Heritage Day, an 18th Century experience at the Homestead
Come join us at the Daniel Boone Homestead for Heritage Day on Sept. 29 and see what life was like in the 18th century. The entire site will be filled with 18thcentury demonstrations. Visit with period attired volunteers and learn about cooking on the open hearth, making butter, and baking in the bake oven. This year’s food theme is apples, so learn about ways this fruit was used in the 18th century. Tradesmen will demonstrate blacksmithing, gun building, carpentry, and scrimshaw. Spinning, weaving, and flax processing will illustrate how painstakingly time consuming it was to make clothes for the family. Local historian, Les Stark, will discuss hemp and its usage in the 18th century. Visit the 1st PA Regiment encampment and learn about life in the colonial militia. Watch the tomahawk throwing demonstration! Witness the power of the 18th-century, waterdriven, vertical sawmill and ride with draft horses Hank and Hunter as they pull the wagon around the historic area. View the Amity Colonial Dancers performance and participate in an 18thcentury dance. Visit with Darius Puff, a Leni Lenape descendant, and examine his furs and stone tools. Children will be able to try their hand at quill pen writing, candle dipping, or colonial toys and games such as Graces. Several food sampling opportunities will be available to guests including freshly baked bread and homemade butter
New this year will be a presentation by a colonial magician. Also, listen to tales told by storyteller and children’s author, Robin Moore, of Doylestown. If cooking is your hobby, visit with the Valley Forge Black Pots who love to cook outdoors using Dutch ovens. Interact with new tradespeople and learn about basket making and paper making.
Sweet Ride Ice Cream of West Reading will be on site with delectable frozen treats for sale as well as another food vendor for lunch or a snack. A big thank you to our sponsors for this event: New Rhoads Transportation, Body-Borneman Insurance and an anonymous donor.
Heritage Day hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is $7 per adult and $4 per child age 5 to 15. The Daniel Boone Homestead is located at 400 Daniel Boone Road, Birdsboro, PA, 19508. For more information please call 610-582-4900 or see our website at www.danielboonehomestead.org. Proceeds benefit the educational and interpretive programs at the Daniel Boone Homestead.