Contact Deborah to arrange a talk or demonstration for your group.

Come visit with Deborah in the Pantry at these events, shop for your ingredients, gifts, ideas, and save shipping costs. Please check with the individual sites for any gate fees that might be required.

Recent deep budget cuts are closing many of our historic sites. Please help keep the sites operating! Volunteer, send contributions to endangered sites, attend public meetings, write your government representatives - do what you can before it's too late.

February 27 - Our Third Annual Food Symposium, Pennsbury Manor in Morrisville, Pennsylvania
This year's topic: "Meat...for the use of the table" at historical Pennsbury Manor. New this year - Friday and Sunday workshops with Past Masters in Early American Domestic Arts!

March 14 - Conrad Weiser Homestead, Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania
Deb will speak on colonial women's clothing. Site open Noon till 4 p.m. Also in attendance - French & Indian War living history groups: Provincial units The Augusta Regiment, Weiser Battalion and French unit Regiment de La Reine.

March 18 - Ephrata Cloister, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Deborah presents "Packaging in the 18th Century," her original presentation on how things were packaged in the marketplace.

April 18 - Vernon Park, Germantown, Pennsylvania
The Pantry will be here at the site of Congressional Member John Wister's home with sweetmeats!

April 23, 24, and 25 - Fort Frederick Market Fair, Big Pool, Maryland
The pantry will be set up for business.

May 1 - May Fair at Pottsgrove Manor, Pottstown, Pennsylvania
11 a.m. to 4p.m. Deborah will be cooking seasonally appropriate foods. The Pantry will be set up right outside the kitchen door with a limited selection.

May 1 - Montpelier Festival of Herbs, Tea and the Arts, Laurel, Maryland
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendors of herbs, plants, arts and crafts, tours of Montpelier, cooking and gardening lectures, colonial games and art projects for kids, artist’s demonstrations, a live animal exhibit, and more await you at this annual festival on the beautiful grounds of Montpelier. This year, experience the fascinating culture of India, our “Tea Producing Country of the Year”! Enjoy Indian dance and music, food, tea, even a Bollywood aerobics class! FREE.

May 8 - Mercer Museum Log Cabin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Just before Mother's Day, visit the museum to see demonstrations of traditional 18th century crafts. Deb will be cooking spring foods such as a leg of lamb or a veal dish, a spinach dish; possibly a boiled pudding, a fricassee of eggs, curd fritters, and a dessert dish. She will bring to the table, and interpret, bread, jams, butter, beer, cheese, some pickles from last season.

June 5 - 75th Annual Fete Day, Elfreth's Alley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alley residents open their private homes as part of this annual event, which raises funds for the Elfreth's Alley Museum's preservation and education programs. Deborah will demonstrate foodways in the courtyard.

June 12 - Caps Workshop at Peter Wentz Farmstead in Worcester, Pennsylvania
In the wake of the unfortunate cancelation of Remember the Ladies for this year, Deborah has found another location to offer the women?s caps workshop?the Peter Wentz Farmstead in Worcester, PA! We will gather from 10am-3pm for a lively discussion on caps of the late 18th century, a fun try-on session, and lots of friendly chatter while everyone works hard to finish their project. The $40 fee includes instruction, patterns, and materials. So pack a lunch, grab your sewing kit, and join us! Space is limited; contact Kimberly Boice at 610-584-5104 or kboice@montcopa.org for more information or to register.

June 19 and 20 - The Battle of Monmouth, Freehold, New Jersey

July 9 and 11 - F&I Grand Encampment, Stoney Creek Metropark, Shelby Township, MI
F&I 250th Anniversary Commemoriative event - "Call to Arms", The Surrender of the French at Fort Ponchartrain

July 17 and 18 - Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run in McLean, Virginia
The full Pantry will set up for this very fun market fair.

August 28 and 29 - Our Historic Baking Symposium and optional Baking Workshop at Fort Lee, New Jersey. Speakers, hands-on opportunities, lunch, hotel discounts, air conditioning and more! Get more information and register through our Symposium page.

September 18 and 19 - Mount Vernon Craft Fair, Mount Vernon in Virginia
From their website: "Mount Vernon’s 18th-Century Craft Fair is the most authentic and diverse event of its kind, bringing together distinguished artisans working in colonial attire and a dozen entertainers who re-create the amusements loved by early Americans. As visitors shop, artisans demonstrate their crafts and explain the historic trades used to make items similar to those George Washington purchased in the 18th century. Historical chocolate-making demonstrations will also take place. The event is included with regular admission: adults, $15; $7 for youth (6-11); and free for children five and younger."

September 25 and 26 - Battle of Brandywine, Wilmington, DE
(British Brigade & Continental Line event. Details to follow.

October 16 and 17 - the Autumn Colonial Farm Market Fair at Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run in McLean, Virginia
The full Pantry will set up for another fun market fair.

October 23 and 24, 2010 - Mount Harmon Plantation at World's End, Earleville, Maryland
Mid-Atlantic Continental Line event. More details to follow.

November 13 - Cooking Class at John Abbott II House, Trenton, New Jersey
Deb teaches Making Chocolate Sweets. More details to come. To register contact Diane Flannigan at dianeflanigan (at) aol.com.

December 12 - Demonstrating at Pottsgrove Manor in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Join Deb during Pottsgrove's candlelight celebration to learn about Festive Food Preparations in the kitchen at this lovely historic site.

 

Come back to see other places Deborah will be - schedule updated frequently.