2008 Summer Camp Programs
Join us over your summer break for an in-depth look at folk arts, food and folklore, and the daily life of the Pa Germans. Call 215-679-3103 or email for registration.
Our Family Workshop Series continues at a reduced schedule during the summer. For information on our workshops on Gardening, Baseball, Watercolor Landscapes, Colonial Almanacs and more, click here.
Pa German Food and Folklore
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELLED
- July 15-18 2008
- 10 am-2 pm; Ages 6-12
- $95 per participant
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Did you know people once believed that dandelion salads kept fevers away all year and on Maundy Thursday Pa Germans insisted on eating something green? In connection with the By the Sweat of Their Brow exhibit we’ll explore food preparation, recipes, and folklore beliefs in Pa German culture. Each day we’ll highlight a different season through traditional Pa German foods. Learn to make dandelion dressing, dry fruits (Schnitz) and vegetables, make yeast breads, fruit pies, sauerkraut, turn cream into butter and more. We’ll even make candy from potatoes!
4H Horses Can Be Fun Day Camp
- August 12, 2008
- 9:30am-2:30pm; All ages
- $15 per participant
- A SEPARATE REGISTRATION FORM IS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD.
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For boys and girls who are interested in learning more about horse care and management. Topics will included safety around horses, grooming, how to saddle and bridle a horse, breeds, and basic equine health care. Plus fun activities such as a "horseless horse show" where campers can earn ribbons while learning about showing. The cost of the program is $15.00 which includes instruction, activities, supplies and written materials. Campers will need to provide their own lunches and drinks. Enrollment is very limited. Call or download the pdf listed above for registration.
Photographing Pa German Life on the Farm, Garden and Market
- August 5-8 2008
- 10 am- 3 pm; Ages 8 and up
- $100 per participant
- includes disposable camera and 36 standard 4x6 or 3x5 prints
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Join us as we travel back to the turn of the century in the life of H. Winslow Fegley, a commercial photographer who documented the lives of area Pennsylvania Germans. The exhibit, By the Sweat of Their Brow, features Fegley’s documentary photographs of men and women at work in the local landscape. We’ll travel throughout the changing countryside, documenting many of the same sites he photographed a century ago. We’ll compare our images of architecture, landscape, and people at work to his documentation and discuss the changes in labor and environment. Includes a visit to a Bauman’s Fruit Farm and a pick-your-own strawberry patch, Huff’s Church, Schwenkfelder meeting houses and more. One of your photographs may be submitted to our For the Beauty of the Earth open photography exhibit for children and adults in November 2008. You may bring your own digital camera or a disposable camera will be provided for you. Cost includes the development of 36 3x5 or 4x6 prints, one disposable camera, transportation and entrance fees for sites. Additional photo processing fees and purchases your child may want to purchase at the "pick your own" produce sites are not included. No photography experience required.