Stone House History

Stone House History We encourage history learning through demonstrations of crafts/trades of the 18th Century.

It’s FriYAY! Let’s share a funny story:This past weekend we were at Fair Lawn Farm (fantastic event highly recommend!) a...
09/11/2026

It’s FriYAY!

Let’s share a funny story:

This past weekend we were at Fair Lawn Farm (fantastic event highly recommend!) and after we got down the road oh maybe a half mile or so we hear this loud beep. Jay and I look at each other, check our phones (SOS mode is on) and go back to driving and contemplating the wonderful event. About a mile later BEEP! We look again, nothing… a mile more BEEP! Jay says something must have shifted and is rubbing… I reach around and check pretty sure nothing has moved. Anyways 4 hours later we are still hearing BEEP! Every mile or two. We got home exhausted so grabbed only the essentials and headed into the house.

Monday morning we started unloading and BEEP! We finally got everything out of the car and BEEP! But Jay found it! An old (probably 10 years old) smoke detector was going off! We must have jostled it just enough loading, unloading and loading again that the battery reconnected to start beeping! Anyways that’s now in the garbage can and we are back to our peaceful and QUIET drives to and from events!

09/10/2026

I’m carving in the rain! Just carving in the rain! What a wonderful feeling to be carving away!

Video from this past weekend at Fair Lawn Farm

There will be so much to do and see at the US AHEC timeline event this coming weekend! There will be a handful of 18th C...
09/09/2026

There will be so much to do and see at the US AHEC timeline event this coming weekend! There will be a handful of 18th Century demonstrations and sutlers there sharing their knowledge and love of history!

So of our friends attending with us are
Zimmerman Forge
Arkwright of Catoctin
Horn and Fiber
Valerie Skinner
Sullivan Press

This is a local event for us so we hope to see all our local friends who can’t make it to the farther away sites!

The online auction for the Fort Ligonier annual Cannonball is open and ready for your bids! The Cannonball is Fort Ligon...
09/08/2026

The online auction for the Fort Ligonier annual Cannonball is open and ready for your bids!

The Cannonball is Fort Ligonier’s biggest fundraiser of the year with over 100 items being auctioned! Some of them are a dinner with Half Crown Bakehouse, a beautiful hand crafted box by matthewsteinwoodworker and of course some artisanal kitchen tools from us!

Please take a few minutes to view the link for the auction https://e.givesmart.com/events/PCf/i/_All/?fbclid=IwVERDUAUNNUBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUODHx4Ms1whKEyhJ04Z-MIkVF1o57WV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6jF0cSE-kP0twOUQcgBpqZQ9ToQrFSVAnn9cvxpnDqTdutlNmgnESxbZdKqg_aem_iYIZLvCXc45hqzJ_V4TGIw and maybe even place a bid!

It’s been a few years but we are making a return to the Carlisle PA Army Heritage and Education Center, for their annual...
09/08/2026

It’s been a few years but we are making a return to the Carlisle PA Army Heritage and Education Center, for their annual event this coming Saturday (9-4) and Sunday (9-4)! We can’t wait to see you there and everything else as this timeline event is not one you want to miss!

Photos from 2019!

09/07/2026

Day after a wet weekend! The canvas is out and drying in stages… the laundry is started… the inventory is laying out to dry off… and the bedding is airing out! We will be all dry by the next event this Saturday and Sunday at Carlisle AHEC!

Happy Monday!We made it home late yesterday from our fantastic weekend at Fair Lawn Farm! A big thank you to everyone wh...
09/07/2026

Happy Monday!

We made it home late yesterday from our fantastic weekend at Fair Lawn Farm!

A big thank you to everyone who stopped by, chatted about treen and tapes and bought something to take with them!

Thank you to one young one who picked a spoon declaring “I want that one!” and played with it all weekend as a screwdriver, a digger arm, a sword and even tried to sleep with it!

But most of all a HUGE THANK YOU to Fair Lawn Farm who not only hosted us, made everyone feel like family, fed us - like royalty and help batten down hatches when the rains moved in- but also helped tow us out AND kept us laughing when we sunk the RAV in the rain soaked field! (Also thank you Mitch for the tow straps!)

Blue skies have cleared up! Put on your happy face! We are open till 4 today and tomorrow 9-3 at the 18th Century Trade ...
09/05/2026

Blue skies have cleared up! Put on your happy face!

We are open till 4 today and tomorrow 9-3 at the 18th Century Trade Fair at Fair Lawn Farm

When the event opens at 9, and at 9:10 a storm blows in… it was a bit in-tents! The storm should blow past soon and then...
09/05/2026

When the event opens at 9, and at 9:10 a storm blows in… it was a bit in-tents!

The storm should blow past soon and then the fun will begin!

Good morning! Set up and day one was fun at Fair Lawn Farm! There are over 30 historic artisans set up and wanting to sh...
09/05/2026

Good morning!

Set up and day one was fun at Fair Lawn Farm! There are over 30 historic artisans set up and wanting to share their knowledge and work with you! So come on out and enjoy the wonderful event and beautiful site!

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Newville, PA

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