June 19, 2013

 

Folk Festival - 2013

It may be early, but mark your calendars for the 2013 Folk Festival.  It will be held on August 9 & 10, 2013.  Please check the Before You Go tab under the main Folk Festival tab, as Admission Prices have increased.  And for any students who wish to volunteer at the Festival, there is an on-line form to use -- see the On-line Volunteer Form.

 

Museum Video

The Goschenhoppen Historians museums are open to the public.  However, if you aren't able to visit in person, a new video was made and is now available on YouTube.com, and you can click here to view it.   The host is Bob Wood, a Board of Directors member of the Goschenhoppen Historians.


Did you know . . . .?

Did you know that you can now make a financial donation with PayPal Click here to go to our Financial Donation page. 

 

Our On-line Bookstore

is NOW OPEN !

We have a few books for sale now, and will be adding to that list shortly.  Please note that at the current time the books can only be purchased on-line using PayPal.  Please click here to stop and shop!

  

Can You Volunteer?

If so, check out our new

Textile Project.

  

Monthly Programs

The Monthly Programs tab is now updated for the first part of 2013.

   

Membership

Membership in the Goschenhoppen Historians is open to the public. It offers many opportunities in which to participate: meetings, seminars, folklife publications, apprentice program, historic preservation, General Store, Folklife Museum, Folk Festival, organ recitals and others.

For more information, click on the above links.

 

Contact Us!

If you have any questions or comments, please let us know by clicking here.

 

Museums

The Folklife Museum and Library, and the Country Store at Red Men's Hall, Routes 29 and 63 in Green Lane, PA, are opening for the season on April 7.  They are open from April through October, except for holidays.  The hours are Sundays from 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm.

 

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Books for Sale

 

 

            Goschenhoppen Historians Folk Festival  Recipe Book   

 

This booklet is a result of many requests for recipes used by the

Craftsmen at the annual Goschenhoppen Folk Festival.  Almost

without exception these are traditional Pennsylvania Dutch

“receipts” of the Goschenhoppen area.  It is hoped that you will

enjoy trying a culinary and cultural experience from the past.

 

Author:  Various Goschenhoppen Historians and their friends and relatives

Price:  $8.75

            


 

Lest I Shall Be Forgotten   Anecdotes and traditions of Quilts

 

This book documents quilting in the Goschenhoppen and

surrounding regions, featuring many color photos.

           

            Author:  Nancy and Donald Roan

            Price:  $16.50

 

 



 

 

James E. Frill's Musick Book

 

James Edward Frill (1813-1882) was from Reading,

Pennsylvania.  He was three-quarter German.  He collected

fiddle tunes in 1830.  His tunes include Reels, Marches,

Hornpipes, and Country music.  This book is indexed and has

numerous musical scores.

 

 

            Author:  James E. Frill

            Editor:  Carl Baron

            Price:  $22.00

 



 


Just A Quilt

 

'Just A Quilt' or Juscht en Deppich is a folk cultural study

and source book of quilting practices in and around the

Goschenhoppen Region, 1840-1940.

 

 

           

            Author:  Nancy Roan and Ellen J. Gehret

            Price:  $9.00

 

 


 

 

 

Tramps and Peddlers

 

Vagabonds, tramps, peddlers, beggars, and other names have

been used to designate a segment of the country folk, particularly

during the nineteenth and nearly the first half of the twentieth

century.  These travelers have long been favorites of youngsters

throughout the Pennsylvania German area.

 

 

 

            Edited by William T. Parsons

            Price:  $11.00

 

 




 

 

 

Mountain Mary Legends

 

Mountain Mary was one of Pennsylvania's most famous

hermits.  A native of Wurtemberg, who emigrated in the

           1760's to Pennsylvania, she suffered the tragic loss of her

           husband in the Revolution, and never remarried.  She lived

           alone for the rest of her life in the Oley Hills in Pike Township,

           Berks County, PA.          

 

 

            Author:  William T. Parsons

            Price:  $11.00