Sawmill Museum. Enjoy this free interactive gardening workshop, Louisiana Master Gardener Ingrid Butler will teach you how to grow okra, the beloved heat-loving summer crop, anywhere in containers. Each participant will receive a FREE okra plant (you won’t find these varieties at the garden centers) along with a digital […]
Hosted by Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum from 12p.m. – 1:30p.m. Join the lecture by Dr. James Bishop, historian, and Museum Special Projects Coordinator at E. D. White Historic Site, about the White Family! This is a free lecture. Please call or email Kellie Hedgers at 985-399-1269 or kHedgers@crt.la.gov for more information.
Our newest exhibit, "Lunkers, Specklebellies, and Cocodries: Business and Leisure on the Louisiana Bayou" is opening on Oct. 1st! This exhibit explores the worlds of bass fishing and waterfowl, alligator, and deer hunting in Louisiana! From their rich habitat to the men and women who cast, shoot, create lures and decoys, cook the catch, and […]
Hosted by Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum and Louisiana State Museums. How did the small town of Patterson make a national impact on aviation? What is the connection between sawmilling and flying planes? Join us at the Wedell-Williams Aviation and Cypress Sawmill Museum to find out! Their new curator Margo Matherne will break down […]
Calling all educators, group leaders, businesses, and decorators alike! Join us for the 29th Annual Christmas Tree Festival at the Wedell-Williams Aviation and Cypress Sawmill Museum! Decorate a tree, and your group will have the chance to win some amazing prizes! Call today to sign up! 985-399-1268
Hosted by Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum. Remember the snow last January? Celebrate the one-year anniversary of this frosty event with the Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum. Join us for this free event where Louisiana author, Brittany M. Sanders will read A Gulf Coast Miracle at 12 pm. Books will be available for […]
Hosted by Wedell Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum. Celebrate Mardi Gras with a hands-on, family-friendly craft activity. Children are invited to participate in a centuries-old Mardi Gras tradition by creating their own festive mask using provided materials. This drop-in program allows families to arrive at any time during the event window & create a […]
Hosted by Wedell Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum. Celebrate Mardi Gras with a hands-on, family-friendly craft activity. Children are invited to participate in a centuries-old Mardi Gras tradition by creating their own festive mask using provided materials. This drop-in program allows families to arrive at any time during the event window & create a […]
