Delaware County Historical Events, Meetings Etc.

Delaware County Historical Events, Meetings, Lectures Etc.

SUMMER CAMPS

at the Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation!

Journey Back in Time...

Summer camps at the Colonial Plantation offer an exciting way for your child to spend a portion of their summer. Through hands-on activities, like open hearth cooking, to a variety of 18th century crafts, your child will get to learn about history and colonial life through a camp that is interactive, educational, and most of all - FUN! These day camps are perfect for your young history buff or children looking for a one-of-a-kind experience. Each camper will receive a personalized camp journal, made during camp, a souvenir picture, free t-shirt, and will take home a daily craft. Each 5 day camp is designed to fit your child's age group. Activities may include: Hearth Cooking Fabric Dyeing Candle Dipping Pottery Basket Weaving Farming Spinning Papermaking And More!

Dates for children entering: Grades 2-3: June 25-29 Grades 4-6: July 16-20 Grades 7-9: July 30-August 3 Time: 9am - 3pm with a late pickup option

Price: $250.00 per child per week

($50.00 deposit due at time of registration)

Payment in full is due by June 1st, 2012

Full brochure & registration form: Download here!

All camps are limited to 20 children each -

SO REGISTER EARLY!

Please call 484-868-6584 for further information.

Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation

at Ridley Creek State Park

Presents

"Abe Lincoln Experience"

Workshop May 19th 11:00-1:00
Participants in this workshop will learn how to split firewood and fence rails using tools such as splitting mauls, axes, and hatchets. Participants learn how to stack and season firewood as well as ways to identify different types of hardwoods. Participants should bring their own axe or six-eight pound splitting maul. Let the office know if you do not have any tools so some may be provided. This is a 2 hour workshop. Cost is $35.00 per person. The cost for members and volunteers is $30.00. Limit 8 participants. (instructors-David Nielsen and Rachel Koski)

Dates: May 19, June 9, September 29, November 3, and December 1. (11am-1pm).

Tea Workshop

May 19th
Welcome Tea Lovers. Whether your favorite tea is black, green or herbal (berries & nuts included in herbal) there will be a great selection of hot teas to taste. The workshop will start with a brief "History of Tea," followed by the good stuff as each person will concoct their own special tea blend(s), (tea bags included), that they will take home to enjoy with family and friends. There will be handouts with information on each herb that we will be using. In Colonial times (the same goes for today) a number of herbs had medicinal properties. Please note that only a few of the herbs that we have are NOT recommended for pregnant women and they will be marked. Limit 15 participants. Cost is $22.00 per person. The cost for members and volunteers is $17.00. Instructor - Sue Sydney. Date: May 19 (2:00 -4:00).

Bethel Township Preservation Society
5th Annual
Southery Log House Tour
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Rain or Shine
1645 Bethel Road,
Garnet Valley, PA 19060
Interactive
displays
Identify colonial cooking tools Toy making, wood
carv ing and drop spinning

Exhibits, Fellowship, and Fun!
Free Admission to All
Activities from 1:00 to 4:00
Visit us on the web
www.BTPS-PA.com
Colonial craft demonstrations
Handmade butter Lucetting
Beekeeping Spice s, herbs, and
dying methods

Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation

at Ridley Creek State Park

Presents

17th Century Timeline and Skirmish

May 26 and 27 , 2012

Saturday - 11am to 5pm with last entry at 4pm (skirmish at 12:30 and 3:30)

Sunday - 11am to 3pm with last entry at 2:30pm (skirmish at 2:00)

Adults - $10.00 and children (4 to 12) -$8.00

Reenactor's Registration Form

Europe in the 17th century has outgrown its borders. Political and religious wars on the continent and in Great Britain have catapulted its people into the modern age. The Americas have been mapped and explored for more than a century and the great Continental powers have staked their claims to the new territory. Conflict and clashes of culture are happening. Witness a period of our history that shows the expanding horizons of both Europe and America. There will also be a farm day with early colonial music (11-2), textile demonstrations, hearth cooking (Sunday only) and tea in the parlor.

Banner of Jasna Gora

CPP 17th Cenury Unit

Haverford Township Historical Society

Step into History with Us

at the 2012 Heritage Festival…
Sunday, June 3, from 11 am to 4 pm

along Karakung Drive
Haverford Township Historical Society would like to invite local non-profit groups to step into history with us by participating in the 2012 Heritage Festival. Non-profits who register will be given space at the festival to set up a display. Reserve your space now by completing the form below and
returning it to HTHS (Haverford Township Historical Society reserves the right to limit the number of participating non-profit groups).
You will be contacted by email to confirm your registration. Your assigned space will be approximately 10’ x 10’, and is on a paved surface (the road). Please let us know of any special needs you might have so we can do our best to accommodate you. Set up for the festival will occur between 8 AM and 10 AM on Sunday, June 3. After 10 AM, no motor vehicle traffic will be permitted on Karakung Drive until after the Festival ends at 4 PM. All artwork, tables, tents,
etc. must be removed from Karakung Drive by the end of the day Sunday, June 3.
The Heritage Festival will be held rain or shine. Non-profit groups are responsible for providing their own tables/tents/display apparatus. HTHS is not responsible for any damage that may occur to your display materials during the festival.
HTHS reserves the right to photograph participants for purposes of publicity for the festival.
Visit the HTHS website at www.haverfordhistoricalsociety.org . You can also contact the Heritage Festival Committee
with any questions by e-mail at festival@haverfordhistoricalsociety.org

Friends of Sellers Hall

The newly formed, non-profit community group, the Friends of Sellers Hall, has recently been incorporated for the purpose of preserving and restoring Sellers Hall, a 17th century farmhouse that is the homestead of the renowned Sellers Family of Upper Darby. The historic house is situated on Walnut Street, near 69th Street on land owned by St. Alice's Parish and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The plans are to obtain a long-term lease and to restore the building and use it for teaching local history and for a multi-purpose use. This new group would like to get the word out about their organization. For additional information, please see the attachment. Friends of Sellers Hall

Middletown Township Historical Society
presents
MIDDLETOWN MONDAYS
A Lecture Series in Celebration of the 325th Anniversary of the Township

Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation

at Ridley Creek State Park

Delaware County Institute of Science

of 11 Veterans Square, Media

presents on

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