2010 Pennsbury Manor CalendarDownload the 2010 Spring Calendar
Feb '10
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| Monday 2/15 | President’s Day – Site Closed |
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Sunday 3/14 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Charter Day
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APRIL 2010
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Sunday 4/4 |
Easter - Site Closed |
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Sunday 4/11 1:00 – 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater:
Parenting the Colonial Teen What concerns did late 17th-century parents have in regard to their older children? Discuss the issue of raising young adults with William and Hannah Penn. |
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Sunday 4/18 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration Spring in the 17th Century - Spring has sprung and the cooks are delighted with the fresh spring greens, eggs, and milk products that have been missing in the winter. Come see them revel in the fresh foodstuffs spring brings. |
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Sunday 4/25 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. |
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Sunday 5/2 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. |
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Sunday 5/9 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater To Inquire into her Clearness: Women's Monthly Meeting Women had a visible, public role in the Quaker community. Listen as they discuss issues such as marriage, discipline, and childcare. |
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Sunday 5/16 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Dairying The cow is important for the production of milk, not for a beverage, but for the preparation and preserving of cheese and butter. The Pennsbury cooks will be making cheese and preparing receipts that use cheese and butter as their main ingredients. |
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Sunday 5/23 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. |
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Sunday 5/30 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. |
| Monday 5/31 |
Memorial Day - Site Open Saturday Tour Schedule |
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Dec '10
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Sunday 6/6 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. |
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Sunday 6/13 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater: Phineas Pemberton's Funeral Phineas Pemberton died in 1702. Upon learning of his death, William Penn lamented that the colony had lost "the ablest as well as one of the best men of the Province". Talk with family and friends of the deceased, hear the reading of the will, and place rosemary on the grave. |
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Sunday 6/20 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: June's Bounty in the 17th Century - The hens are laying eggs, the cow in milk, the garden is greener with more variety for the cooks. Come watch the Pennsbury cooks use the seasonal bounty to prepare dishes fit for William Penn. |
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Sunday 6/27 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Garden Highlights Delight in the sights and smells of the summer garden as the gardeners describe their work. |
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Sunday 7/4 1:00 - 4:00 PM
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Independence Day - Site Open 12:00 - 5:00 pm Historic Trades Hear the clang of the hammer and the sound of wood being cut as our joyner and blacksmith demonstrate their skills. |
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Sunday 7/11 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater: Women Preachers: A Visit from Mary
Rogers and Elizabeth Webb Listen to two traveling Quaker ministers preach and speak of their travels in the colonies on 'Truth's Account". |
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Monday 7/12 - Friday 7/16 10:00 - 3:00 PM |
Colonial Camp -
Download registration form. For children who have completed grades 1 - 6 Reservations are required. |
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Sunday 7/18 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration:Preserving the Harvest Stoneware crocks, vinegar, gally pots, and sugar will all abound as the Pennsbury cooks busy themselves preserving the harvest for the winter to come. |
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Sunday 7/25 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Garden Highlights Experience the glories of our 17th-century summer garden, where fragrance and color will delight your senses. |
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Monday 7/26 - Friday 7/30 10:00 - 3:00 PM |
Colonial Camp -
Download registration form. For children who have completed grades 1 - 6 Reservations are required. |
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Sunday 8/1 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. |
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Sunday 8/8 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater: West Jersey Quaker,
James Wills, accused of beating his slave to death In August 1686, James Wills was accused of beating his slave to death. Listen to the trial and serve on the jury to decide if he is guilty or innocent. |
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Sunday 8/15 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: The Receipts of Gulielma Penn The hearth will be filled with the re-creation of receipts (recipes) from the 1702 manuscript of Gulielma Penn's hand-written book of receipts. Edward Blackfan copied these receipts at the request of William Penn, Jr. to bring some comfort of his Mother to Pennsylvania. |
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Sunday 8/22 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 (and help out, if you want!). |
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Sunday 8/29 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Animals at Pennsbury Meet the animals at William Penn's plantation, and learn about the lives and contributions of their 17th-century predecessors. |
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Sunday 9/5 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. |
| Monday 9/6 |
Labor Day - Site Open Saturday Tour Schedule |
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Sunday 9/12 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater: Pennsbury's Runaway
Servant John Smith, a blacksmith at Pennsbury, ran away in 1686. Why? Listen to the blacksmith, Pennsbury's steward, and William Penn's neighbors to find out. |
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Sunday 9/19 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: The Bake Oven The cooks will fire the bake oven and re-create a baking day. Come and watch as bread, great cakes, coffins, and more are prepared and baked in the oven. |
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Sunday 9/26 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Garden Highlights View the fall garden, and listen as the gardeners describe their work. |
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Sunday 10/3 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. |
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Sunday 10/10 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater: The Sotcher Wedding Your 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 10/11 | Columbus Day - Site Closed |
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Sunday 10/17 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking: 17th Century Beverages The 17th Century was when the infusion beverages; tea, coffee, and chocolate were introduced to England. The cooks will be demonstrating the preparation of William Penn's chocolate as well as possets, syllabubs, and more. |
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Sunday 10/24 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Cider Making 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. |
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Sunday 10/31 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater:
Witch Trial In 1684, Margaret Mattson, a Swede from Chester, Pennsylvania was accused by her neighbors. The accusation was witchcraft. The trial was so important that William Penn presided over the case. Serve on the jury and decide whether she is guilty or innocent, a decision that would affect the peace of the inhabitants of the new colony.
Halloween Event |
NOVEMBER 2010
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Sunday 11/7 1:00 - 3:00 PM |
Annual Meeting The Pennsbury Society Join us for a free program sponsored by The Pennsbury Society. |
| Thursday 11/11 | Veteran's Day - Site Closed |
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Sunday 11/21 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking: The Cook's Choice The cooks will be preparing their preferred receipts using the hearth and the bounty of the fall harvest. Several hearth cooking techniques will be demonstrated. |
| Thursday & Friday 11/25 & 11/26 | Thanksgiving - Site Closed |
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Saturday 12/4 10:00 - 12:00 PM & 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. |
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Thursday 12/9 & Friday 12/10 5:30 – 9:00 PM |
Holly Nights |
| 12/25 & 1/1 |
Site Closed |
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May '10 | June '10
July '10| August '10 |Sep
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Dec '10
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the American Association of Museums.
Pennsbury Manor is Administered by the
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
In association with
The Pennsbury Society
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