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10th Annual Living History weekend!
The Conococheague Institute 12995 Bain Road, Mercersburg PA
Saturday, September 13, 2014
(10am-5pm) Sunday, September 14, 2014
(11am-4pm)
Paid Admission at the Gate:
$5 per person Members and children 12 and under:
FREE!
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Crosspatch, draw the latch, Set by the fire and spin; Take a cup and drink it up,
Then call your neighbors in. Anonymous Nursery Rhyme
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Welcome Guests!
We’re delighted to have you visit and want to tell you a bit
about our site.
Nestled on 30 acres of land southeast of Mercersburg, PA,
Conococheague Institute is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization
supported primarily by membership dues and donations of
members and friends. We serve the Conococheague region by
operating a well-preserved colonial farmstead and a research
library, as well as maintaining several historic structures: the
Davis-Chambers House (1752), the Negley House (1810), the
Welsh Barrens Visitor Center, the Piper Log Cabin/Blacksmith
Shop, and historic out-buildings in the 18th
century kitchen yard.
Visitors enjoy indoor and outdoor exhibits throughout the site,
as well as picnic facilities and wooded walking trails. A short
walk from the Negley log house in any direction will take you to
an early settler cemetery, a boat house, wetlands, and our
German four-square garden.
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Other buildings on the site—not yet open to the public—
include a spring house and another small building last used as a
smoke house. Eventually, archaeological investigation may tell us
more about the first use of this “smoke house,” as there is
evidence that at one time there were windows in the building—a
feature neither typical of nor desirable in a smoke house.
Speculation is that it may have been a slave or indentured
servants’ quarters.
At CI, our members share a passion for interests as diverse as
military history, archaeology, farming, spinning and weaving,
black powder muskets, genealogy, costume history, native plants
and animals, cooking, nature, and the ways of Native American
peoples. We offer public programming on these topics—and
many more—throughout the year.
What do we do here? We encourage our audience to learn
more about the people who first inhabited the Conococheague
Frontier – Natives, Welsh, English/Scots-Irish and Germans,
their culture and customs, and how they interacted with the land.
We do this through research and publications, lectures and other
programs, living history interpretation, archaeology, historic
preservation, and collecting books, documents and artifacts.
We are open year-round; visitors are welcome to explore the
grounds daily from dawn ‘til dusk. Our offices are open Monday
through Friday from 8-5.
We hope that you will enjoy your visit! Thank you for coming
and please come back again!
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Please Join or Renew Your Membership Today!
*Members joining or renewing during Colonial Fair weekend
will receive membership through December 2015*
Annual Membership Application
Student $ 10.00
Individual $ 25.00
Family $ 35.00
Patron $ 125.00
Corporate $ 200.00
Sustaining $ 300.00
Life $ 1000.00
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through December 31st
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The Re-enactors Augusta Regiment
Conrad Weiser’s Battalion
Dagworthy’s Company of the Maryland Forces
Frontier Living History
Jaeger’s Battalion, Maryland Company of Roger’s
Rangers
Miller’s Early American Games
Richard Hornberger, Musket display
Rutherford’s Rangers
Southeastern Native Loyalist Confederacy/Shelby’s
Washington Reminisces
Musicians Greenwood Muse
The Weavers
Blair & Grace Boscolo
Sutlers & Demonstrations Anita Pfeuffer, Scherensnitte
Barb Peshkin, Frakturs
Beth Skroban, Four Sons Farms
Blue Ridge Mountain Lace Makers Guild
Bonnie Rose Hudson, Storyteller
By My Hands Enterprises
Fourth Century Farms – Goat Milk Soaps
Humming Brook Farms, Alpaca Spinning
Joanne Klase The Book House
John “Bear” Kirkpatrick – Big Hunting Creek
Linda Zeigler, Taste of History Hearth Cooking
Marilyn Raudabaugh, The Paisley Cottage
