Charter Day at Weiser and Boone homesteads, they’re remaking history

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The French and Indian War will be returning this Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at the Conrad Weiser and Daniel Boone Homesteads in Berks County as part of the state’s Charter Day. PA Trails of History Sites and Museums across the state will be offering FREE admission on Sunday, March 4 in celebration of the the day in 1681 that William Penn received the charter contract of Pennsylvania from Britain’s King Charles II.

Go here for more information about these fun and educational FREE events.

Daniel Boone Homestead – Berks County, PA – Photo: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Participating museums and historic sites in the PA Dutch Country region include:

The Birth of Pennsylvania 1680 by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris

William Penn’s Treaty with the Indians by Benjamin West

William Penn in armor in 1666 at age 22

Birdsboro’s Daniel Boone Homestead Recreating 18th Century Christmas

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Did forts once stand along the Blue Mountain in Berks County?

→ Did forts once stand along the Blue Mountain in Berks County?

Penn’s Treaty with the Indians by Edward Hicks

Charter for the Province of Pennsylvania – 1681

CHARLES the Second, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all whom these presents shall come, Greets. WHEREAS Our ...

Pennsbury Manor prepping for festive Holly Nights celebration

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