Quilt Display & Sewing Circle before Holiday Reception at the Beidler House
The Beidler House and Mill is one of the earliest industrial sites in Berks County
The community is invited to the Beidler house on Dec. 12, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. for a special sewing circle. Learn more about the 18thcentury, unique and very beautiful quilt designs that will be on display during the Colonial Candlelit Holiday Reception. For anyone who wants to learn about quilting, come join us for a special sewing circle in the morning.
The Colonial Candlelit Holiday Reception will follow from 1-6 p.m.
Beautiful music will set the mood for the evening and you can even join us in singing traditional Christmas carols and songs. Enjoy the scent of fresh greens and other seasonal decorations throughout the house. Savor sweet delicacies such as stollen, traditional cookies, and warm mulled cider. Experience the magic of this historic house as dusk falls and the candles are lit.
There will be 18th-century, unique quilt designs on display throughout the evening.
The beautiful quilts that were used during the era of the Beidler house will be on display during the event.
The Beidler House and Mill, located at the Allegheny Aqueduct Park in Gibraltar, is one of the earliest industrial sites in Berks County. As early as 1735,
there was a commercial sawmill on the property. In the early 1760s Conrad Beidler acquired the site, and built a merchant grist mill. Both the saw and grist mill prospered, and in 1783 Beidler built his beautiful Georgian-style house of locally cut sandstone.
The program is presented by the Berks County Parks and Recreation Department.
For more information or directions, call 610-3748839, visit our Web site <www.countyofberks.com/ parks>.
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The Berks County Parks and Recreation Department will be holding a Quilt Display & Sewing Circle before a Holiday Reception at the Beidler House