1776: Harvest on the Homestead

Description

Join us for a day of living history, music, foodways, traditions, and community as we celebrate the harvest and explore life in 1776.

From noon until 8:00 p.m., the homestead will be filled with ongoing living history programs and demonstrations, offering visitors opportunities to experience the sights, sounds, skills, and traditions of the 18th century.

Throughout the day, visitors can explore hearth cooking and outdoor bake oven demonstrations, brewing with Oakgrove Farm, historic house and garden tours, 18th-century children’s games and hands-on activities, animal encounters, cider pressing and grape stomping, Country Dancing, and presentations on Algonkian traditions and civilian and militia life.

Music throughout the day will feature period string music, including lively jigs, laments, and ballads with Forbes Road Frolic and Robert Mouland.

Special scheduled programs include:

1:00 p.m.  Authors Talk with Americana Corner founder Tom Hand

2:00 p.m. Annual Members Meeting

Living history programs and demonstrations will continue throughout the day.

As evening approaches, we’ll gather around the bonfire to close out the day.

Food will be available from The Pretzel Spot Cafe, and Berg Brewing will be on hand with drinks.

Presenters and participants include Robert Mouland, Forbes Road Frolic, the German Regiment, Tom Hand, Oakgrove Farm, and Drew Shuptar-Rayvis.

1776: Harvest on the Homestead is a day for families, history enthusiasts, music lovers, and anyone curious about the people, traditions, and everyday experiences of the past.

Follow this event page for updates, presenter spotlights, and additional details as we get closer to the event.

We look forward to welcoming you to the homestead. This free event is made possible by sponsorships from F&M Trust, Community State Bank, Middletown Valley Bank, the Franklin County Visitors Bureau, and Shady Spring Farm.