Summer Highlights Demonstrations
During the summer, there are a number of opportunities to see talented craftspeople and artists share their passion for various folk art and heritage crafts. Known as Summer Highlights, these demonstrations are included with your tour admission except where otherwise indicated. The past events displayed below will give you an overview of the range of topics we explore.
Bookmark this page and check back again as we will soon be posting our highlights for Summer 2026!
The average Early American settler used wool from sheep and linen made from flax for their clothing. When processed, both fibers are an off white to tan color. Since color[...]
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Join the Penn State Master Gardeners in our historical garden and learn about how vegetables and herbs were used on a 1800s family farm.
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This craft has been practiced for thousands of years and was a way to provide families with basic plates, cups and other types of vessels. Today the same articles are[...]
Stroudsburg, PA 18360 United States
Herbs and native plants played an important role on an 1800s Pennsylvania German family farm, providing natural remedies, seasonings, dyes, and ingredients for everyday household needs. Families gathered and cultivated[...]
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The one-room schoolhouse was the center of education for many children on 1800s Pennsylvania German family farms, where students of all ages learned together under the guidance of a single[...]
Stroudsburg, PA 18360 United States
Leather and horn work were valuable crafts on an 1800s Pennsylvania German family farm, transforming animal hides and horns into durable everyday items such as harnesses, belts, shoes, combs, buttons,[...]
Stroudsburg, PA 18360 United States
Rope and lace making were important traditional crafts on an 1800s Pennsylvania German family farm, producing sturdy rope for farm work and delicate lace for clothing and household linens. These[...]
Stroudsburg, PA 18360 United States
Flax and linen production was an essential part of life on an 1800s Pennsylvania German family farm, where flax was grown, harvested, processed, and spun into strong linen thread and[...]
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Join us for our last day of Summer Tours for the 2026 season! Visit with the animals, take a tour of our historic buildings, and see how the barn construction[...]
Stroudsburg, PA 18360 United States