Costumed interpreters cooking outdoors by a red barn as visitors watch at Volkening Heritage Farm.

Hog House to Smokehouse

Hog House to Smokehouse

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Find out how sausage and bacon are made at this unique event! See how 19th-century farmers made salted hams, sausage and other pork products to be hung in the smokehouse and eaten throughout winter in the 1880s.

Date:
November 8, 2026
Time:
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location:
Heritage Farm at Spring Valley
201 S Plum Grove Road
Schaumburg
IL
Age:
All Ages
Cost:
$3/person or $12/family paid at the event; children ages 2 and younger are free.
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