At Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead, the 18th century is brought to life for visitors as they experience how colonial farm families lived and worked during a critical period in American history through the preservation, education, interpretation, and active participation in critically endangered historic skills that made 18th century life possible.

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PHOTOS

  • Gallery 1 - Sheep in a line at farm
  • Gallery 2 - Spinning wool into yarn
  • Gallery 3 - Table filled with food including eggs
  • Gallery 4 - Woman using flax break
  • Gallery 5 - Woman making food at table in historic kitchen
  • Gallery 6 - One adult shows two children a basket with grain
  • Gallery 7 - Two horses pulling a plow guided by staff
  • Gallery 8 - Adult and child holding yellow dyed yarn over pot
  • Home to heritage breed sheep

  • Home to heritage breed sheep
  • Spinning the site's heritage breed sheep wool into yarn
  • Colonial meal
  • Processing flax to for linen
  • Preparing a meal in the farmhouse hearth kitchen
  • Processing heritage grains grown at the farm
  • Plowing the fields to plant crops
  • Natural dyeing in the farm's garden

VIDEOS

  • Orientation video of Colonial Farmstead

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