Daniel Boone Homestead
Charter Day at Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Homestead 400 Daniel Boone Road, BirdsboroThe Daniel Boone Homestead Associates are excited to kick off their 2024 season with their annual Charter Day Open House event. Charter Day recognizes the day William Penn received his land grant for Pennsylvania from King Charles II of England in 1681. In observance of Pennsylvania’s founding, the Daniel Boone Homestead will offer an exciting ... Read more
Preschool Story time
Daniel Boone Homestead 400 Daniel Boone Road, BirdsboroJoin us as we read a story and do a craft. This program is designed for younger children.
Daniel Boone Heritage Day
Daniel Boone Homestead 400 Daniel Boone Road, BirdsboroThe Daniel Boone Homestead Associates are excited to celebrate the arrival of fall with the Homestead’s annual Heritage Day event. This living history event features a variety of eighteenth-century demonstrations, trades, and hands-on activities. These include blacksmithing, hearth cooking, wool dyeing, candle dipping, colonial music, and more. The event will also feature craft and specialty ... Read more
Independence Day Event
Daniel Boone Homestead 400 Daniel Boone Road, BirdsboroMore details coming soon!
Children’s Day
Daniel Boone Homestead 400 Daniel Boone Road, BirdsboroCome and experience colonial life with interactive learning and exploration! Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of hands-on activities and demonstrations for children and their families. Children will have the opportunity to learn more about Daniel Boone’s exciting childhood in the Oley Valley and participate in various eighteenth century, hands-on activities such as candle dipping, ... Read more
Celebrating Our Country’s Heritage
Daniel Boone Homestead 400 Daniel Boone Road, BirdsboroRevolutionary War Surgeon, Cavalry, Blacksmith, Gun Building, Trapper, Militia, House Tours, Learn about the Conestoga WagonRegular Admission or 2 Food Items for the Keystone Military Food Bank
Sheep & Fiber Day
Daniel Boone Homestead 400 Daniel Boone Road, BirdsboroJoin us for a fiber-filled day of learning and interacting. Not only will you have the opportunity to see the sheep being shorn, but also how the wool is processed into clothing. There will be vendors at the Homestead with their hand-made items, as well as other fiber related demonstrations.
Fireside Tales
Daniel Boone Homestead 400 Daniel Boone Road, BirdsboroStories will be read and told by the warmth of the fire place at the Wayside Lodge. Cookies and hot cocoa (or coffee or tea) will be available to enjoy while listening to tales told in the 18th century style. This is a free event, although donations are welcome.
Trick or Treat at the Homestead CANCELLED
Daniel Boone Homestead 400 Daniel Boone Road, BirdsboroCANCELLED - Come to the Homestead for a safe Trick or Treat! We will be offering tours and most important CANDY to all the trick or treaters!!!Face painting, hay bale maze, and story telling! Food vendor will be available for lunch.
Exeter Township Fall Festival & Hayride
Daniel Boone Homestead 400 Daniel Boone Road, BirdsboroPlease join us for Exeter Township's annual Fall Festival and Hayride! We are working with the Friends of the Daniel Boone Homestead to bring you a fun filled fall experience! Food trucks will be on site all day offering a wide selection of delicious food! There will be live music, crafts, games, and activities! Activities with specific ... Read more
Sawmill Demonstrations
Daniel Boone Homestead 400 Daniel Boone Road, BirdsboroSawmill Demonstrations every Wednesday in August at 11:00AM and 2:00PMThe Daniel Boone Homestead is a historical site in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania that tells the story of Daniel Boone’s youth in Pennsylvania’s Oley Valley and illuminates the daily lives of the region’s 18th-century settlers through the eyes of the Boone, Maugridge and DeTurk families who occupied the site.
A Homestead Easter
Daniel Boone Homestead 400 Daniel Boone Road, BirdsboroLearn about egg dyeing the natural way and try your hand at making a scratch egg.