Pottsgrove Manor By Candlelight on Tap for Sunday

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The annual  “Pottsgrove Manor by Candlelight” celebration will be held on Sunday, Dec. 15, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Experience an 18th-century holiday come alive with music and laughter at Pottsgrove Manor. 

Explore the candlelit museum as living history interpreters celebrate the traditions of Twelfth Night. 

Delight at entertaining in the Front Parlor and spy to see if any couple is caught standing under the kissing ball. 

Discover the progression of Georgian dishes and elegant desserts laid out in the dining parlor throughout the day, all made by the hearth cooks in the reproduction kitchen. 

Continue your tour upstairs to see how to dress in the latest colonial styles in the master bedchamber. 

Find out how the festivities were seen through children’s eyes and their different experiences in the children’s bedchamber. 

Uncover the extensive behind-the-scenes work done by the household staff as they prepare decorations of greenery for the house. 

Discover forgotten holiday traditions such as days spent hunting and the celebration of Boxing Day. 

Kids of all ages can bring home a memory of the evening with make and take crafts. Colonial refreshments will be served after your tour. 

The museum shop will be open with special reproduction items, books, and ornaments. 

The magic of Pottsgrove Manor by Candlelight is the perfect way for the entire family to celebrate the history of the season.

Visitors should follow the signs for parking at the Pottstown Memorial Park, located at 75 West King Street. There they can board a shuttle that will take them to Pottsgrove Manor. 

The program welcomes all ages, and there is a suggested $2 donation per person. All are encouraged to dress for the weather as part of the

tour does include being outdoors. 

Pottsgrove Manor by Candlelight will be held weather permitting.

Pottsgrove Manor is located at 100 West King Street near the intersection of King Street and Route 100, just off of Route 422 near the Carousel at Pottstown and Manatawny Green Miniature Golf Course, in Pottstown. 

Pottsgrove Manor is operated by the Montgomery County Division of Parks, Trails, and Historic Sites.

For more information, call 610-326-4014, or visit https://www.montcopa.org/930/Pottsgrove-Manor. Like Pottsgrove Manor on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pottsgrovemanor.

Pottsgrove Manor Sets 12th Night, Candlelight Tours

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Pottsgrove Manor announces the opening of its holiday tour, Twelfth Night, which begins on Nov. 24, and will continue through to Jan. 6 during normal museum hours.

A special tour occurs on Dec. 10, when the annual yuletide event, “Pottsgrove Manor by Candlelight,” is held from 2 to 8 p.m.

Visitors of all ages are invited to tour Pottsgrove Manor during a special holiday event where living history interpreters will bring a celebration of Twelfth Night to life.

Journey through the house to discover how the Potts family, their guests, and the household staff experienced this winter festivity. 

Join in with parlor games, listen to songs and music, and find out what is cooking in our 18th century reproduction kitchen. Marvel at the elaborate dessert displays set up for the party and compare and contrast the seasonal decorations familiar to us today with those used in the 18th century. 

As you head throughout the house, discover the hectic and often cramped behind-the-scenes work that the household servants would need to do to prepare for this special evening. Compare some of the special holiday treats the Potts family purchased to traditional holiday items today. 

Pottsgrove Manor’s staff and volunteers will be answering questions to provide insight into the history of Twelfth Night celebrations.

Children can also make a holly craft they can take home to bring a sense of history and as a reminder of this special night. Refreshments featuring colonial-style treats are also available at the end of the tour. 

Don’t forget to check out the museum shop to find the perfect holiday gift, history book, or unique 18th century reproduction item.

A donation of $2 per person is suggested for this event. 

Everyone is encouraged to dress for the weather as part of the tour does feature being outside. Parking is free. 

Follow the signs for the parking location at Pottstown Memorial Park. There will be free shuttle rides during the event between parking lot and Pottsgrove Manor. Handicapped parking is available in the museum’s parking lot.

For nearly two months, the manor will be decorated with holly and greenery to celebrate the winter season as lavish dessert displays alongside party games and activities will transport visitors back to the 18th century.

See the Holly Man festively adorned to greet the guests of the Potts and learn about colonial parlor games such as Snapdragon. 

Pottsgrove Manor's regular hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. with the last tour of the day beginning at 3 p.m. 

The site is closed Mondays, as well as Dec. 24th and Dec. 31st.

Pottsgrove Manor is located at 100 West King Street near the intersection of King Street and Route 100, just off Route 422. 

Pottsgrove Manor is operated by Montgomery County under the direction of the Parks, Trails, and Historic Sites Division of the Assets and Infrastructure Department. 

For more information, please call 610-326-4014, or visit the website at www.montcopa.org/pottsgrovemanor.

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Pottsgrove Manor By Candlelight Set for Dec. 11

Syllabub anyone?

Blogger's Note: The following was provided by Pottsgrove Manor.

Revel in the spirit of the season at historic Pottsgrove Manor with the annual “Pottsgrove Manor by Candlelight” open-house on Sunday, Dec. 11 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., and enjoy the beauty of the manor lit by candlelight and bedecked with greenery.

The public is invited to take a self-guided tour of the stately 1752 manor house, where costumed interpreters portray the colonial residents of Pottsgrove Manor.

