07- 01- 2010
SIGN UP NOW for Winter Institute - Traditional Craft Classes

Dates Of Event: February 18-20, 2011
Institute offers workshops with hands-on experiences in traditional crafts, open hearth cooking and farm life as well as seminars about Pennsylvania German culture. Its purpose is to preserve and pass on a working knowledge of 1700s and 1800s rural life.

Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum
Winter Institute Classes
February 18-20, 2011
(classes and date subject to change)

• Heirloom Seed Project “Gardens – Go Green”
• Millinery
• Advanced Open Hearth Cooking and Baking
• Working with Draft Animals
• Rug Hooking
• Fraktur
• Paper Making
• Scherenschnittee
• Woodworking
• Blacksmithing
• Tinsmithing
• Theorem Painting
• Vinegar Graining
• Basket Making
• Field Trip to see PA German Barns
• . . . and more . . .

“Loved the classes and instructors . . . meet lots of old friends and make new fun crafts.” Institute participant

“I’m going to tell friends . . . and anyone I know who’s crafty.”
Institute participant

"Landis Valley Associate members receive advanced registration and first opportunity to enroll in Summer Institute classes as a benefit of membership. Registrations are recorded in order of arrival. Non-members who have registered for Summer Institute classes will be placed on a waiting list and contacted if spaces for their chosen session(s) are still available. To become a LVM member today and receive advanced registration opportunities, click on 'Join and Support'."

Visit our website for additional classes, changes or to register
www.landisvalleymuseum.org
tessig@state.pa.us or 717-569-5783

Don't forget Summer Institute June 14-17, 2011

Cost for Event: Call for more information

Contact Person: Timothy W. Essig
Contact Email: tessig@state.pa.us
Contact Phone: 717-569-5783

Dates Of Event: We are a living history village and farm of PA Dutch life and invite you to experience 18th and 19th century village and farm life all in one visit. With many historic buildings to explore throughout the four seasons, there’s always something to see at Landis Valley.

What's Happening Today at Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum:

Thursday, July 29

Blacksmith Demonstration 9-3
Visit the Gun SHop 9-3
Leatherworking Demonstration 9-3
Tour the 1700s Log Farm 10-2
Visit the 1900 Country Store 9:30-3:30
Open Hearth Cooking in the Tavern 9-3
Visit the Craft Barn 9-3

Friday, July 30

Blacksmith Demosntration 9-3
Visit the 1800's Brick House 9-3
Tour the Landis Brothers House 9-3
Bobbin Lace Demonstration in the Erisman House 9-3
Tour the Gun Shop 9-3
Visit the 1900 Country Store 9-2
Open Hearth Cooking in the Tavern 9-3
Millinery Demo in the Craft Barn 9-3
Tinsmith Demonstration 9-3

Saturday, July 31

Blacksmith Demonstration 10-4
Visit the Landis Brothers House 10-4
Tour the Erisman House 10-4
Visit the Gun Shop 10-4
Tour the 1900 country Store 10-4
Open Hearth Cooking in the Tavern 10-4
Visit the Craft Barn 10-4
Tinsmithing Demonstration 10-4

Sunday, August 1

Visit the Landis Brothers House 12-4
Tour the Gun Shop 12-4
Visit the 1700s Log Farm 12-4
Tour the 1900 Country Store 12-4
Open Hearth Cooking in the Tavern 12-4
Weaving Demo in the Craft Barn 12-4
Coppersmith Demonstration 1-4

Monday, August 2

Tinsmith Demonstration 10-4
Visit the Country Store 9-3
Bobbin Lace Demonstration
Quilting demonstration
Guided tours throughout the day.

Tuesday, August 3 - Hands-on History Day -Family Day

Visit the Brick House 9-3
Tour the Landis Brothers House 9-5
Visit the Gun SHop 9-3
Tour the 1700s Log Farm 10-2
Broommaking Demonstration 9-3
Visit the 1900 Country Store 9:30-4
Open Hearth Cooking in the Tavern
Weaving Demo in the Craft Barn 10-2

Wednesday, August 4

Visit the Landis Brothers House 9-3
Tour the Gun Shop 9-3
Leatherworking Demonstration 9-3
Tour the 1700s Log Farm 9-3
Wood Carving Demonstration 9-3
Visit the 1900 Country Store 9-2
Open Hearth Cooking in the Tavern 9-3
Millenery Demonstration 9-3
Tinsmith Demonstration 9-3

Thursday, August 5

Visit the 1800s Brick House 9-3
Tour the Landis Brothers House 9-3
Visit the Gun Shop 9-3
Leatherworking Demonstration 9-3
Tour the 1700s Log Farm 10-2
Visit the 1900 Country Store 9:30-3:30
Open Hearth Cooking in the Tavern 9-3

Friday, August 6

Visit the 1800s Brick Houe 9-3
Tour the Landis Brothers House 9-3
Visit the Erisman House 9-3
Tour the Gun SHop 9-3
Tour the 1700s Log Farm 9-3
Visit the 1900 Country Store 9-2
Open Hearth Cooking in the Tavern 9-3
Tinsmith Demosntration 9-3

Weekdays (except Mondays), for our late-arriving visitors, a guided tour will be offered at 3:30.

