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…

Do you have a Pencil, Cop, or Handlebar mustache? Is your beard a Van Dyke, a Goatee, or full-on ZZ Top? New this year as part of our annual Bark Peelers’ Festival, July 1-2, we’ll host our first Beard & Mustache Competition. Keep growing that facial hair and come out to be part of the…

The annual Bark Peelers’ Festival, Honoring Pennsylvania’s Lumbering Heritage. will be held on Saturday July 1 and Sunday July 2, 2023.  This year marks the 50th anniversary of the festival, which started in 1973.  Bark Peelers’ treats thousands of visitors (3000 + in 2022) to lively special events, contests, and demonstrations that celebrate “woodhick” skills. …

Join our museum curator, Josh Fox, for a presentation looking back at the prolific works and impactful legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps program at the 90th anniversary of its inception. Explore the new temporary exhibit that Josh put together for this event.