The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County will host a living history event on May 19 at its Morlatton Village headquarters in Douglassville from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m..
Visitors can enjoy a variety of interactive presentations as well as tours of the Village and its buildings.
There will be several presentations going on throughout the Village:
The HPTBC is a non-profit organization that acquires, preserves, and maintains historically and architecturally significant properties in Berks County, Pennsylvania and educates Berks County and its’ visitors about the role these sites played in Pennsylvania and American history.
There will be several presentations going on throughout the Village:
- The Chapter 21 Archaeologists, a volunteer group, will present new archaeological findings at the 1716 Mouns Jones House, including the newly uncovered root cellar.
- Volunteer Ken Biles’ Native American Artifact Collection will be on display as well near the Mouns Jones House.
- Trust volunteers will be offering guided tours of the White Horse Tavern, George Douglass House, Michael Fulp House, and the Mouns Jones House.
- At 10:30am, Trust volunteers Courtney Stevens and Susan Speros will give their program “Roots, Fruits, and Vegetables: Eighteenth Century Food Storage” in the White Horse Tavern. Visitors will have the opportunity to hear all about colonial foodways, including the use and purpose of a root cellar, and eighteenth century food preparation and storage.
- At 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., there will be a presentation of the new play “Searching for Betsy Ross” sponsored by the Chapter 21 Archaeologists on the grounds of the Mouns Jones House.
Admission is a $10 per person suggested donation. Trust members and children 12 and under are free. All proceeds benefit the Trust. Please check our website -- www.historicpreservationtrust.org -- for updates on the event.
The HPTBC is a non-profit organization that acquires, preserves, and maintains historically and architecturally significant properties in Berks County, Pennsylvania and educates Berks County and its’ visitors about the role these sites played in Pennsylvania and American history.
The Trust seeks to foster community involvement and support in promoting awareness and appreciation of historic structures and encouraging their adaptive reuse.
The Trust currently owns and maintains eight historically significant buildings in the greater Reading/Berks County area.Our office is located in the White Horse Inn on Old Philadelphia Pike in Douglassville. If you are interested in donating to the Trust call 610-385-4762 or visit www.historicpreservationtrust.org.
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