2011 Pennsbury Manor Calendar
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| Monday 2/21 | President’s Day – Site Closed |
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Sunday 3/13 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Charter Day
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APRIL 2011
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Sunday 4/3 |
Historic Trades |
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Sunday 4/10 1:00 – 4:00 PM |
Living
History Theater: The Trial of Judith Roe Judith Roe has been charged with the murder of a traveler who spent the night at her house in 1688. Sit in on her trial and learn all the gory details. |
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Sunday 4/17 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 greens, eggs, and milk products that have been missing in the 17th Century winter. Come see them revel in the fresh foodstuffs spring brings. |
| Sunday 4/24 | Easter - Site Closed |
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Sunday 5/1 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 5/8 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater: A Day in the Best Kitchen What ails thee? Join us in the Best Kitchen of the Manor House to learn about the important work of women in providing medical care in the 17th century. Ague, gout, pox, childbirth….Medicine was “women’s work”. |
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Sunday 5/15 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: 17th Century Confectioner - The cooks will revel in the extravagant use of sugar and spices to impress William Penn's more important guests. |
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Sunday 5/22 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. |
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Sunday 5/29 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 5/30 |
Memorial Day - Site Open Saturday Tour Schedule |
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Dec '11
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Sunday 6/5 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. |
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Sunday 6/12 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater:
Voyage of the Submission The Submission carried many colonists to America in the late 17th Century. Take a seat on this 1682 voyage and find out what happened to the passengers before, during, and after. Did their dreams of a better life in Pennsylvania come true? |
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Sunday 6/19 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 6/26 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 7/3 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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Monday 7/4 |
Independence Day - Site Open |
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Sunday 7/10 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater:
Tavern Life Play tavern games and discuss “current” events with local residents and others just passing through. Pirates, problems with servants, smallpox…There was much to talk about. And of course, if there’s a lull in the conversation, you can always talk about the weather |
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Monday 7/11 - Friday 7/15 10:00 - 3:00 PM |
Colonial Camp For children who have completed grades 1 - 6 Reservations are required. Download camp brochure. |
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Sunday 7/17 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Preserving the Harvest - Stoneware crocks, bladders, 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 7/24 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 7/25 - Friday 7/29 10:00 - 3:00 PM |
Colonial Camp For children who have completed grades 1 - 6 Reservations are required. Download camp brochure. |
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Sunday 7/31 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. |
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Sunday 8/7 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. |
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Sunday 8/14 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater:
Penn Mead Trial William Penn and fellow Quaker, William Meade, were arrested and brought to trial in 1670 for speaking in the street and causing a riot in the streets of London. Find out how this trial shaped the American judicial system. |
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Sunday 8/21 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Summer in the 17th Century
- The cooks will prepare receipts that use the
summer harvest for Penn's table. |
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Sunday 8/28 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 9/4 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. |
| Monday 9/5 |
Labor Day - Site Open Saturday Tour Schedule |
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Sunday 9/11 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater:
The Departure William Penn is preparing to return to England in the fall of 1701. Find out why Penn felt it necessary to leave Pennsylvania, and listen in on the concerns of others in the community as they stop by to say farewell to the Governor and his family. |
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Sunday 9/18 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration:
Is it Pudding? The word pudding had a much different meaning in the 17th Century. Come visit the cooks as they show you some most different forms of "pudding". |
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Sunday 9/25 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Garden Highlights View the fall garden, and listen as the gardeners describe their work. |
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Sunday 10/2 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. |
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Sunday 10/9 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 10/10 | Columbus Day - Site Closed |
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Sunday 10/16 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking:
The Bake Oven The bake oven will be fired and the aroma of bread will be in the air as the Pennsbury cooks recreate a baking day in the 17th Century. |
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Sunday 10/23 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 10/30 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 2011
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Sunday 11/6 1:00 - 3:00 PM |
Annual Meeting of the Pennsbury Society |
| Friday 11/11 | Veteran's Day - Site Closed |
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Sunday 11/20 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking:
The Cook's Choice The cooks at Pennsbury will select their most interesting 17th Century receipts (recipes) to demonstrate to the public. |
| Thursday & Friday 11/24 & 11/25 | Thanksgiving - Site Closed |
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Thursday 12/1 & Friday 12/2 5:30 – 9:00 PM |
Holly Nights |
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Saturday 12/10 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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12/25 & 1/1 |
Site Closed |
Feb '11
| March '11 | April '11 |
May '11 | June '11
July '11| August '11 |Sep
'11 | Oct '11 | Nov '11 |
Dec '11
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Pennsbury Manor is accredited by
the American Association of Museums.
Pennsbury Manor is Administered by the
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
In association with
The Pennsbury Society
The information on this page was reviewed and approved by Doug Miller, historic site administrator of Pennsbury Manor. If you have comments about this page, please e-mail us at willpenn17@aol.com