Melanie Desmond, Flax on the Frontier
Richard Hornberger, Colonial Musket Display
Storybook Joinery – Windsor Chairs & Period
Furniture
Susan Matson, Basketry
Tad Miller, Colonial Games
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Schedule of Presentations, Readings & Performances
* This schedule is subject to change
* Times to be announced each day for the
following programs in the Re-enactors’
Encampment: Edge of Woods Ceremony,
Drumming
* Bonnie Rose Hudson will read “Conococheague”
stories at scheduled times and as families gather
Saturday
10 a.m. Gates open
10-5 Re-Enactors’ Encampment, Craft
Demonstrations, “Tooth Puller,”
Firearms Display, Blanket Trading,
Exhibits, Shopping, House Tours,
Library Research, Tomahawk
Throwing, Bow & Arrow Target
Shooting, Food by Mikie’s
10-5 Hearth Cooking Demonstrations by
Linda Zeigler (Negley Log House)
10-11 Musical performance by The
Weavers – NE porch, Visitor
Center
10:30 Bonnie Rose Hudson reads
“Fearless Fillmore”
11:30-12:30 Musical performance by
Greenwood Muse 11:30 Bonnie Rose Hudson reads
“Hesitant Hezekiah”
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12:30 Bonnie Rose Hudson reads “Quiet
Quinn”
1-3 p.m. Illustrated Presentation: Melanie
Desmond – “Conditions on the
Frontier: Civilian Refugees during
the French & Indian War”
1:30 Bonnie Rose Hudson reads “The
Long Walk”
2p.m. Firing Drill with Rutherford Rangers
2-2:30 Musical Performance: Greenwood
Muse
2:30 Skirmish
2:30 Bonnie Rose Hudson reads
“Fearless Fillmore”
2:30-3:00 Musical performance by The
Weavers – Large Parlor, Davis-
Chambers House
3-3:30 Musical Performance by
Greenwood Muse
3:30-4:30 Dancing and music with
Greenwood Muse
3:30 Bonnie Rose Hudson reads
“Hesitant Hezekiah”
4:30 Bonnie Rose Hudson reads “The
Long Walk”
5 p.m. Fair closes
5-7 p.m. Tavern Night, hosted by The
Weavers, Welsh Barrens Visitor
Center
Sunday
11 a.m. Gates Open
11 a.m. 18th
Century Worship Service
(behind the Negley cabin)
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11-4 Re-Enactors’ Encampment, Craft
Demonstrations, “Tooth Puller,”
Firearms Display, Blanket Trading,
Exhibits, Shopping, House Tours,
Library Research, Tomahawk
Throwing, Bow & Arrow Target
Shooting, Food by Mikie’s
11-4 Hearth Cooking Demonstrations by
Linda Zeigler (Negley Log House)
11:30 Musical Performance: The
Weavers, 1st
Floor, Visitor Center
11:30 Bonnie Rose Hudson reads
“Fearless Fillmore
Noon-1 p.m. History Hippies with Calvin
Bricker, Jr. (Piper Cabin/
Blacksmith Shop)
12:30 Bonnie Rose Hudson reads “Quiet
Quinn”
1-2p.m. Workshop: The Influence of Robert
Burns in 18th Century Music and
Verse (Welsh Barrens Visitor Center)
1:30 Bonnie Rose Hudson reads
“Hesitant Hezekiah”
2:30 Bonnie Rose Hudson reads
“The Long Walk”
3 p.m. “Mustering the Children” with
Dennis Kubicki
3:30 Bonnie Rose Hudson reads
“Fearless Fillmore”
4 p.m. Gates Close
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Exhibits:
“War on the Conococheague” – Visitor Center, 2nd Floor
Quarter Scale Model of Keel-less, Flat-bottom Boat
Four-Square Garden
“Colonial Dentistry,” researched and written by Miss Lisa Bean and Mrs. Sigrid Reynolds
“Personal Grooming on the Frontier,” researched and written by Mrs. Sigrid Reynolds
Medical Display, by Dr. William Lee Davis
Needlework Display, by Mrs. Janet Davis
Carriage House, by Calvin Bricker & Helpers
18th Century Buggy, donated by Mr. George Nalley and Mrs. Betty Bridendolph-Nalley
Food by Mikie’s
Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Chicken Strips,
Coleslaw, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers,
Cheeseburgers, Fries, Hot Soup,
Ice Cream & Soft Drinks
Tea & Coffee
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Linda Zeigler
Hearth Cook
Food Historian Linda Zeigler has over 25 years of experience with
hearth cooking & bake ovens. She has demonstrated and
interpreted 18th
- and 19th
-century foodways at many museums,
including Landis Valley Farm Museum and the restored kitchens
of Colonial Williamsburg. Linda established historic foodways
programs for Dills Tavern, Frankeberger Tavern, and the East
Berlin Log House. She is a member of the Historic Foodways
Society of the Delaware Valley (HFSDV) and the Association for
Living History Farms and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM).
