A Colonial 250th Anniversary Celebration
at the Daniel Boone Homestead
Saturday, June 27, 2026 • 12:00-8:00pm

The Daniel Boone Homestead Associates are thrilled to announce their signature 2026 event commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Join us for an immersive, living history event featuring colonial and early American demonstrations, trades, and activities. Meet General George Washington and learn about life on and off the battlefield while you visit a military encampment and engage with reenactors. Listen to the Brandywine Colonials Fife and Drum Corps during the
afternoon and then join us for a reading of the Declaration of Independence and live music on the lawn with the Haycreek Valley Goldband to close out the evening as we celebrate America’s 250 th . As visitors make their way through the Historic Area, they can enjoy a tour through the Boone House and an open-hearth cooking demonstration. Throughout the historic area, visitors can learn about the intricate work of a leatherworker, the detailed work of a gunsmith, and the skillful work of a blacksmith and how these important artisans contributed to the war efforts. Plus, visit the American Indian display to learn about the role
these indigenous people played in America’s fight for independence. At the Bertolet Log House, visitors will hear from living history interpreters about the colonial militia and Dragoons and can participate in a muster activity using wooden dummy guns and swords. Then, make your way to the Revolutionary War medical hospital and surgeon display in the Wayside Lodge. Here visitors can view period medical instruments and learn about medical practices during the War. In addition to demonstrations and trades, there will be a variety of eighteenth-century hands-on activities for children and adults to enjoy including quill pen writing and colonial toys and games. And, as part of this event, we are thrilled to exbibit one of Warwick Furnace’s American Revolution cannons courtesy of the
Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve and French and Pickering Creeks Conversation Trust. In 2022, this 4,500- pound cannon, along with three others, was discovered under 30 inches of earth at Warwick Furnace where it had remained for 246 years.
Admission: Adults $15.00, Seniors (65+) $12.00, Youth (6-17) $5.00.  Children 5 and under and DBHA members are free. Please, no pets (except service animals) and no smoking. Visit our website or Facebook page for more event details – www.thedanielboonehomestead.org and Daniel Boone Homestead on Facebook.
The event is presented and funded by The Daniel Boone Homestead Associates. We would like to thank the following for their support of A Colonial 250 th Anniversary Celebration: America250Pa-Berks County, The Highlands of Wyomissing, and Longview Financial Consulting-Bob Wert. The Daniel Boone Homestead is the birthplace of the famed frontiersman, born in 1734. The Boone House, constructed in three stages throughout the eighteenth century, is a 10-room stone structure fully furnished to the period and situated on 579 acres of rolling countryside. The Daniel Boone
Homestead is located halfway between Reading and Pottstown, one mile north of Rt. 422 near Baumstown. The Homestead is owned by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and daily historic operations are run by the Daniel Boone Homestead Associates, a local, nonprofit organization. If you would like more information or would like to make a donation, please contact the Daniel Boone Homestead at 610-582-4900.