Be sure to visit our new exhibit in 2010 in the Visitor Center "A Soldier, Three Blacksmiths, and an Inventor. Profiles of Individuals from Three Historic African-American Families in the Pennsylvania-German Region." The exhibit features John Worfel, a private in Company C, 32nd Regiment of the United States Colored Troops (USCT,) and personal belongings including his musket, cartridge box, bayonet and scabbard as well as other items.
Three blacksmiths, John, Benjamin and Edward Sebastian worked in rural Berks County during the mid 1800s. On display are a number of objects which they crafted such as utensils and tools.
William Chester Ruth, known to family and friends as “Chester,” was best known as an inventor who operated in Gap, PA. As a child in the late 1800s, he liked to experiment and take things apart to see how they worked; as an adult in the early 1900s, he designed, patented and manufactured a bale feeder, a self-raising conveyor-elevator and more. His patent models and other personal effects are on exhibit in the Visitor Center. Exhibit runs through December 31, 2010.

All information is subject to change without notice. Many historic buildings close between 12 noon and 1:00 PM (except Sundays.

Dates Of Event: Tuesday, August 3
Times of Event: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Hands-on History Days include 1890s one-room school house sessions, 1700s farm chores, wool processing, making and old fashioned toy and old fashioned games like sack and three-legged races. Costumed interpreters provide living history demonstrations such as open hearth cooking. Wagons rides will be available for tours of the historic village and farms. A history hunt will have you searching the grounds for historic facts and clues about Landis Valley.

Landis valley Associate members are free.

Cost for Event: $10 per person -One (1) free adult per 10 (10) summer campers) Children five (5) and under are free.

Contact Person: Sheri Brown
Contact Email: c-sbrown@state.pa.us
Contact Phone: 717-569-0401 ext 228

Dates Of Event: Saturday, August 14, 2010
Times of Event: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

This year the museum features professional storyteller Matthew Dodd Presents: Songs and Stories. Dowd will take listeners back in time with his performances; Old Railroad Days at 12:00 noon & the American Hobo at 2:30 PM. Don’t miss these entertaining shows for children of all ages.

George and Nettie Mae Landis come home to Landis Valley. George Landis, played by Brent Erb and Nettie Mae Landis, played by Anna Fitzpatrick, reminisce about the early 1900s and their lives at the Landis Homestead. George shares his thoughts about his 1888 canoeing trip down the Juniata while Nettie Mae takes time out from her busy day to make entries into her diary. See George and Nettie Mae at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM

Landis Valley is also pleased to feature authors Patricia E. Suter and Russell & Corrine Earnest, who will discuss their recent book, Hanging of Susanna Cox. Patricia, from Dover, DE, operates Russell D. Earnest Associates which incorporates 4,000 documents pertaining to 18th & 19th century Pennsylvania German culture. Russell and Corrine, from Clayton, DE, have studied and written about fraktur and broadsides and published nineteen books on Pennsylvania culture. Their presentation will take place at 1:00 PM on the historic grounds with a book signing to follow immediately after in the Weathervane.

Experience a one room school and meet the "schoolmarm" who will take you through lessons in the three "Rs." Enjoy children's hands-on activities and wagon rides as well.

Food service is available in the Weathervane, Landis Valley's Museum Store

Cost for Event: $12 adults, $10 seniors, $8 youth 3-11, children 2 and under free

Contact Person: Timothy Essig
Contact Email: tessig@state.pa.us
Contact Phone: 717-569-5783

Dates Of Event: Saturday, October 9
Sunday, October 10
Times of Event: 11am-5pm

Come see 1700s and 1800s harvest, cooking and craft demonstrations. Horse drawn wagon rides, pick your own pumpkins from the patch, and enjoy plenty of hands-on children's activities. Lively entertainment and great food too!

Cost for Event: Adults $12, seniors $10, youth 3-11 $8

Contact Person: Cindy Kirby-Reedy
Contact Email: c-creedy@state.pa.us
Contact Phone: 717-569-0401