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Schedule
of Events - 2008
Dates and times
subject to change. Details will be added when available.
January 13— Hell or High
Water Shoot
February 10— Black History Program— 2pm
February 17— Volunteer Tea - 3pm
March 9— Charter Day – Open House – 12 – 5pm First
Pennsylvania Regiment Flintlock Shoot
March 16— Women’s History Round Table — 2pm “Beyond Beer”
Presented by Clarissa F. Dillon
March 23— CLOSED Easter Sunday
March 30— Women’s History Roundtable— 2pm
April 6— First Pennsylvania Regiment Flintlock Shoot
April 27— Spring Nature Program – 2pm
May 4—Children’s Day – 12 – 5pm
- First Pennsylvania Regiment Flintlock Shoot
May 17 & 18 – Revolutionary War Encampment
May 26—Memorial Day—site open
June 1— First Pennsylvania Regiment Flintlock Shoot
June 14 & 15—Patriot Days
June 28 – Evening on the Green
July 4—Independence Day Program First Pennsylvania Regiment
Flintlock Shoot
July 15-17 —History Day Camp
July 23 —Junior History Workshop
July 1,8,15,22,29—Sawmill Operation Days
July 13,20,27 – Interpretive Sundays
July 30 - Junior History Workshop
August 5,12,19,26 - Sawmill Operation Days
August 3,10,17,24 – Interpretive Sundays
August 10 - First Pennsylvania Regiment Flintlock Shoot
September 1 – Labor Day, Site Open
September 14 - First Pennsylvania Regiment Flintlock Shoot
September 21 – Fall Nature Program
October 12 - First Pennsylvania Regiment Flintlock Shoot
October 19 – Heritage Day – 10-5 Living History Program
October 26 – Lecture Series – 2pm
November 2 – Boone Birthday program (274) First Pennsylvania
Regiment Flintlock Shoot
November 16 - Lecture Series – 2pm
November 23 - Lecture Series – 2pm
November 27 & 28 – CLOSED - Thanksgiving
November 30 – December Book Sale begins
December 7 – A Homestead Christmas
February 10 - Black History Program -
“African Americans at Hopewell Furnace” -Sunday, at 2:00pm
In observance of Black History Month, the Daniel Boone Homestead
presents a free lecture regarding the impact of African Americans in
this area during the 18th and 19th centuries. This year, staff
member Frances Delmar from Hopewell Furnace will speak about the
role of African Americans throughout Hopewell’s long history in one
of Pennsylvania and America’s most important industries.
Hopewell Furnace is a National Historic Site interpreting not only
the growth and development of the iron industry but also the every
day lives of the people living and working on an iron plantation
during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. African Americans
were members of the Hopewell Furnace community and they played an
important role in its history. Many African Americans labored there
as slaves in the early years of Hopewell Furnace. After slavery was
gradually abolished in Pennsylvania beginning in 1780, many African
Americans earned their living at Hopewell Furnace.
This program will be held in the DeTurk Education Center at 2:00pm
and is free and open to the public.
Charter Day -
Sunday, March 9, 12 - 5pm -
Charter Day recognizes the event when William Penn received his land
grant from King Charles II of England. In observance we have planned
a splendid open house for the afternoon. Our historic area will be
filled with volunteers helping to interpret life in the eighteenth
century. The House will be open for touring and include hearth
cooking and fine parlor music by Robert Mouland. All historic
buildings will be open to tour and the Bertolet sawmill will be
running several times throughout the day.
We are pleased to have available on Charter Day our new full color
guide map and our guide for our interpretive tour, "History on the
Landscape". Visitors will also have an opportunity to learn about
the "Penn Connection" to the Daniel Boone Homestead.
Rich Pawling of "History Alive!" will be here to engage visitors
with his usual style and wealth of knowledge.
The Open House starts at 12:00 and is a rain or shine event free and
open to the public.
Women’s
History Roundtables
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Daniel Boone Homestead
presents two Women’s History Roundtables in the month of March. Both
of these programs are free and open to the public and will be held
in the DeTurk Education Center at 2:00pm.
Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 2:00pm -
"Beyond Beer" - Clarissa F. Dillion
Most people are aware that colonists in Pennsylvania drank beer,
usually brewed at home or by local brewers, at every meal. This
discussion will include reasons for this practice and will also
offer a context for other alcoholic beverages. Dr. Clarissa F.
Dillon of the Past Masters, a non-profit living history association,
will speak about this intoxicating topic.
Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 2:00pm -
“Revolutionary Women” - Hallie Vaughn
The Revolutionary War and the years before it influenced the
reaction of many revolutionary women of the 18th century. Find out
about the lives and experiences of these women as Hallie Vaughan of
Sinking Spring talks about women of the Colonial and Revolutionary
time period.
Sunday
April
27th at 2pm - The Perfect Shot!
Long ago Daniel Boone’s
perfect shot had the result of bringing home food for the family out
of the woods. On Sunday, April 27th at 2pm we will be talking about
a different kind of perfect shot for our Nature Program. Robert
Gallo, member of the Berks Photographic Society, will share his tips
and techniques for photographing nature and landscapes.
With photographs taken as far away as Florida and New England, and
at nearby Grings Mill, Mr. Gallo will present an hour program at the
Wayside Lodge. We invite everyone to bring their own cameras and
after the program, take the opportunity to photograph some of the
wildlife and landscapes that the homestead has to offer.
This program is free and open to the public and will be held at the
Wayside Lodge.
Children’s Day - Sunday, May 4 from
12:00pm to 5:00pm
Daniel Boone spent the first sixteen years of his life here at the
Homestead. He and his six brothers and four sisters would have had
plenty of chores to do on this frontier farm, with only a little
time for play and games.
Children’s Day at the Daniel Boone Homestead is an opportunity for
today’s kids to find out first-hand what life was all about for 18th
century kids through fun hands-on activities and demonstrations.
Activities will include Boone House tours, wool dyeing, learning
about local Native Americans, playing with colonial toys and games,
watching a blacksmithing demonstration, gardening, playing “house”
in the Bertolet Log Cabin and much more! Kids will even get a chance
to watch the Homestead sheep get sheared. This year, we are also
pleased to welcome colonial entertainer Pickle Herring who will be
delighting audiences with his fanciful “Merlin’s Magical, Mystical
Museum of Artifacts, Aberrations and Antiquities!”
Admission for the day’s events is $4.00 for kids ages 4 – 17 and
$3.50 for adults. This is a rain or shine event.
Revolutionary War Encampment May 17 & 18, 2008 - After
almost ten years the Daniel Boone Homestead will once again be host
to one of the largest Revolutionary War Encampments in the country.
Click here to go to our information page for this Historic event!
July 15-17
—History Day Camp - For Kids ages 8-11- A three-day
experience packed with activities! Each day from 9:00am - 2:00pm we
will cover a different theme of colonial life. Space is limited
to 20 kids. For more information and to print out a brochure,
click here.
July 23 —Junior History Workshop
-For ages 8-11 - Our workshops are interactive programs that focus
on one aspect of colonial life in detail. Space is limited to 8
kids per workshop. For more information and to print out a brochure,
click here.
July 30 - Junior History Workshop
- -For ages 8-11 - Our workshops are interactive programs that focus
on one aspect of colonial life in detail. Space is limited to 8
kids per workshop. For more information and to print out a brochure,
click here.
October 26 - Lecture Series, 2pm -
"Pennsylvania German Graveyards" - A slide-illustrated
lecture by Michael Emery of Landis Valley Museum.
November 16 - Lecture series - "The
Schuylkill Navigation Company and it's Impact on the Oley Valley"
-Glenn Wenrich
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