Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Conrad Weiser Homestead to conduct living history event

Come out and support the Conrad Weiser Homestead at this event.

http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=138384

"Colonial Crafts: Demonstrations and Skills," a living history program, will be held Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Conrad Weiser Homestead along Route 422 near Womelsdorf.
The program includes demonstrations of 18th century crafts and trades.
Open-hearth cooking, blacksmithing and woodworking are among the crafts that will be demonstrated.
At 2 p.m., an actor portraying botanist John Bartram will talk about plant life on the 26-acre preserve.
For more information, contact Mary Fenton at 610-589-2934 or email mfenton@state.pa.us.