Events during both days:
Church Tours
Strolling dulcimer
Bring Indian artifacts for identification and appraisals to Kim Mattern in the barn.
Interact with Martha Washington
3rd Battalion, Pennsylvania Regiment encampment & reenactment of battle
Southern Woodland Indian Loyal Confederacy encampment
Apple Butter Boil
Walk through Hower-Slote House to see demonstrators and museum collection
Saturday, October 3, 2026
10am-4pm
At the Historic Warrior Run Church:
10:00 AM – 4 PM – Church Tours
At Fort Freeland/Hower-Slote Farm:
10:00 AM – Raising of the Flag by the 3rd Battalion, Pennsylvania Regiment
10:00-4:00 PM – Strolling music and instruction of the hammered dulcimer by Robert Gutheinz
10:00 AM – Pig crackling rendering with Ethan Whitmoyer and crew (Saturday ONLY)
10:00- 5:00 PM – Apple Butter Boil with June Moser and crew
10:30 AM – Herb Gardening talk with Vicki Egli and Dawn Shawley
11:00 AM – Battle of Fort Freeland re-enactment with narrator Roger Swartz and Fort Freeland Co. of Independent Riflemen (Lynn Otto and Fort Augusta Regiment) and Southern Woodland Indian Loyal Confederacy (Turtle Swartz).
1:30 PM – Martha Washington talking about her life with George (Meg Geffken)
2:00 PM – Battle of Fort Freeland re-enactment with narrator Roger Swartz and 3rd Battalion, Pennsylvania Regiment (Lynn Otto and Fort Augusta Regiment) and Southern Woodland Indian Loyal Confederacy (Turtle Swartz).
3:00 PM – Herb Gardening with Vicki Egli and Dawn Shawley
3:45 PM – Apprenticeship Parade
4:00 PM – Lowering of the Flag by 3rd Battalion, Pennsylvania Regiment
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM – All Day Events
- Hearth Cooking –Maris Kilgus (Journeyman) & Peggy Gelnett (Master)
- Gunsmithing – Roy Houseknecht
- Appliqued Wool – Kathleen Shafer
- Rope making & rope bed stringing – Alex Karn, Chanan Susan, Sam Dunkleberger, Tucker Davis and Ryder Davis-All Apprentices
- Herb Gardening – Vicki Egli and Dawn Shawley
- Blacksmithing – Lucian Spring (Apprentice) and Brad Gray (Master)
- Wheelwright – Bradd Mertz
- Bobbin Lace – Iva Kessler, Faith Lynn, Ciara Spring (Apprentice) and Mary Paulhamus (Master)
- Interpretive Center – Drake Owens
- Acquisitions Room – Cindy Coup
- Clear Toy Candy – Wayne & Samantha Jacobs
- Quilting – Gail Moser
- Caning Chairs – Viola Pfleegor
- Grandma’s Kitchen – Glenda Yost and Leslie Hartline
- Rake Making – Kohen Susan (Apprentice) and Brent Susan
- Revolutionary War Encampment – Lynn Otto
- Native American Encampment – Roger and Turtle Swartz
- Apple Cider Pressing – David Barsky
- Horseradish – Heidi & Sue Eppenbach
- Ice Cream – Lisa and Brendan Mowery
- Pickled Cabbage & Sauerkraut – Margaret Rovenolt
- Popcorn & Potato Candy – Nicole Basiago
- Paper Making – Gavin Loss
- Coopering – Colin Moore (Apprentice), Asher Snoddy (Apprentice), Cayden Snyder (Journeymen), Levi Watson, and Rich Nornhold (Master)
- Spinning – Rebekah Richardson
- Gunsmithing – Roy Houseknecht
- Butter Making – Alicia Susan & Amanda Bridges
- *Brick Making – Leon Hagenbuch & Teagan Hagenbuch (Journeyman)
- Fence Post Making – Ed Rovenolt
- Tin Smithing – Scott Gelnett
- Open Hearth Fire Cooking – Brian Kocher & Nancy Lewis
- Fraktur Painting – Marie Burkhart
- Potter – Finnian Spring (Apprentice ) and Robert Lee (Master)
- Tape Loom – Tirzah Susan (Apprentice) and Frances Appleman (Master)
- Schoolmarm – Grace Lynn
- Quill Pen Making – Paul & Bonnie Stillman
- Colonial Artist – David Clark
- Flintlock Rifle Display – Steve Myers
- Flintlock Rifle Knapping – Jacob Snyder
- Loom Weaving – Irmgard Adams
- Pennsylvania German Flax Culture – Apprentices: Alice Schrack, Zulia Schrack, Reuben Crist, Nicole Spring, and Abigail Appleman Schrack (Master)
- Candle Making – Laura Kessler and Alayna Hemphill
- Pump Making – Steve Moser
- Leather work – Jeff Myers
- Johnny Appleseed – Randy Watts
- Pie Making – Glenda Yost, Leslie Hartline, and Madison Rovenolt
- Children’s games – Seven Bridges District of Local Boy Scout troops
- Genealogy Research – Greg Forsburg, Tiadaghton Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution, and Shikelimo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
*No demonstration on a particular day or for this year.
