Join author Dr. Allen Dieterich-Ward at the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum at 1:00 PM on May 24th for a discussion of his new book “Cradle of Conservation,” which provides the first comprehensive study of the Commonwealth’s environmental history. From the origins of Penn’s Woods to today’s practice of fracking, discover how people have shaped life in…
What is a "Woodhick"? A ‘woodhick’ is a colloquial term for someone who worked in the lumber industry during the late 19th and early 20th century. Like the term's ‘lumberjack’, ‘woodcutter’, or ‘logger,’ Woodhick describes expert laborers who used axes, saws, spuds, and a variety of other hand tools in their work harvesting lumber. Student groups…
Head to the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum to browse and discover a wide variety of items offered by antique vendors who gather each year for this great event. Experience a sawmill demonstration presented on Saturday (ONLY) and enjoy a birch still and other historic demonstrations throughout the weekend. Plan on being part of the cooking demonstration…
Head to the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum to browse and discover a wide variety of items offered by antique vendors who gather each year for this great event. Experience a sawmill demonstration presented on Saturday (ONLY) and enjoy a birch still and other historic demonstrations throughout the weekend. Plan on being part of the cooking demonstration…
Celebrate King Charles II granting William Penn the charter to establish the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with FREE ADMISSION to the museum! Do some crafts and watch apple fritter making demonstrations in museum's Mess Hall from 11:30am until supplies are gone.
Shake off those winter blues with some black & red plaid and join us for some lumberjack fun. This program offers indoor entertainment for the whole family with foam axe throwing, lumberjack crafts, and games. We'll celebrate the "birthday" of the biggest lumberjack of them all, Paul Bunyan, with some tall tales and you can…
Outdoor fun in the snow with sledding, snow men, and snow art activities. Try your hand at cross-country skis and snowshoes with the help of equipment provided by PA DCNR and volunteer instructors.
Santa will be in the cab of the museum’s Shay locomotive to listen to your holiday requests. Take an instant pic with St. Nick and make a special ornament for your tree. Cookies and hot cocoa will be served in the museum program room.
With the stroke of a pen, King Charles the second made William Penn the largest land holder in England. With that new colony came the complexity of previous settlers, native peoples, and boundless resources. Join Doug Miller, Site Director of Pennsbury Manor, to learn about Penn and his desire to build a better place in…
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.
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.
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.