American Revolutionary War Living History Weekend 2022

Jul 5, 2022 in News

Jacobsburg Historical Society is very excited to host our annual American Revolutionary War Living History Weekend. See history come alive as we present a Rev War encampment with marching, drills, camp life, and open hearth cooking. This year we will also have a British encampment with a skirmish, and living history with Makers and Merchants. […]

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“New” Gunmakers Fair at Kempton

Nov 8, 2021 in News

Jacobsburg Historical Society is pleased to announce that the “New” Gunmakers Fair at Kempton will be held at the Kempton Community Center on July, 29, 30, 31, 2022! The Gunmakers Fair at Kempton will be carrying on a tradition that Chuck Dixon started over 37 years ago to bring together gunmakers, artisans, and like-minded people […]

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September Open House Weekend

Sep 4, 2021 in News

Free Museum Tours of the Pennsylvania Longrifle Museum and the 1832 J. Joseph Henry House!

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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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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