All events listed below are subject to change. Please check the museum website and Facebook page for the latest event information.
March 8–Pennsylvania’s Birthday: Celebrate King Charles II granting William Penn the charter to establish the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with Free Admission to the museum! Enjoy a craft activity in our Program Room. Watch our Eastern Loggers model railroad in operation. Apple fritter making demonstration & tasting in the museum’s Mess Hall from 11:30am until supplies are gone. At 1pm join Museum Educator Jennifer Haines for Women “Man” Fire Towers talk to explore the lives and work of remarkable women who actively played roles in protecting Pennsylvania’s forests from fire.
March 28, 10am-2pm–Forest-Inspired Basket Making Class: Join local basket artist Cathy Snyder to make a utensil basket inspired by the forest. Participants can create a green forest design or choose from a variety of hand-dyed reeds to fashion a four-seasons forest on their basket. Class size is limited, and reservations are required. Bring a snack, a drink, and a friend for this enjoyable day of handcrafting fun!
April 18-19–Spring Show: Antique vendors selling a wide variety of items; sawmill demonstration on Saturday (ONLY, 10-3), birch still and other historic demonstrations and operation of the Eastern Loggers model railroad all weekend; a cooking demonstration and tasting featuring wild leeks from 11am-2pm both Saturday and Sunday; food and craft vendors set-up outside.
May 23, 1pm–Scandinavian Woodhick Dinner: Experience a meal you’ll never forget inspired by the Scandinavian immigrant groups who worked in Pennsylvania’s lumber industry. Dine like a lumberjack on Klassick artsoppa (Swedish pea soup), Svinestek med frukt (Norwegian pork loin with dried fruit), roasted potatoes, Norwegian creamed cabbage, and egg custard. Before the meal, work up a sweat trying your hand using a crosscut saw or practicing your aim throwing hatchets. During the meal, be entertained by stories of PA’s logging past. Limited seating, pre-purchase of tickets is required.