Linda and her husband live on a farm in Cumberland County, PA,
where they raise Devon cattle, chickens, the occasional pig, wheat
and rye for stone grinding, and herb and vegetable gardens. Linda
Zeigler teaches hearth cooking and bake oven classes and can be
reached at [email protected] or 717-258-5792.
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Jeff Greenawalt Character Portrayal of George Washington
“First in Our Hearts” Jeff Greenawalt is a local (Mechanicsburg) actor who holds a B.A. in Theater from Temple University. He always enjoyed interacting with historical character interpreters in Williamsburg and other historic sites. Several years ago he decided to use the skills he acquired from acting in many plays and his interest in studying American history to create his own historical character interpretation. Choosing George Washington came easily because Jeff has for many years been fascinated by the story of the extraordinary life of this extraordinary person. His goal in creating First in Our Hearts is to have the members of his audience feel as though they have met Washington and gained an understanding of what experiences and character traits transformed him into the
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Father of Our Country. In addition, Jeff is about the same height as Washington so there is some physical resemblance! First in Our Hearts is not a word-for-word script. Jeff works from outlines of Washington’s life he created through extensive research. Consequently, he can keep his performances fresh and respond to the interests and preferences of his audience. Jeff is not a full-time actor but is dedicated to presenting a historically accurate portrayal of Washington whenever he gets the opportunity. Jeff has another passion in life as well. He is also a musician who performs early music on lute, vihuela, guitar, and six-string banjo. He is also a singer. Included in his early music repertoire are songs from Colonial and Civil War America. Jeff can be contacted at 717-737-1564. Check out First in
Our Hearts on Facebook.
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The Weavers
*Check Saturday’s schedule of performances by
Bill & Joyce throughout the site.
On Sunday, September 14, 2014, 1:00 p.m. in the
Welsh Barrens Visitor Center:
Workshop: The Influence of Robert Burns in 18
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Century Music and Verse: Throughout history, a
select few have experienced the honor of being a
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legend in their own time. Fewer still, reached such
notoriety in so brief a lifetime (1759-1796).
Affectionately known as “Scotland’s National Bard”
he is recognized around the world as a poet of
humanity and all mankind. Although much of his
reputation rests on Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish
Dialect, the later years of Burns life were devoted to
“recusing from oblivion” the folk-songs of Scotland.
Burns salvaged countless ancient ballads, adding new
verses to old tunes. Only recently has Burns’
importance as a pioneer song-collector received its due
recognition. Join us on a fascinating journey through
Burns life and works
as we explore some of
Burns most popular
and more obscure
tunes from the later
part of the 18th
Century.
The Weavers
Bill & Joyce Weaver are local living historians and musicians from
Boonsboro, Maryland. They have studied and performed
traditional music of 18th
-century Scotland, Ireland, Wales,
England, and Colonial America for more than ten years.
Bill plays fiddle and guitar and sings vocals while Joyce plays
accompaniment on the recorder and oboe and sings vocal
harmony. They enjoy providing chamber music, dance music, and
ambiance for historical sites, taverns, market fairs, and events
depicting 18th
- & 19th
- century life. Their music repertoire spans
the French and Indian, American Revolutionary, 1812, and Civil
War eras.
In addition to performing as a duo, they regularly perform with
the “Jink & Diddle School for Scottish Fiddling.” Bill also
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performs solo in the persona of one of his ancestors, Jacob
Patrick Forsyth (1857– 1939), locally known as the “Fiddler of
Fairview Mountain”. Some of their notable performance sites
include: Colonial Williamsburg, Mount Vernon, Belle Grove
Plantation, Sully Plantation, Oatlands Plantation, Fort Frederick,
Bedford Village, Abrams Delight, Conococheague Institute, Dill’s
Tavern, and numerous others.
