COOPER CABIN PIONEER HOMESTEAD – 2008 SCHEDULE
Sunday, June 8 Annual Hand-Cranked Ice Cream Social
1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Hand-crank your own ice cream, the old fashioned way!
Docent-led tours of the cabin will also be available.
Admission: Adults - $3, Ages 5-17 and Senior Citizens - $2, Under Age 5 – Free
1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Continuous demonstrations of a variety of needle and hand crafts. Possible demonstrations include tatting, knitting, crocheting, quilting, spinning, embroidery, and bobbin lace.
Docent-led tours of the cabin will also be available.
Admission: Adults - $3, Ages 5-17 and Senior Citizens - $2, Under Age 5 – Free
Sunday, July 13 Woodcarving Day
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Join woodcarver Bill Vogel and his friends as they demonstrate the art of hand-carving pieces of wood.
Docent-led tours of the cabin will also be available.
Admission: Adults - $3, Ages 5-17 and Senior Citizens - $2, Under Age 5 – Free
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Join the LeCount family as they present a continuous demonstration of cooking and other aspects of pioneer life. Chuck, Sarah, and Wil are reenactors from New York with local ties. They will share their love of pioneer life with visitors to the cabin.
Docent-led tours of the cabin will also be available.
Admission: Adults - $3, Ages 5-17 and Senior Citizens - $2, Under Age 5 – Free
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Join Sue Stanny of the Depreciation Lands Museum as she talks about the history and importance of the Depreciation Lands to the development of western Pennsylvania. Sue’s interactive discussions will begin at 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.
Docent-led tours of the cabin will also be available.
Admission: Adults - $3, Ages 5-17 and Senior Citizens - $2, Under Age 5 – Free
Sunday, August 17 Join the reenactors of the Pennsylvania 78th and many of their friends as they recreate the
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. atmosphere of a Civil War encampment. Interact with the soldiers! Watch them drill and go about their daily lives. View artifacts of the period. All reenactors and their friends are in authentic dress and use historically correct gear. Don’t miss this chance to see history “up close and personal”.
Docent-led tours of the cabin will also be available.
Admission: Adults $5, Ages 5-17 and Senior Citizens - $3, Under Age 5 - Free
1 p.m.-4 p.m. Join Master Gardener Barb Bishop as she discusses everything you ever wanted to know about herbs. She will use herbs from the cabin’s garden (graciously maintained every year by the Herbal Thymes Garden Club of Saxonburg) and some of her own. Barb’s interactive discussions will begin at 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.
Docent-led tours of the cabin will also be available
Admission: Adults - $3, Ages 5-17 and Senior Citizens - $2, Under Age 5 – Free
Sunday, September 21 Cider and Sauerkraut and Pioneer Day
12 p.m.-5 p.m. Join us for a day of pioneer demonstrations (and tastings) ranging from apple cider, apple butter, and sauerkraut making to wool spinning. A wide variety of pioneer activities will be demonstrated. Check our website in early September for a complete list of the demonstrators.
Docent-led tours of the cabin will also be available.
Admission: Adults - $5.00, Ages 5-17 and Senior Citizens - $3.00, Under Age 5 - Free