Heritage Highlights
Written by PA Heritage Staff in the Heritage Highlights category and the Summer 1984 issue Topics in this article:Heritage Highlights is a list of forthcoming exhibits, events and programs at PHMC sites and other statewide historical organizations.
Bushy Run Battlefield, Jeanette
- Wildflowers: Guided Hikes and Lectures (12 to 5 P.M.), June 10, 1984
- Bushy Run Assembly: French & Indian War Seminar, June 15-17, 1984
- Independence Day: Riding Tours and Film, July 4, 1984
Conrad Weiser Homestead, Womelsdorf
- 18th Century Domestic Crafts (5 P.M.), June 3, 10, 17, 24, 1984
- 18th Century Iron and Metal Working, July 1, 8, 22, 1984
- 18th Century Woodworking, August 5, 12, 26, 1984
- Weiserfest Craft Day: 18th Century Skills, August 19, 1984
Cornwall Iron Furnace, Cornwall
- Exhibit: “Flags of Early America”, June 14-July 4, 1984
- Military Re-enactment: 18th Century Encampment (1 to 5 P.M.), August 19, 1984
Daniel Boone Homestead, Birdsboro
- Spring National Firelock Match (10 A.M. to 3 P.M.), June 2-3, 1984
- Patriot Days Encampment, June 9-11, 1984
- July 4th Celebration (9 A.M. to 5 P.M.), July 4, 1984
- Regimental Match (10 A.M. to 3 P.M.), July 15, August 12, 1984
- Labor Day: Craft Demonstrations (9 A.M. to 5 P.M.), September 3, 1984
Eckley Miners’ Village, Weatherly
- Season Opening: St. James Ceremony & Rededication, June 3, 1984
- Exhibit Preview: “Tourists in an Industrial Scene”, June 14-July 15, 1984
- Lecture & Exhibit: “Mauch Chunk and Eckley”, July 12, 1984
- Film Series: “The Molly Maguires”, August 12-13, 1984
- Labor Day Play: “Black Diamonds”, September 3, 1984
Ephrata Cloister, Ephrata
- Vorspiel: Musical Drama Depicting Cloister Life (6:30 to 8 P.M.), June 4, 11; July 14, 21, 28, 29; August 4, 11, 18, 25; September 1, 1984
Old Economy Village, Ambridge
- Kunstfest: 19th Century Craft Festival (11 A.M. to 5 P.M.), June 2-3, 1984
- Antiques Fair & Sale (10 A.M. to 5 P.M.), June 9, 1984
- Weekly Children’s Craft Programs (10 A.M. to 2:30 P.M.), July 9-August 3, 1984
Pennsbury Manor, Morrisville
- Celebration of Pennsbury (3 P.M.), June 3, 1984
- Workshop: “William Penn’s Garden: Unusual and Antique Vegetables” (10 A.M. & 2 P.M.), June 7, 1984
- Exhibit: Miniatures from the Philadelphia Flower Show, Thru September 5, 1984
Pennsylvania Farm Museum, Lancaster
- Craft Days (12 to 5 P.M.), June 2-3, 1984
- Institute of Pennsylvania Rural Life and Culture, June 19-22, 1984
Pennsylvania Military Museum, Boalsburg
- U.S. Army Display, June 23-30, 1984
- Antique Car Show (12 to 5 P.M.), JuJy 29, 1984
- Arts and Crafts Show, August 5, 1984
Scranton Anthracite Museum, Scranton
- History Workshop: “History Depends on Your Point of View – What Really Happened”, June 2, 1984
- Children’s Programs, June 9, July 10-13, 1984
- Labor Day at the Iron Furnaces, September 3, 1984
William Penn Memorial Museum, Harrisburg
- Exhibit: Pennsylvania Art Educators Association, June 10-November 4, 1984
- Hazlett Awards, June 30-August 9, 1984
- With a Tactile Vision, August 31-January 1985, 1984
- Wooden Woodworking Machinery, Thru September 9, 1984