18th
Century Worship
Service: Join us in Christian
worship Sunday, 11a.m. in the
Negley Grove as we depict a
typical Sunday gathering of
pioneers along the frontier
during the 1740’s. Known as
the period of the “Great
Awakening” (1730-1750),
evangelists George Whitefield and John Wesley made
their way up and down the eastern seaboard preaching
the gospel to literally thousands. However, it was a
lesser known, Northampton pastor, Jonathan Edwards,
who kindled the fires of revival through his sermon
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”. Today’s
worship service will feature excerpts from his famous
sermon.
Join The Weavers for Tavern Night!!
Saturday, September 13 from 5-7 p.m. in the Welsh
Barrens Visitor Center. Games & Music will be provided;
Bring your own Food & Drinks
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Dr. William “Lee” Davis, “Toothdrawer,”
& Mrs. Janet Davis
Among Dr. Lee Davis' reenacting personas is the colorful
wandering or itinerant Toothdrawer. Those with sufficient
"skill" would wander from village to village setting up in the
marketplace. They would set up with colorful banners and
props such as giant teeth, tooth necklaces, and fake
credentials to advertise their trade and skill. They sometimes
used musicians, jugglers and trained animals to draw a
crowd. They would pull or draw painful or rotten teeth with
various levels of skill. Toothache medicines and tooth
cleaning supplies were sometimes sold.
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Bonnie Rose Hudson
Storytelling
Saturday and Sunday, in the Negley Log House yard
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Bonnie Rose Hudson
Bonnie Rose Hudson lives in central Pennsylvania. Along with
writing and spending time with her family, making kids smile is her
favorite thing to do.
Bonnie Rose Hudson first visited Rock Hill Farm in April 2012, at
which time she was researching a new children’s story set in the
colonial era. At the 8th
Annual Colonial Fair Bonnie Rose debuted
three new stories based on the Conococheague Settlement –
“Lena’s Feast,” “Fearless Fillmore,” “Quiet Quinn,” and “Eliab’s
Tale.”
She loves creating curriculum as a member of The Old
Schoolhouse Magazine’s Star Contributors Team. She works
with both SchoolhouseTeachers.com and The Old Schoolhouse
Magazine as an editorial assistant.
At The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, she found a place where her
love of God and history combine with her love of writing to bring
encouraging, educational, and entertaining material to students and
their families. She would love for you to stop by and meet the star
of her children’s series at writebonnierose.wordpress.com or visit
her on her website at www.writebonnierose.com.
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The Greenwood Muse
Medieval, Renaissance & Colonial Music
& English Country Dancing
Saturday on the north porch at the Welsh Barrens
Visitor Center
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Greenwood Muse
Discover the Greenwood Muse, an ensemble of five musicians
who perform historical music on authentic instruments. Their
repertoire includes Colonial American, Renaissance and Medieval
music, with occasional forays into later centuries. They pride
themselves on creative, period arrangements that include an
eclectic combination of woodwinds, strings, vocals and percussion.
Performances are often done in period costume, and may include
demonstrations of the various instruments and historical
background on the music performed.
Members include:
Marion Baker: Recorders, crumhorn, vocals, harp, hammered
dulcimer
Jeff Greenawalt: Lute, guitar, vihuela, vocals, percussion
Diane Hanse: Recorders, crumhorn, rauschfeife, flute, baroque
flute, fife, percussion
Frederick Jenkins: Cello, viola da gamba, recorders, crumhorns,
percussion, guitar, tenor vocals
Sharon Nelson: Recorders, crumhorn, flute, fife, percussion,
harp, vocals
The group may be contacted by calling (717)-525-9053 or by
emailing [email protected].
** Don’t miss Greenwood Muse’s performance of “Ye Patriot
Souls Who Love to Sing” on Saturday at high-noon!
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The Conococheague Institute
Board of Directors:
Leighton Wolffe, President
Calvin Bricker Jr., Vice President
Betty Jane Lee, Treasurer
Dr. Joan M. McKean, Secretary & Librarian
Dr. John C. Stauffer, President Emeritus
Mary-Anne Gordon
Lawrence Jones
Richard Read
Tad W. Miller
John H. Munday, Jr.
James Rogers
John R. Stoner
Staff:
Heather A. Wade, Executive Director
Kimberly Zajac, Administrative Assistant
Mary S. Hartman, Collections Manager
Bryan Larew, Assistant Grounds-keeper
We are indebted to our volunteers,
too numerous to name here, for their
many acts of kindness.
