WELCOME BACK TO THE HECKLERPLAINS WEBSITE:  I HAVE TALKED ABOUT DOING A ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN,  OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DECIDED THAT THE VALPAK PACKAGE, FOR THE MOST PART, ISN'T THE BEST OPTION, THEY FEEL THAT TO MANY PEOPLE JUST THROW THESE THINGS AWAY WHEN THEY ARRIVE.  WHAT WE HAVE DECIDED TO DO, IS A PLACEMAT ADVERTISING, AT THE ROY ANN DINER ON OLD 309, OUTSIDE OF SELLERSVILLE.  IT IS ALWAYS A BUSY PLACE, AND WE'VE CONTRACTED TO RUN IT FOR 6 MONTHS, FROM MARCH THROUGH AUGUST, THIS WILL PUT 90,000-100,000 PLACEMATS IN FRONT OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC, AND HELP GENERATE A GREAT TURNOUT FOR THE EVENTS.  WE MAY STILL ASK VENDORS FOR A 10% DISCOUNT ON ANY ONE ITEM, TO HELP DEFER OUR COST FOR THIS VENTURE, BUT IT SHOULD HELP BRING MORE PEOPLE IN, AND HAVE MORE SALES FOR VENDORS.  In 2010, we will again be offering a discount to vendors who book both the May & August shows, this will be $40.00, otherwise each show will cost $15.00 for the May show, and $30.00 for the August show respectively.

     IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN DOING OUR CRAFT/ARTIST SHOWS, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT :   tazzy17@yahoo.com,  or through our website : HecklerPlains.org.,  or through our listing in Eventlister.com. :  http//www.eventlister.com.   

Heckler Plains Folklife Society c/o Sandy Zimmerman
Landis Road
Morris Road
Harleysville, PA 19438
United States
ph: 2155380853

    

  • left: some of the people browsing around the different colonial demonstrations.  right :  Eleanor Landis teaching children the art of shearnsnitz (scissor cutting silhoettes

    • Eleanor Landis teaching children shearnshnitz

      Left photo with an abundance of people walking around the different craft stations.    Right photo is one of our Heckler Plains people teaching children.

    • a volunteer teaching children stenciling

    • the one and only BETSY ROSS impersonator

    Yes this is the same Betsy Ross impersonator who recently got married to the Ben Franklin impersonator in real life.

    • demonstrating some kind of noise making whirly gig

    • one of our crafters selling jewelry

     

    • another crafter with handbags & totes

    • crafter with quilts & throws

     

    • Your husband called and said you could buy whatever you want..

    • Yes, women were born to shop

     

    • more jewelry, but everyone has something different

    • One of our repeat crafters from the herb sale and craft show in may

     

    • crafters soaking up the SHADE

    • these crafters had homemade goods, and did exceptionally well, they were almost sold out by lunch

     

    • Oh yeah! the flipflop people.

    • some more traditional crafts, embroideries etc.

     

    • jewelry and a variety of other items

    • One of two crafters with art work

     

    • making straw brooms by hand

    • the finished products

     

    • teaching children candle dipping

    • I had to get something in here sideways--- just to see if you're sleeping

     

    • Dave Hudnut with barn tour

    • the blacksmith & his wife, and she entertained us with an accordian while he did his stuff

     

    • Sara & helper dishing out the pies made in the outdoor bake oven

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    • one of the spider pots with sausage made in the 1880 hand cranked stuffer.

    • Sandy made three huge kettles of chicken corn soup over the fire for the event, some of Toms Boston baked beans heating up over the coals in another spider pot

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    • colonial cooking demos, put on by Tom & Sandy Zimmerman

    For 2010 Tom & Sandy will be attending a food symposium at the end of Febuary at Pennsbury Manor, on meats & table fare in colonial america, hopefully we'll be able to bring a blend of this to our Hecklerfest demonstrations.

  At the September 8, meeting, we discussed the outcome of the event.  Some feel there wasn't an abundance of interest in some of the colonial demonstrations, such as the quilting (at least by younger kids), it was discussed that possibly we could introduce some newer items to be demonstrated.  I also made a suggestion of possibly having corn on the cob cooking in a big pot over the fire, and putting these on a stick and using some of the homemade butter from the butter churning demos for the corn on the cob, then putting this up with the chicken corn soup.  I had also suggested possibly having someone make homemade ice cream, but it was pointed out that it takes a large amount of time to make small amounts, this is something we still need to check into a bit better.

Heckler Plains Folklife Society c/o Sandy Zimmerman
Landis Road
Morris Road
Harleysville, PA 19438
United States
ph: 2155380853