2017 Museum Season Opening Weekend
Mar 17, 2017 in Events
Jacobsburg Historical Society’s annual Museum Season Opening Weekend will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2017 from 10am–4pm and Sunday, May 21, 2017 from 12pm–4pm. Our John Joseph Henry House, Summer Kitchen and Gardens, the Pennsylvania Longrifle Museum and Gift Shop, the Nicholas Hawk Gun Shop, as well as our Henry Family Carriage Shed and […]
Jacobsburg Historic Society’s Fur Rendezvous and Market Faire a blast from the past
Oct 22, 2016 in News
Jacobsburg Historic Society’s Fur Rendezvous and Market Faire a blast from the past
Re-enactors Remember World War II Sacrifices
Jul 1, 2016 in News
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nazareth-wwii-living-history-20160619-story.html
Where you can see the 1859 books that ‘invented’ the Lehigh Valley
Jun 2, 2016 in News
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2016/05/rare_1859_books_at_the_jacobsb.html
2017 World War II Living History Weekend
Mar 20, 2017 in Articles, Events, Latest News, News
Jacobsburg Historical Society is very excited to host our second World War II Living History Weekend on Saturday & Sunday, June 24-25, 2017. The Boulton Historic Site will be open to the public on Saturday, June 24th from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Sunday, June 25th from 9:00AM to 3:00PM for this very special […]
2017 Market Faire and Rendezvous
Jacobsburg Historical Society’s annual Market Faire & Rendezvous is traditionally held during the last full weekend of October on the grounds of the Boulton Historic Site, just outside of Nazareth, Pennsylvania. The 2017 event will be open to the public on Saturday, October 28th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Sunday, October 29th from […]
Building A Pennsylvania Longrifle
Aug 15, 2013 in News
“Building a Pennsylvania Longrifle” By Dave Ehrig “Pennsylvania is where it originated and, with very few exceptions, that’s where it was made. I guess it shouldn’t matter, but it does. After all, that old flintlock not only was the first truly American firearm, but it also played an important role in shaping a wilderness […]
Winner Takes All
Jul 4, 2013 in Articles
WINNER TAKES ALL !! By Richard Hujsa Back in the year 1974 my friend David Hardy and I, rightly or wrongly, considered ourselves to be two of the top muzzle loading rifle target shooters in the country. We had an enviable record, consistently winning nearly all the rifle competitions in which we participated. We […]
Muzzle Blasts: The Pennsylvania Long-rifle Museum at Boulton
May 24, 2013 in Articles
By Dave Ehrig “North of Easton, Pennsylvania, in the historic little town of Boulton, is the historic Henry Family of Gunsmiths Homestead. Known as the Pennsylvania Longrifle Museum, the site includes the largest collection of Henry muzzleloaders, as well as a priceless collection of antique and historic firearms. More than 200 years have passed since […]
Muzzle Loader Terms Glossary
May 24, 2013 in Glossary
Aperture Sight – peep rear sight with a small hole through which the eye automatically centers the front sight Back Action Lock – type of percussion side-lock in which the mainspring is to the rear of the hammer Ball – spherical lead projectile used in the majority of muzzleloaders Ball and Swan Drops – combination […]
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