Thank you, all, for everything that you
do for us!
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Directory of Sutlers & Goods for Sale
Alpaca Yarn &
Clothing:
Humming Brook
Farms
Artwork:
Mary Bock/ CI’s Gift
Shop
Anita Pfeuffer/ CI’s
Gift Shop
Helen Stevens/ CI’s
Gift Shop
Baskets:
Susan Matson
Beeswax Candles &
Ornaments:
CI’s Gift Shop
Books:
CI’s Gift Shop
Bowls:
Moondog Pottery/CI’s
Gift Shop
Calligraphy:
Barb Peshkin
Chairs:
Storybook Joinery
Children’s Clothing:
By My Hands
Enterprises
Desks:
Storybook Joinery
Dressers:
Storybook Joinery
Felted Items:
Humming Brook
Alpacas
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Fire Iron:
Big Hunting Creek
Floorcloths:
Americana Floorcloths/
CI’s Gift Shop
Fraktur:
Barb Peshkin
Furniture:
Storybook Joinery
Goat’s Milk Soap:
Fourth Century Farms
Illumination:
Barb Peshkin
Jewelry:
Big Hunting Creek
Journals:
Barb Peshkin
Knitted Items:
The Paisley Cottage
Leather Goods:
Big Hunting Creek
Period Clothing:
By My Hands
Enterprises
Polo Shirts:
CI’s Gift Shop
Pottery:
Moon Dog Pottery/CI’s
Gift Shop
Prints:
Mary Bock/ CI’s Gift
Shop
Roving:
Humming Brook
Alpacas
Scherenschnitte:
Anita’s Pastime/CI’s
Gift Shop
Soaps & Lotions:
CI’s Gift Shop
Tables:
Storybook Joinery
Tape Looms:
By My Hands
Enterprises
Windsor Chairs:
Storybook Joinery
Wooden Bowls:
Big Hunting Creek
Wool Yarn:
Four Sons Farm
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Directory of Handcrafts & Skills to be
Demonstrated
Colonial Music
Beadwork
Book Binding
Button Making
Calligraphy
Chair Making
Cooking
Corn Grinding
Flax Processing
Flint Napping
Fraktur
Furniture-Making
Ice Cream Making
Joinery
Knitting
Leather Tooling
Luceting
Sewing
Spinning
Storytelling
Tape Loom Weaving
Tatting
Tooth Pulling
Weaving
Woodworking
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The Conococheague Institute wishes to thank its
Corporate Members:
For just $200 annually, our Corporate Members enjoy full
member benefits, PLUS:
Corporate Member’s name featured in the Colonial Fair
Program
Eligibility to request the Institute’s site for one corporate event
per calendar year, in adherence to our Event policy
Become a Corporate Member Today!
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Coming Soon…
American Craft “Week”, a celebration of
the many ways handmade objects enrich
our daily lives, runs October 3-12.
Conococheague Institute is participating by
hosting classes and lectures presenting
traditional crafts of our area. Susan
Matson will offer the following basket
weaving class on Saturday, October 4,
2014, from 9a.m. – noon.
Harvest Table Basket
This versatile, round basket can work as
your table’s centerpiece (fill it with gourds,
a candle arrangement, etc.), or put it to
work on your buffet table (hot or cold
dishes ok), or use it to pass the bread and
rolls. Begun on a grooved wooden base, its
sides have fall-toned dyed reed accents
and feature an appealing round of (optional)
Indian curls. Measuring 10½”-11” in
diameter x 4” high, you can choose to top
your creation with either leather or
hardwood bushel handles (additional
fee)…or not. All skill levels welcome.
Date & Time: October 4; 9:00am-1:00pm
Tuition: $27.00
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Materials Fee: Basket-$25.00; Optional
handles—leather-$6.00/pair; hardwood-
$18.00/pair
Location: Conococheague Institute; 12995
Bain Road; Mercersburg, PA 17236
You might like to be aware that that same
October 4 afternoon there will be a talk
entitled, “Hacked Out of the Wilderness:
Women’s Lives on the PA Frontier”. This is
scheduled from 1-3pm and will be given by
Melanie Desmond, a spinner, weaver, and
sewer of reproduction 18th century
clothing. Melanie has over 20 years of
experience as a presenter at historic sites.