Sunday, October 4, 2025
11am-4pm
At the Historic Warrior Run Church:
10:00 AM – Church Service with Paster Sean McNett
11:00 AM – 3 PM – Church Tours
At Fort Freeland/Hower-Slote Farm:
11:30 AM – Raising of the Flag by the 3rd Battalion, Pennsylvania Regiment
11:00-3:00 PM -Strolling music and instruction of the hammered dulcimer by Robert Gutheinz
11:00- 5:00 PM – Apple Butter Boil with June Moser and crew
12:00 PM – Herb Gardening with Vicki Egli and Dawn Shawley
1:00 PM – Battle of Fort Freeland re-enactment with narrator Roger Swartz and 3rd Battalion, Pennsylvania Regiment (Lynn Otto and Fort Augusta Regiment) and Southern Woodland Indian Loyal Confederacy (Turtle Swartz). Funding provided by Charles B. Degenstein Foundation.
1:30 PM – Apprentice Auction with Weaver’s Auctioneering
2:30 PM – Herb Gardening talk with Vicki Egli and Dawn Shawley
3:00 PM – Apprenticeship Parade
4:00 PM – Lowering of the Flag by 3rd Battalion, Pennsylvania Regiment
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM – All Day Events
- Hearth Cooking – Maris Kilgus (Journeyman) & Peggy Gelnett (Master)
- Gunsmithing – Roy Houseknecht
- Appliqued Wool – Kathleen Shafer
- Rope making & rope bed stringing – Alex Karn, Chanan Susan, Sam Dunkleberger, Tucker Davis and Ryder Davis-All Apprentices
- Herb Gardening – Vicki Egli and Dawn Shawley
- Blacksmithing – Lucian Spring (Apprentice) and Brad Gray (Master)
- Wheelwright – Bradd Mertz
- Bobbin Lace – Iva Kessler, Faith Lynn, Ciara Spring (Apprentice) and Mary Paulhamus (Master)
- Interpretive Center – John Bower
- Acquisitions Room – Cindy Coup
- Clear Toy Candy – Wayne & Samantha Jacobs
- Quilting – Gail Moser
- Caning Chairs – Viola Pfleegor
- Grandma’s Kitchen – Glenda Yost and Leslie Hartline
- Rake Making – Kohen Susan (Apprentice) and Brent Susan
- Revolutionary War Encampment – Lynn Otto
- Native American Encampment – Roger and Turtle Swartz
- Apple Cider Pressing – David Barsky
- Horseradish – Heidi & Sue Eppenbach
- Ice Cream – Lisa and Brendan Mowery
- Pickled Cabbage & Sauerkraut – Margaret Rovenolt
- Popcorn & Potato Candy – Nicole Basiago
- Paper Making – Gavin Loss
- Coopering – Colin Moore (Apprentice), Asher Snoddy (Apprentice), Cayden Snyder (Journeymen), Levi Watson, and Rich Nornhold (Master)
- Spinning – Rebekah Richardson
- Gunsmithing – Roy Houseknecht
- Butter Making – Alicia Susan & Amanda Bridges
- *Brick Making – Leon Hagenbuch & Teagan Hagenbuch (Journeyman)
- Fence Post Making – Ed Rovenolt
- Tin Smithing – Scott Gelnett
- Open Hearth Fire Cooking – Brian Kocher & Nancy Lewis
- Fraktur Painting – Marie Burkhart
- Potter – Finnian Spring (Apprentice ) and Robert Lee (Master)
- Tape Loom – Tirzah Susan (Apprentice) and Frances Appleman (Master)
- Schoolmarm – Grace Lynn
- Quill Pen Making – Paul & Bonnie Stillman
- Colonial Artist – David Clark
- Flintlock Rifle Display – Steve Myers
- Flintlock Rifle Knapping – Jacob Snyder
- Loom Weaving – Irmgard Adams
- Pennsylvania German Flax Culture –Apprentices: Alice Schrack, Zulia Schrack, Reuben Crist, Nicole Spring, and Abigail Appleman Schrack (Master)
- Candle Making – Laura Kessler and Alayna Hemphill
- Pump Making – Steve Moser
- Leather work – Jeff Myers
- Johnny Appleseed – Randy Watts
- Pie Making – Glenda Yost, Leslie Hartline, and Madison Rovenolt
- Children’s games – Seven Bridges District of Local Boy Scout troops
- Genealogy Research – Greg Forsburg, Tiadaghton Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution, and Shikelimo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
*No demonstration on a particular day or for this year.