The Hatfield 250th Committee will recreate colonial life as part of their yearlong celebration of America’s upcoming 250th birthday
As anyone who has studied history knows, history is more than just names and dates of people and events from the past. History is also the story of how people lived in various time periods.
The Hatfield 250th Committee will recreate colonial life as part of their yearlong celebration of America’s upcoming 250th birthday.
Scheduled rain or shine for Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at School Road Park, in Hatfield Township, visitors will have the opportunity to experience 18th century life being demonstrated by twenty crafters, partake in various hands-on crafts, hear colonial songs and stories, and solve a secret spy message. Several crafters will offer a variety of handmade items for sale.
Watch American and British soldier reenactors perform drills, learn about their uniforms and armaments, and how they camped. Interested in the sea, privateers will be on hand to give details of their work and life in colonial seamanship.
Some of the aspects of colonial life which will be on display are a limner (artist), blacksmithing, bodging (wood carving), brewing, a colonial chaplain, clothes sewing, domestic medicine, farm implements, flax process, flintlock rifles, leather goods, rug hooking, spinning, surveying, and weaving.
There is no admission, but visitors may donate at the information area under the pavilion. Food and drinks will be for sale by Hatfield Scout Troop 51.
For more information, email Hatfield250@hotmail.com or visit Facebook.com/Hatfield250
