Mid-Atlantic ALHFAM Professional Development Day
at
Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead & Newlin Grist Mill
Tuesday, May 27, 10am-5pm
Spend the day learning and networking in beautiful Delaware County, Pennsylvania! Observe and participate in traditional skills like spinning, weaving, cooking and blacksmithing at two important historic sites, the Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead and Newlin Grist Mill.
FREE, but registration is required. Limited space available; first come, first served. Open to active Mid-Atlantic ALHFAM regional members only.
Lunch will be provided. Lunch and site fees paid for all participants by the Mid-Atlantic ALHFAM region. Lunch will be prepared on-site at Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead by the hearth cook and will include a variety of traditional dishes like breads, cheeses, pies, puddings and vegetables. Vegetarian and gluten-free options will be available. Menu and ingredient lists provided upon request.
*Participants who do not wish to eat the provided meal are welcome to bring their own lunches, but please indicate this on the registration form so we can give the hearth cook an accurate head count.
*Registration closes Monday, May 19. Registration is limited to 20 people. Please contact Regional Representative Carlene Bermann with questions.
About Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead
Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead, Gradyville, PA
Located in scenic Ridley Creek State Park, Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead is an educational farm and museum that encompasses over 100 acres, including historic buildings and an area that contained an operational farm for over 250 years. Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead’s mission is to educate, engage, and inspire through immersive, research-driven experiences connecting the agricultural and domestic skills of Southeastern Pennsylvania Revolutionary Era farm life to the rapidly changing world of colonial America. They preserve and interpret 18th-century farming and historic skills like flax processing, sheep shearing, soap making, weaving, dyeing, and hearth cooking. Participants will get to tour the site, experience (and even try!) some of these skills and will be treated to lunch made in the historic hearth kitchen by the site’s cook.
About Newlin Grist Mill
Newlin Grist Mill, Glen Mills, PA
Newlin Grist Mill is a historic and once-again functioning grist mill located in a 160-acre park. The mill was built by the Newlin Family, who came to Pennsylvania from Ireland in 1704 and processed grains and sold flour until 1941. In 1956 it was purchased and restored by a descendant of the Newlin Family. In 1960, the Nicholas Newlin Foundation was established, and the site has been operating as a 501(c)3 educational facility for exploration of history and the environment ever since. It features 12 historic buildings and over 8 miles of nature trails. Participants will get to see archeological excavations in progress, tour the historic buildings and nature trails, and learn about the newly restored mill water system that has supplied water to the mill since 1704 and now supplies water to fishing ponds and a wetland outdoor classroom.
*Please note: the sites are approximately 8 miles, or 15 minutes, apart, and we will caravan or carpool from Colonial Pennsylvania Farm to Newlin Grist Mill.
For more information and directions:
https://colonialfarmstead.org/
https://colonialfarmstead.org/visit/directions/
https://newlingristmill.org/
Nearby Lodging Options:
General Warren Inn: https://www.generalwarren.com/
*Located less than an hour from Philadelphia. There are many other options within a 30-60 minute drive.
