Program Schedule - 2011
Programs are typically held the last Sunday of the month at 2:00 pm in the Carriage
House at the Foundation Museum located at 27 Market Square, Manheim, PA, unless
otherwise noted below. Parking is available on Market Square at no charge.
Facilities are handicapped accessible. All programs are open to the public and are
typically scheduled April through November each year. Programs are subject to
change.
Sunday, Sept. 25th Chief Pontiac’s Rebellion
The program will start at 3:00 pm. The guest speaker will be Stephen Runkle who, in
the past, has presented some wonderful programs at HMPF. Don’t miss this
program!!
Sunday, Oct. 30th at 2:00 pm World War II on the Home Front The
program will be presented by Nevin May of Brickerville, PA. While the war was raging
in Europe and Asia, life back here at home and in towns all across America ("the
Home Front") was changed forever. It promises to be an interesting program,
bringing back memories for many of us. Please plan to attend.
Past Programs
The Historic Schaeffer Farmhouse Archeology Project
Local Religious Sites Tour
Basics of the Early Iron Industry
Charming Forge Tour
Varieties in Quilt Making
Lancaster County Heritage Division
Lancaster County Gunsmithing
Pottery Making in the 18th Century
Henry Stiegel, His Life, His Work, His Last Days
The Conestoga Wagon and Colonial America
Historical Methods of Basket Making
Local History of Boy Scouting
Musings on the French & Indian War
The Fascinating World of Postcard Collecting
The History of Root’s Nursery and the Art of Landscaping
Show and Tell
The Early American Blacksmith
Cabinetmakers and a Family Legacy
The History of the Nickel Mines in Southern Lancaster County
Speedwell Forge Mansion Tour T
Tour of the Jacob Albright Memorial Church and the Conrad Weiser Homestead
The Archaeological Project at Elizabeth Furnace
Cornwall Furnace Tour
Lancaster Bottles, The History & Collectibles
Manheim's Fraternal Organizations
Annual Country Fair at the Isaac Meier Homestead
Matthew Dodd, Songs & Stories of the American Revolution
Mount Gretna's History
Canals and Canal Life in and around the Susquehanna River Basin
Henry William Stiegel: A Sampler of His Three A’s
The Northumberland Man
The Joller Story, Life in a Company Coal Mine and Village
Political Memorabilia
Gettysburg Campaign to the Susquehanna River
Antique Glass Paperweights
Frank Lloyd Wright, An American Architectural Pioneer
Native American Life in the Susquehanna River Basin Region
The Conestoga Massacres of 1763
Chief Pontiac's Rebellion