2451 Kissel Hill Road     Lancaster, PA 17601     Phone: 717.569.0401     Fax: 717.560.2147     Weathervane Museum Store: 717.569.9312

















Preserving
Pennsylvania
German
Culture






Classes & Workshops

CLASSES

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. Call 717-569-0401 ext 212 for more information. The 2010 Winter and Summer Institute brochures will be added to the website as soon as they are available.

  • Winter Institute, February 12-14, 2010 (DOWNLOAD BROCHURE)
  • Summer Institute, June 14-18, 2010

WORKSHOPS

  • January-Saturday Jan. 9, 2010 - Tavern Cooking - "A Mid-Winter's Feast"
  • February-Saturday Feb. 6, 2010 - Valentines Workshop - "Be My Valentine"
  • March-Saturday March 20, 2010 - Wool/Flax Workshop - "Fun with Natural Fibers"
  • July 13-16, 2010 - Summer Sampler(s) History Camp and Workshops
  • July 20 - 23, 2010 - Historic Trades Camp and Workshops
  • Saturday Dec. 18, 2010 - "Old Fashioned Christmas" Workshop

See "Upcoming Events" for more information.

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