Learning stations across the museum provide students with the opportunity to watch demonstrations, try hands-on activities and talk with knowledgeable staff to discover what it was like to work in Pennsylvania’s forests.
Join author Matthew Carl, Executive Director of the Bradford County Historical Society, for a talk about his new book. Based on 31 years of research by the author, this comprehensive new book shares new information and images of Laquin that bring this ghost town alive. Copies of the book will be available for sale in…
The community of Galeton’s 15th annual World Wide Knitting in Public Day will be held at the museum this year. Celebrate all things fiber with knitters, spinners, weavers, shepherds, and others from the greater area. Learn how to do some of these fiber arts or bring a project to work on and join in the…
Join local basket artist Cathy Snyder of Creations by Catherine for a small berry basket making class hosted at the PA Lumber Museum. Learn how to make your own handmade original basket. Choose from a variety of hand-dyed reeds to create a custom look. A great class for beginners whether you are an adult or…
Our biggest event of the year! Lively special programs, contests, and demonstrations all celebrating woodhick skills. Unique food and craft vendors, live music, games at the kid’s corner, operation of our sawmill and birch still, blacksmithing, camp cooking, chainsaw carving, and door prizes. Visitors are encouraged to compete in the greased pole, log rolling, crosscut…
Looking for a unique experience for your child this summer? The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum is excited to present its hands-on History Camp. Children ages 10-18 will spend two full-days immersing themselves in the rough and tumble lifestyle of a 19-century woodhick. On day one, campers will try activities like using a crosscut saw, rolling a…
Smokey Bear is turning 80! Join us to celebrate our favorite bear. Festivities will include curator Josh Fox sharing information and artifacts from Smokey’s past, a birthday cake, and singing “Happy Birthday” to the bear of honor who will make an appearance.
Smokey Bear is turning 80! Join us to celebrate our favorite bear. Festivities will include curator Josh Fox sharing information and artifacts from Smokey’s past, a birthday cake, and singing “Happy Birthday” to the bear of honor who will make an appearance.
Brewers from across the region will provide samples of their products with food available for purchase. Outside, semi-pro lumberjacks will face-off in a variety of competitions. Pre-purchase of event tickets is required, must be 21 to enter.
Learning stations across the museum provide students with the opportunity to watch demonstrations, try hands-on activities and talk with knowledgeable staff to discover what it was like to work in Pennsylvania’s forests.
Antique vendors selling a wide variety of items; sawmill demonstration on Saturday (ONLY), and birch still and historic trade demonstrations all weekend; food and craft vendors set-up outside.
Join us for a walk through the site by lantern light. Listen to ghost stories and trick-or-treat along the way. Decorate pumpkins, make pinecone birdfeeders, and have some refreshments in the museum program room. Costumes encouraged. Lantern tours are on-going. Ghoulish fun for the whole family.