Christmas at Boulton 2018
The Jacobsburg Historical Society will proudly open its museums and displays for our annual Christmas at Boulton on Saturday December 8 and Sunday December 9. This special weekend will showcase the J. Joseph Henry House, adorned in beautiful Victorian Christmas décor. This exquisite house museum was built in 1832 and was continuously occupied by the […]
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
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 […]
A Considerable Building On Bushkill Creek: William Henry of Nazareth At Jacobsburg
May 24, 2013 in Articles
Research Supplement by Scott Paul Gordon “The sequence of Henry gun factories in Northampton County is familiar: Nazareth, Jacobsburg, Boulton. William Henry of Nazareth (1757-1821), the eldest son of William Henry of Lancaster, owned the first two gun works; his sons, J. Joseph Henry (1786-1836) and William Henry III (1794-1878), built Boulton. But this elegant […]
Virginia Lopresti
Apr 15, 2013 in News
Virginia Lopresti and her late husband Joe, have been mainstays of our archeological work at Jacobsburg. Working together, they laid much of the groundwork that helped in the battles to preserve the historical and critical environmentally important areas within the proposed park and impoundment area of the dam to be built across the Bushkill Creek. An Archeology […]
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