Events

14th Kentucky Rifle Frolic

Annual Kentucky Rifle Exhibit & Pre-1840
Primitive Reenactment Camp

June 14 & 15, 2008

At the Boulton Plantation – Belfast Exit off of Route 33
Follow the brown BOULTON HISTORIC SITE Signs to the event.
Sat. 10 AM to 5 PM & Sunday 10 AM to 4 PM

Directions >

Included exhibitions and activities...

18th - 19th Century Living History Encampment
A pre-1840 style living history encampment. See What Living on the frontier was really like. Complete with knife and tomahawk throwing, blackpowder shooting, primitive fishing, primitive archery range, hearth cooking and all the sights, sounds and smells of real history!

New This Year
Black powder trap shooting competition - Sunday morning.

“See the Newly Renovated” Pennsylvania Longrifle Museum
SPECIAL DISPLAY will be rifles and smoothbores of the American fur trade, accouterments of the fur trapper and traders plus trade goods of all description.


Display of original Henry flintlock and percussion firearms.

1800 Nicholas Hawk Gun Shop
See the newly restored Nicholas Hawk Gunshop.

John Joseph Henry House
Tour our 1832 Philadelphia style townhouse. All the collections, furnishings, books, paintings, house wares, etc. are ALL Henry family possessions. Take the tour and see how an affluent 19th century family lived in rural Pennsylvania.


John Joseph Henry House

The Blacksmith Shop
Hear the ring of the blacksmiths hammer at work producing ironware for the Boulton Plantation and for YOU our friends and supporters ( visit the gift shop ).

The Summer Kitchen
See our 18th & 19th century hearth cooks in action preparing
authentic dishes of early America. Maybe pick up a new recipe.


The summer kitchen at Jacobsburg.

Gardens
Visit our 19th century gardens, both formal flower and Herb gardens. Sit and enjoy.

The Gunsmith Shop
Observe our master craftsmen and their apprentices recreating the Henry longrifles and half-stock rifles of the fur trade period. Bring along your family heirloom rifle and have our experts tell you all about it's history and maker.


A JJ Henry halfstock percussion rifle with accoutrements.

“Wayside Exhibits in Henry’s Woods”
Enjoy our newly installed Wayside Exhibits and take a walking tour of boulton. These exhibits are the culmination of six years of work. Please enjoy and learn.

 

Sponsored by:
Jacobsburg Historical Society
402 Henry Road, Nazareth, PA. 18064

Directions:
From Routes 22 or 80, Take Route 33 to the Belfast Exit .
Then follow the Detour signs to the Boulton Plantation.

Admission
Admission $ 3.00 Adults
Children under 12 -Free
Free to J.H.S. Members

Jacobsburg Historical Society
Jan Ballard - 610-759-9029
Website - www.jacobsburg.org
Email - jacobsburg@rcn.com


 

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For further information about Jacobsburg and its programs,
contact Jan Ballard at 610-759-9029 or email at jacobsburg@rcn.com.