2009 Pennsbury Manor Calendar

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 Feb '09 | March '09 | April '09  | May '09 | June '09
 
July '09| August '09 |Sep '09 | Oct '09 | Nov '09 | Dec '09

 FEBRUARY 2009

Date & Time

Event & Comments

Monday 2/16 President’s Day – Site Closed
 

MARCH 2009

Date & Time

Event & Comments

Sunday 3/8

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Charter Day
Come join us in celebrating the birthday of Pennsylvania!  We’ll be demonstrating plantation crafts and offering tours of the Manor House.  Best of all, it’s free!  (King Charles II of England granted the charter of Pennsylvania to William Penn in March of 1681.)

 
 APRIL 2009

Date & Time

Event & Comments

Sunday 4/5
1:00 - 4:00 PM

Historic Trades
Hear the clang of the hammer and the sound of wood being cut as our joyner and blacksmith demonstrate their skills. 

Sunday 4/12
1:00 – 4:00 PM

Easter - Site Closed

Tuesday 4/14
1:30 - 4:00 PM
Homeschool Afternoon
$25/family or $6/person age 4+
Registration required
Sunday 4/19
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration
Spring in the 17th Century -
After a winter of preserved foods, the first greens of the year, spring eggs, and fish from the Delaware were much welcomed foods. Watch the Pennsbury cooks use these foods to prepare dishes for the Penn family.
Sunday 4/26
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Garden Highlights
Try your hand at preparing garden beds with colonial tools, or just watch, and listen as the gardeners tend the spring crops.

Tuesday 4/28
1:30 – 4:00 PM

Homeschool Afternoon
$25/family or $6/person age 4+
Registration required
 

MAY 2009

Date & Time

Event & Comments

Sunday 5/3

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Sheepshearing & Historic Trades
Watch as our sheep are sheared with hand shears, then help wash, card, and spin the wool. Hear the clang of the hammer and the sound of wood being cut as our joyner and blacksmith demonstrate their skills.
Sunday 5/10

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Living History Theater: Hannah Penn as Wife and Mother
As the wife of the governor, Hannah had many responsibilities. Listen to William Penn and others extol her virtues.
Tuesday 5/12
1:30 - 4:00 PM
Homeschool Afternoon
$25/family or $6/person age 4+
Registration required
Sunday 5/17

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration
The 17th Century Pudding -
Watch as the Pennsbury Manor cooks prepare 17th-century pudding.
Sunday 5/24

1:00 - 4:00 PM

 Garden Highlights
Spend some peaceful time in Penn's kitchen garden as you learn about his gardeners and their work.
Monday 5/25 Memorial Day - Site Open
Saturday Tour Schedule
Sunday 5/31

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Animals at Pennsbury
Meet the horses, oxen, and sheep at William Penn's plantation, and learn about the lives and contributions of their 17th-century predecessors.

 

Feb '09 | March '09 | April '09  | May '09 | June '09
July '09| August '09 |Sep '09 | Oct '09 | Nov '09 | Dec '09

 

JUNE 2009

Date & Time

Event & Comments

Saturday 6/6

10:00-12:00PM

Fabric Care Workshop
Our curator will be on hand to show you how to preserve your family treasures. Bring your fabric heirloom for a hands-on learning experience. Cost of workshop includes acid free box, tissue paper, and gloves
Cost: $55    $50 Society Member
Additional kits are available. Cost $50
Registration deadline: May 27
Sunday 6/7

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Historic Trades
Hear the clang of the hammer and the sound of wood being cut as our joyner and blacksmith demonstrate their skills.
Tuesday 6/9

1:30 - 4:00 PM

Homeschool Afternoon
$25/family or $6/person age 4+
Registration required
Sunday 6/14

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Living History Theater: Friends Talk of Taking Up Carnal Weapons
William Penn and Lord Baltimore disputed over the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland. During the spring of 1684, Lord Baltimore took action. How would the dispute be settled? Would Quakers take up arms?
Saturday 6/20

10:00-12:00PM

Document Care Workshop
Our curator will be on hand to show you how to preserve your family treasures. Bring your paper heirloom for a hands-on learning experience. Cost of workshop includes an acid free legal document box, spacer, acid free legal folders (10), bond legal paper (10), and gloves.
Cost: $55    $50 Society Members
Additional kits are available. Cost $50
Registration deadline: June 10
Sunday 6/21

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration
Dairying in the 17th Century -
Watch the 17th-century preparation of soft and hard cheeses and the use of seasonal milk in various recipes.
Sunday 6/28

1:00 - 4:00 PM

 Garden Highlights
Delight in the sights and smells of the summer garden as the gardeners describe their work.

