Cider School Event for Philly Cider Week

On October 24th, Amy Hartranft, founder of Philly Cider Week, and I are tag-teaming this Cider Week event. I’m presenting a new talk, “Sweet, Dry, and Mixed: Four Centuries of Pennsylvania’s Changing Cider Tastes,” discussing why people chose cider, what kinds of cider they made and shared, and the trends that brought cider in and out of popularity. Amy will be discussing the current Philly cider market and how people think about it. Ploughman Cider will be there offering tasting of its current lineup. For more information check out the event page.

This is a free event, but you will need to take Monday afternoon off.

18th-Century Cider Demo at Red Bank (NJ), October 23rd

This Sunday, October 23rd, from 10 am to 4 pm I’ll be presenting my cider living history demo at the Red Bank Battlefield Park in National Park, NJ (across the Delaware River from Philadelphia) for the 245th Anniversary of the Battle of Red Bank and their 18th-Century Field Day. There will be archeology presentations on their new discoveries, a battle reenactment, Whitall House Museum tours (pictured below), and kids events. But you should come for the cider talk.

For more information on this free event, see their online schedule.

UPDATED: Weekend of Talks In Gettysburg, PA

This weekend (Saturday & Sunday) I’ll be presenting at the Ploughman Cider Taproom in Gettysburg, PA. If you’re in the area, come for the talk and stay for the Ploughman ciders!

Note: Sunday’s presentation has been moved from 5 to 3 pm.

18th-Century Cidermaking Demo in Delaware

On Saturday, October 15th, I’ll be talking about 18th-century cider at First State Heritage Park in Dover, DE. For more information see their Facebook page. Hope to see you there!

Newlin Grist Mill Event Cancelled Due to Weather

The staff at the Grist Mill has made the difficult choice to cancel this year’s Fall Harvest Festival. We look forward to the return of the event in 2023!