Parlor dancing in the colonial style

A walking tour guides visitors through the household of John Potts, his wife Ruth and their 13 children. In the formal parlor, an animated gathering is underway as 18th century “guests” socialize and enjoy the latest dances to the lively music of a harpsichord, flute and harp. 

The dining room displays an elegant dessert table filled with cakes and pastries, and a “glass pyramid” loaded with delectable seasonal treats – nuts, candied fruits, and colorful marzipan.

Cooks and servants bustle about the kitchen, busy concocting authentic dishes and cooking in its eight-foot wide fireplace, but not too busy to answer a passing question about methods or ingredients. 

Following passageways through the 17 room mansion, visitors continue to the second and third floors, to view the intimate chambers of a well-to-do colonial family, and learn about preparing for the holiday season.

After exploring the house, complimentary refreshments are available at the end of the tour, and young visitors will be able to create make-and-take free seasonal crafts as a souvenir of their visit.

Guests will also want to visit Pottsgrove Manor’s museum shop for unique, historically-oriented gifts like locally-made redware pottery and ornaments, reproduction glassware, handcrafted candles and soaps, books, toys, games, and more.

Parlor music will be played.

Outside, in the manor’s courtyard, visitors will be able to enjoy historic carols sung by the Colonial Revelers singing group (performing from 2 to 5 p.m.).

This is a free event! A donation of $2 per person is suggested. The tour will be held weather permitting.

No reservations are needed. Visitors are asked to park at the Carousel at Pottstown (30 West King Street) or at Memorial Park (75 West King Street); a shuttle will transport visitors to and from Pottsgrove Manor throughout the event. Handicapped parking is available in the museum’s parking lot. 

The manor’s open house will also be featured as a stop on the Pottstown Historical House Tour that evening.

Can’t make it to the open house? Visitors can enjoy the spirit of the season at Pottsgrove Manor now through Jan. 8, 2017 with a guided tour of the mansion, decorated for the holidays. 

Tours are offered during regular museum hours, and the museum shop will also be open for holiday shopping. 

Regular museum hours are Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.. 

Tours are given on the hour. The last tour of the day begins as 3 p.m.

Groups of 10 or more should preregister by calling 610-326-4014. The site is closed Mondays, as well as Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day.

Pottsgrove Manor is located at 100 West King Street near the intersection of King Street and Route 100, just off Route 422, in Pottstown. 

Pottsgrove Manor is operated by Montgomery County under the direction of the Parks, Trails, and Historic Sites Division of the Assets and Infrastructure Department. 

For more information, call 610-326-4014, or visit the website at www.montcopa.org/pottsgrovemanor. 

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Pottsgrove Manor by Candlelight Sunday

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The Pottsgrove Manor by Candlelight Tour will 

feature colonial music played on historical instruments

Revel in the spirit of the season at historic Pottsgrove Manor for the annual
Pottsgrove Manor by Candlelight Open House Sunday, from 2 to 8 p.m.

The public is invited to take a self-guided tour of the elegant 1752 manor house, where costumed interpreters will depict the colonial residents of Pottsgrove Manor.

As visitors make their way through the house, they will hear the strains of music played on historical instruments, see English country dancing, catch a whiff of the delicious smells in the kitchen as historical cook Deborah Peterson prepares authentic dishes at the open hearth and enjoy the beauty of the mansion lit by candlelight and bedecked with greenery.

Examples of colonial treats John Potts would have served.

Complimentary refreshments of hot spiced cider, colonial-style chocolate drink and cookies will be served at the end of the house tour.

Also, young visitors will be able to make free seasonal crafts to take home.

After exploring the house, guests may visit the museum shop for unique, historically-oriented gifts like locally made redware pottery and ornaments, reproduction glassware, handcrafted candles and soaps, along with books, toys and games.

Outside the manor house, built by Pottstown founder and ironmaster John Potts, the courtyard will be filled with the sounds of historic carols sung by colonial revelers (performing from 2 to 5 p.m.) while warming themselves by a bonfire.

The manor house will also be featured as a stop on the Pottstown Historical

English country dancing will also be on display Sunday.

House Tour, held that same evening at historic homes throughout the borough and requires the purchase of tickets.

However, a donation of $2 per person is all that is suggested for the Pottsgrove Manor event, which will be held weather permitting. No reservations are necessary.

Visitors are asked to park in the Carousel at Pottstown, 30 W. King St., or at Memorial Park, 75 W. King St.; a shuttle will transport visitors to and from Pottsgrove Manor throughout the event.

Handicapped parking is available in the museum's parking lot.

It looks too good to eat doesn't it? It is, these are not for

visitors to consume, but for display only.

Even if you can't make it Sunday, know that the house will remain decorated for the holidays in colonial fashion through Jan. 10.

Twelfth Night Mansion Tours are offered during regular museum hours, Tuesday through  Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Tours are given on the hour with the last tour beginning at 3 p.m. Groups of 10 or more should pre-register by calling 610-326-4014.

Pottsgrove Manor is closed Mondays and Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Pottsgrove Manor is located at 100 W. King St., near the intersection with Route 100, just north of the interchange with Route 422.

It is operated by Montgomery County under the direction of the Parks, Trails and Historic Sites Division of the Assets and Infrastructure Department.

For more information, call 610-326-4014 or visit the web site at www.montcopa.org/pottsgrovemanor and like their page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pottsgrovemanor