Heritage Days Weekend 2024 Schedule

Saturday, October 5, 2024  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 Fort Freeland Co. of Independent Riflemen

10:00-4:00 PM – Strolling music and instruction of the hammered dulcimer by Robert Gutheinz

10:00 AM – Butchering with Ethan Whitmoyer, Quinn Beaver and crew

10:00- 5:00 PM – Apple Butter Boil with June Moser and crew

10:30 AM – Herb Gardening with Vicki Egli

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)

2:00 PM – 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)

3:00 PM – Herb Gardening with Vicki Egli

3:45 PM – Apprenticeship Parade

4:00 PM – Lowering of the Flag by Fort Freeland Co. of Independent Riflemen

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM – All Day Events

  • Hearth Cooking – Peggy Gelnett & Jane Watson with journeyman Maris Kilgus
  • Gunsmithing – Roy Houseknecht
  • Appliqued Wool – Kathleen Shafer
  • Rope making & rope bed stringing – Rich Nornhold &  apprentice Alex Karn
  • Herb Gardening – Vicki Egli
  • Blacksmithing – Brad Gray
  • Wheelwright – Bradd Mertz
  • Bobbin Lace – Mary Paulhamus, Iva Kessler, & Faith Lynn
  • Clear Toy Candy – Wayne & Samantha Jacobs
  • Quilting – Gail Moser
  • Caning Chairs – Viola Pfleegor
  • Grandma’s Kitchen – Glenda Yost
  • Rake Making – Austin Confer
  • Revolutionary War Encampment – Lynn Otto
  • Native American Encampment – Turtle Swartz
  • Apple Cider Pressing – David Barsky
  • Horseradish – Heidi & Sue Eppenbach
  • Ice Cream – Sharon Waltman
  • Pickled Cabbage & Sauerkraut – Margaret Rovenolt
  • Paper Making – Gavin Loss
  • Coopering – Levi Watson with journeymen Colin Moore & Cayden Snyder
  • Spinning – Rebekah Richardson
  • Gunsmithing – Roy Houseknecht
  • Butter Making – Amanda Bridges
  • Brick Making – Leon Hagenbuch & journeyman Teagan Hagenbuch
  • Fence Post Making – Ed Rovenolt
  • Tin Smithing – Scott Gelnett
  • Open Hearth Fire Cooking – Brian Kocher & Nancy Lewis
  • Fraktur Painting – Marie Burkhart
  • Potter – Robert Lee
  • Tape Loom – Frances Appleman
  • 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 – Abigail Appleman Schrack, Alice & Zulia Schrack, & Reuben Crist
  • Candle Making – Laura Kessler
  • Pump Making – Steve Moser
  • Leather work – Jeff Myers
  • Johnny Appleseed – Randy Watts
  • Pie Making – Madison Rovenolt
  • Genealogy Research – Greg Forsburg, Tiadaghton Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution, and Valerie Bieber, Shikelimo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution

 

Sunday, October 6, 2024  11am-4pm

At the Historic Warrior Run Church:

10:00 AM – Church Service

11:00 AM – 4 PM –  Church Tours 

At Fort Freeland/Hower-Slote Farm:

11:00 AM – Raising of the Flag by the Fort Freeland Co. of Independent Riflemen

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

1:00 PM – Battle of Fort Freeland re-enactment with narrator Roger Swartz and Fort Freeland Co. of IndependentRiflemen (Lynn Otto and Fort Augusta Regiment) and Southern Woodland Indian Loyal Confederacy (Turtle Swartz)

2:30 PM – Herb Gardening with Vicki Egli

3:00 PM – Apprentice Auction with Weaver’s Auctioneering

3:45 PM – Apprenticeship Parade

4:00 PM – Lowering of the Flag by Fort Freeland Co. of Independent Riflemen

11:00 AM to 4:00 PM – All Day Events

  • Hearth Cooking – Peggy Gelnett & Jane Watson with journeyman Maris Kilgus
  • Gunsmithing – Roy Houseknecht
  • Appliqued Wool – Kathleen Shafer
  • Rope making & rope bed stringing – Rich Nornhold & apprentice Alex Karn
  • Herb Gardening – Vicki Egli
  • Blacksmithing – Brad Gray
  • Wheelwright – Bradd Mertz
  • Bobbin Lace – Mary Paulhamus, Iva Kessler, & Faith Lynn
  • Clear Toy Candy – Wayne & Samantha Jacobs
  • Quilting – Gail Moser
  • Caning Chairs – Viola Pfleegor
  • Grandma’s Kitchen – Glenda Yost
  • Rake Making – Austin Confer
  • Revolutionary War Encampment – Lynn Otto
  • Native American Encampment – Turtle Swartz
  • Apple Cider Pressing – David Barsky
  • Horseradish – Heidi & Sue Eppenbach
  • Ice Cream – Sharon Waltman
  • Pickled Cabbage & Sauerkraut – Margaret Rovenolt
  • Popcorn & Potato Candy – Nicole Basiago
  • Paper Making – Gavin Loss
  • Coopering – Levi Watson with journeymen Colin Moore & Cayden Snyder
  • Spinning – Rebekah Richardson
  • Gunsmithing – Roy Houseknecht
  • Butter Making – Amanda Bridges
  • Brick Making – Leon Hagenbuch & journeyman Teagan Hagenbuch
  • Fence Post Making – Ed Rovenolt
  • Tin Smithing – Scott Gelnett
  • Open Hearth Fire Cooking – Brian Kocher & Nancy Lewis
  • Fraktur Painting – Marie Burkhart
  • Potter – Robert Lee
  • Tape Loom – Frances Appleman
  • 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 – Abigail Appleman Schrack, Alice & Zulia Schrack, & Reuben Crist
  • Candle Making – Laura Kessler
  • Pump Making – Steve Moser
  • Leather work – Jeff Myers
  • Johnny Appleseed – Randy Watts
  • Pie Making – Madison Rovenolt
  • Children’s tent- Chelsea Gemberling
  • Genealogy Research – Greg Forsburg, Tiadaghton Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution, and Valerie Bieber, Shikelimo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution

***NOTE:  DEMONSTRATIONS MAY CHANGE