2012 Pennsbury Manor Calendar
Feb '12
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May '12
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| Monday 2/20 | President’s Day – Site Closed |
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Sunday 3/11 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Charter Day
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APRIL 2012
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Sunday 4/1 |
Historic Trades |
| Sunday 4/8 | Easter - Site Closed |
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Sunday 4/15 1:00 – 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration - Spring in the 17th Century - Experience the delight of the cooks in the simplest pleasure of new spring greens, eggs, and milk, which is taken for granted in the 21st Century. |
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Sunday 4/22 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 4/29 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Animals at Pennsbury Each animal at Pennsbury had an important role to play. Meet each animal and learn more about their job. |
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Sunday 5/6 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 5/13 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater: Orphans' Court William Penn presides at the first Orphan's Court. Established in 1683 "to inspect and take an account of the improvements and usages of the Estates of Orphans." Find out how the community met the needs of orphaned children. |
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Sunday 5/20 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Swedish Foodway Traditions - The Swedes were some of the earliest settlers of Pennsylvania. The cooks will compare Swedish and English traditions at the hearth. |
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Sunday 5/27 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Garden Highlights Delight in the sights and smells of the summer garden as the gardeners describe their work. |
| Monday 5/28 |
Memorial Day - Site Open Saturday Tour Schedule |
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June '12
July '12| August '12 |Sep
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Dec '12
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Event & Comments |
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Sunday 6/3 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 6/10 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater:
John and Mary Sotcher: May 1702 Married last fall, and currently responsible for taking care of Pennsbury while William Penn is in England, John and Mary have many concerns. Let's check in on the newlyweds and see what's happening in their lives. |
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Sunday 6/17 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Dairying Watch the cooks prepare cheese and cheese related receipts (recipes) and learn about milk in the 17th Century. |
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Sunday 6/24 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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Event & Comments |
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Sunday 7/1 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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Wednesday 7/4 |
Independence Day - Site Open |
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Sunday 7/8 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater:
The Request Preparations are underway for doing the laundry when Jack, one of William Penn's slaves, finds out that his wife, Parthenia, is going to be sold and shipped to Barbados. What happens next? |
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Monday 7/9 - Friday 7/13 10:00 - 3:00 PM |
Colonial Camp Come enjoy old fashioned camp fun including hands-on history, arts and crafts, and games. Highlights include 17th-century chores, writing with a quill pen, meeting Pennsbury Manor’s animals, candle making, and much more. At the end of the week, campers give a tour to their parents. For children who have completed first through sixth grade. Reservations are required and space is limited. Download Camp Brochure here. |
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Sunday 7/15 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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Monday 7/16 - Friday 7/20 10:00 - 3:00 PM |
Colonial Camp - Come enjoy old fashioned camp fun including hands-on history, arts and crafts, and games. Highlights include 17th-century chores, writing with a quill pen, meeting Pennsbury Manor’s animals, candle making, and much more. At the end of the week, campers give a tour to their parents. For children who have completed first through sixth grade. Reservations are required and space is limited. Download Camp Brochure here. |
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Sunday 7/22 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 7/29 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Animals at Pennsbury Each animal at Pennsbury had an important role to play. Meet each animal and learn more about their job. |
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Event & Comments |
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Sunday 8/5 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 8/12 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater:
The Germantown Protest of
1688 Listen in on the first documented protest against slavery in America during this historic gathering at the Germantown meetinghouse. |
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Sunday 8/19 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Dutch Foodway Traditions - The culinary traditions of the Dutch will be highlighted at the hearth as they were part of the culinary landscape of early Pennsylvania. |
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Sunday 8/26 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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Event & Comments |
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Sunday 9/2 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. |
| Monday 9/3 |
Labor Day - Site Open Saturday Tour Schedule |
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Sunday 9/9 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Living History Theater:
The Trial of Derek Claasen On May 8, 1692 the body of a man was found in a Bucks County creek. Follow the murder investigation and see where it leads. |
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Sunday 9/16 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: French Foodway Traditions - With the arrival of the French Huguenots to Pennsylvania came the French cuisine. French receipts (recipes) will be prepared at the hearth. |
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Sunday 9/23 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Garden Highlights View the fall garden, and listen as the gardeners describe their work. |
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Sunday 9/30 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Animals at Pennsbury Each animal at Pennsbury had an important role to play. Meet each animal and learn more about their job. |
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Event & Comments |
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Sunday 10/7 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. |
| Monday 10/8 | Columbus Day - Site Closed |
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Sunday 10/14 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. |
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Sunday 10/21 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 10/28 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 2012
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Event & Comments |
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Sunday 11/4 1:00 - 3:00 PM |
Annual Meeting of the Pennsbury Society |
| Friday 11/11 & 11/12 | Veteran's Day - Site Closed |
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Sunday 11/18 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Open Hearth Cooking: Pennsylvania German Foodway Traditions - With Penn's visit to the Palatinate, he encouraged these Germans to settle in Pennsylvania and with them came their foodway traditions. The cooks will prepare several of these receipts and compare them with English traditions. |
| Thursday & Friday 11/22 & 11/23 | Thanksgiving - Site Closed |
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Event & Comments |
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Thursday 12/6 & Friday 12/7 6:00 – 9:00 PM |
Holly Nights |
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Saturday 12/8 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 '12
| March '12 | April '12 |
May '12 | June '12
July '12| August '12 |Sep
'12 | Oct '12 | Nov '12 |
Dec '12
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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