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Conrad Weiser Homestead
French
& Indian War Interpretive Sunday
October 21, 2007
12PM to 4PM
Re-enactors that will be portraying soldiers in
the Battalions of the Pennsylvania Regiment of
Foote during the French and Indian War. Visitors
will have the opportunity to dialogue with the
re-enactors about the historical context,
clothing and equipment of soldiers in 1757. As
part of the program, the public will have an
opportunity to view the interior of the Weiser
Springhouse and a fortified cabin. An open
hearth cooking demonstration will take place as
the civilian soldiers prepare their meal. Local
Native Americans Darius Puff and Cris
Standingbear will be in Native dress, display
trade goods and be available to discuss the
French & Indian War period from the Native
American historical perspective.
The
French and Indian War Interpretive Sunday
program is free and open to the public and is
made possible by the Friends of Conrad Weiser
Homestead. Normal admission will be charged for
the self-guided tours of the exhibits buildings
other than the Springhouse.
For More Information, please contact the site at
610-589-2934.
For
More Information, please contact the site at
610-589-2934
or visit our Website at
www.conradweiser.org.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Conrad Weiser
Homestead
28 Weiser Lane
Womelsdorf,
Pennsylvania 19567-9718
Telephone 610.589.2934 Facsimile 610.589.9458
NEWS RELEASE
Conrad Weiser
Homestead
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT PERSON: Mary Fenton
mfenton@state.pa.us
October 18, 2007
VISIT THE
WEISER�S BY CANDLELIGHT
The annual Candlelight Tours at
Conrad Weiser Homestead will be held Saturday November 17, 2007
between 6:00 PM � 8:30 PM. While touring, visitors will step
back in time to the year 1757 and will be received as guests of
Conrad and Anna Eve Weiser. Visitors will also spend time with a
merchant in the springhouse, soldiers warming by a campfire, and
a frontier settler and his family in the log cabin.
The program will take place at
the Homestead beginning at 6:00 PM and the site will close at 9
PM. Visitor�s are welcome to arrive anytime between 6 PM and
8:30 PM. Admission is free of charge for this special event but
donations will be gladly accepted. All donations benefit the
Friends of the Conrad Weiser Homestead and their mission to
support the programming and operations of the Homestead.
Public parking will be available
in the Farr�s Nursery parking lot next door. The Homestead�s
small lot will be reserved for handicapped parking only.
The historic
site preserves a portion of the original Weiser Homestead and
interprets his life and important work. Conrad Weiser is
remembered as Pennsylvania�s foremost colonial �peacemaker� and
ambassador to Indians during the turbulent mid-18th
century. Weiser was influential in the founding of Reading in
1748 and Berks County in 1752. Today, Weiser�s home and
gravesite are situated within a 26-acre memorial park designed
by the famous Olmsted Brothers firm of Landscape Architects.
Individuals with
disabilities who need special assistance or accommodation should
call 610.589.2934 in advance to discuss their needs.
The Conrad Weiser Homestead is
located midway between Reading and Lebanon along U S Route 422
adjacent to Womelsdorf in western Berks County. A web site is
available at
www.conradweiserhomestead.org.
The Homestead is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and
Museum Commission, the official history agency for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is supported by the non profit
Friends of the Conrad Weiser Homestead. |
