Limited Edition Prints


"On New Headwaters"


Kevin J. McDonald is an artist who is fascinated by history. And that fascination is readily apparent in his, and Jacobsburg Historical Society's first limited-edition, signed and numbered print. On New Headwaters vividly depicts the timeless beauty of natural wilderness as two Rocky Mountain fur trappers explore potentially beaver-laden waters in the early fall—a scene characteristic of the American mountain man’s heyday, circa 1820—1830.

The longrifle depicted is this painting is based on an associate’s original J.J. Henry longrifle. I have donated the original painting to the Jacobsburg Historical Society and am glad to know that On New Headwaters will hang in the Museum of the Pennsylvania Longrifle. —KJM

"Henry Gun Factory"


Donald Wendling’s interest in local history motivated him to undertake this historically accurate rendition of the internationally famous Henry family gun factory which was located in Boulton Pennsylvania just north of the early Moravian settlement of Christians Spring.

The Henry family’s gun making activities began in the area in 1780 when William Henry II set up his business on South Main Street in Nazareth Pennsylvania. The business grew to the point where he located his gun making operation to a tract of land along the nearby Bushkill Creek at Jacobsburg in 1792.

ALL PRINTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE JACOBSBURG HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

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