 

JULY 2009

Date & Time

Event & Comments

Saturday 7/4 Independence Day - Site Open
Sunday 7/5

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Historic Trades
Hear the clang of the hammer and the sound of wood being cut as our joyner and blacksmith demonstrate their skills.
Sunday 7/12

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Living History Theater:
Keep all Business from Coming Hither
William Penn retreated to Pennsbury for the summer of 1700. He wanted to get away from the many problems he faced in Philadelphia. Be ready to give a sympathetic ear to the governor as he describes the current state of his colony.
Monday 7/13 - Friday 7/17
10:00 - 3:00 PM
Colonial Camp
For children who have completed grades 1 - 6
Reservations are required.
Sunday 7/19

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration
Preserv
ation in the 17th Century - The cooks will be processing the bountiful harvest of the late summer garden to prepare the manor for the long winter.
Sunday 7/26

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Garden Highlights
Experience the glories of our 17th-century summer garden, where fragrance and color will delight your senses.

 

AUGUST 2009

Date & Time

Event & Comments

Sunday 8/2

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Historic Trades
Hear the clang of the hammer and the sound of wood being cut as our joyner and blacksmith demonstrate their skills.
Sunday 8/9

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Living History Theater:
The Yellow Fever and Smallpox Epidemic of 1702
Shortly after William Penn returned to England, an outbreak of smallpox and yellow fever struck colonists in Philadelphia and Bucks County. Hear how some colonists are faring and how to guard yourself against the disease.
Sunday 8/16

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Open Hearth Cooking
Sunday 8/23

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Garden Highlights
Spend some peaceful time in Penn's garden as you learn about his gardeners and their work.
Sunday 8/30

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Animals at Pennsbury
Meet the horses, oxen, and sheep at William Penn's plantation, and learn about the lives and contributions of their 17th-century predecessors.

 

SEPTEMBER 2009

Date & Time

Event & Comments

Sunday 9/6

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Historic Trades
Hear the clang of the hammer and the sound of wood being cut as our joyner and blacksmith demonstrate their skills.
Monday 9/7 Labor Day - Site Open - Saturday Tour Schedule
Sunday 9/13

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Living History Theater:
A Promise of Peace: William Penn and the Lenape
William Penn established a good relationship with the Lenape but not every Quaker respected or trusted the Native Americans. Compare and contrast views as Quakers voice their opinions about their native neighbors.
Sunday 9/20

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Open Hearth Cooking
The Hearth at Work
Sunday 9/27

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Garden Highlights
Take a walk over, view the fall garden, and listen as the gardeners describe their work.
 

OCTOBER 2009

Date & Time

Event & Comments

Sunday 10/4

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Historic Trades
Hear the clang of the hammer and the sound of wood being cut as our joyner and blacksmith demonstrate their skills.
Tuesday 10/6

1:30 - 4:00 PM

Homeschool Afternoon
$25/family or $6/person age 4+
Registration required
Sunday 10/11

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Living History Theater: The Sotcher Wedding
Y
our presence is requested at the marriage of John Sotcher, the steward at Pennsbury Manor, to the Penn's head housekeeper, Mary Lofty. Observe late 17th-century Quaker wedding customs, sign the marriage certificate, and chat with William and Hannah Penn and the other wedding guests.
Monday 10/12 Columbus Day - Site Closed
Sunday 10/18

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Open Hearth Cooking: The Cook's Choice
With the bounty of the fall harvest, cooks will select 17th-century receipts (recipes) to prepare at the hearth that reflect this seasonal garden offering.
Sunday 10/25

1:00 - 4:00 PM

 

Cider Making & Smoking Meats
On crisp fall days, colonial households would put up apple cider to ferment. See how Penn's servants pressed cider and sample the unfermented product. At the same time, our smokehouse will be in use to cure meat for the coming winter.
Saturday 10/31

1:00 - 4:00

 Halloween Event
Family friendly trick or treating and fall activities.
 
 NOVEMBER 2009

Date & Time

Event & Comments

Sunday 11/8
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Annual Meeting The Pennsbury Society
Tuesday 11/10

1:30 - 4:00 PM

Homeschool Afternoon
$25/family or $6/person age 4+
Registration required
Wednesday 11/11 Veteran's Day - Site Closed
Sunday 11/15
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Open Hearth Cooking: The Bake Oven
Thursday & Friday 11/26 & 11/27 Thanksgiving - Site Closed
 

DECEMBER 2009

Date & Time

Event & Comments

Thursday 12/3 & Friday 12/4

5:30 – 9:00 PM

Holly Nights
Experience the enchantment of Pennsbury by candlelight!  A community tradition for over 25 years, this joyous feast for the senses offers crackling fires, hot-mulled cider, dancing shadows, and the merry sounds of carolers strolling the grounds.  So gather friends and family.  Come toss a green sprig on our Yule log bonfire, make your wish for the coming new year.  Step back into the glow of torches, candles, and luminaries…the bustle of colonial craftspeople (always happy to chat, mind you!)…the good cheer of noels and wassailing songs … and – if Old Man Winter wills it – the crunch of frosty pathways underfoot.

Saturday 12/12

10:00 – 12:00
&
1:00 - 3:00 PM

Wreaths & Greens Workshop
Spend the morning making a fragrant evergreen wreath to take home.  Our horticulturist will also share tips about how to prune and care for a variety of evergreen trees and shrubs in the home landscape.  Bring Clippers. Pre-registration required.
12/25 & 1/1

Site Closed

 
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