Good Samaritan Lodge No. 336 will be hosting the 5th Civil War Dinner at its lodge on Lincoln Square in Gettysburg, PA. This is a popular event, so tickets sell out quickly. We provide first hand account presentations from our Civil War guests who will be in a period attire. The presentations will begin at 6:00 and dinner will be served at 6:30. Dessert and additional presentations will follow. Dinner will be prepared by our chef, from a Civil War era cookbook. The menu is in the planning stages, but we are sure to have hot mulled cider and of course traditional hard tack, if you dare.

Join us for a talk by Jeffrey Ricketts about Mullen’s Folly, a log house located in northeastern Cecil County, Maryland. It was built possibly before 1789. It operated as a general store from 1789-1823 servicing the surrounding community with a wide variety of goods sourced in Philadelphia and Wilmington. After 1823, the building was converted into a house. From 1859-2022 the house was owned by four generations of the Berriker-FitzGerald family until it was sold to Jeffrey Ricketts.

New Jersey based historical musicians, The Ministers of Apollo, will play 19th-century music in Cliveden's Parlor on Saturday, May 31st, 12pm to 4pm. Tour the first floor of the house and hear a song or two during your visit. The program is free. Music in the Parlor is generously supported by The Haley Foundation.

Celebrate Mother’s Day with an afternoon tea at the museum! Held inside the Dewees Tavern, home to our Center for Pennsylvania German Studies, guests will enjoy a fabulous tea from Catering by Brenda Carter, including tea sandwiches, scones, and sweets. Enjoy your tea while sitting among beautiful displays of antique furniture and folk art as one of our docents provides more information about the objects on view. Seating is family-style at tables of up to eight guests. You won’t want to miss this unique experience!

Historic Rock Ford welcomes Paul Trainor as he presents “18th Century Law.” This lecture and show-and-tell style presentation will discuss 18th Century Pennsylvania Law and include original and reproduction period law books and legal documents. This lecture is part of our 2025 Lecture Series and will be held in the Langmuir Education Room located on the first floor of the Rock Ford Barn. Paul Trainor is a college professor of business and paralegal studies, a retired lawyer, a researcher and a living history presenter on many 18th Century topics.

Are you ready to become a glaze explorer? Are you wishing that the glazes on your pots made your soul sing and enhanced your work? Do you want to understand why they work the way they do? Join us for a 3-day Glaze Workshop with a true master in the field of ceramics -John Britt. We will discuss all things glazes, including a general overview of ceramic glazes, focusing on but not limited to cone 6 glazes. He’ll also have glazed pots for viewing. We will discuss temperature, kilns, and firing dynamics. John will share information about different firing cycles.