2020 Passport to History Weekend
Apr 5, 2020 in Events
Jacobsburg Historical Society is a proud member of the Lehigh Valley Passport to History partnership of historic sites and resources in and around Pennsylvania’s Lehigh and Northampton Counties. Our new group website, www.lvhistory.org, is the perfect place to find local historic sites, museums, and events in the area. Jacobsburg Historical Society will welcome visitors to […]
2020 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 2020 event will be open to the public on Saturday, October 24th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Sunday, October 25th from […]
2020 Revolutionary War Living History Weekend
Jacobsburg Historical Society is very excited to host our second American Revolutionary War Living History Weekend presented by the 3rd PA Regiment. The 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment is a Philadelphia-based reenactment unit dedicated to the preservation of history and the accurate interpretation of the military and civilian roles of men, women, and children in eighteenth-century America. […]
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
2020 World War II Living History Weekend
Mar 20, 2017 in Articles, Events, Latest News, News
Jacobsburg Historical Society is very excited to host our annual World War II Living History Weekend on Saturday & Sunday, October 3 & 4, 2020. The Boulton Historic Site will be open to the public on Saturday, October 3rd from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Sunday, October 4th from 9:00AM to 3:00PM for this […]
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 […]
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