Crafts at the Museum

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Randy

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 10AM – 4PM / FREE ADMISSION!
SEE LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS, SHOP, AND TOUR THE MUSEUM

  • Tri-County Scrollers Club members will demonstrate with their scroll saws and offer various wood crafted items.
  • Randy Snader will share his hand penned fractur.
  • Jessica Harting will demonstrate the art of tatting.
  • The print shop will be open with apprentices ready to help visitors print their own name on our newly acquired 1800’s proof press.
  • See how these century-old crafts were done, try some out, and buy new treasures for yourself. While you’re at it you can visit the museum and see examples from our area’s past.

Scrollsaw and Woodcrafted Items, Letterpress, Tatting, Fraktur, and MORE! Print your name on an 1800’s proof press!

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The Itinerant Printer is Funded!

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Randy

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The Itnerant Printer Project has been fully funded on IndieGoGo. Chris Fritton, plans to travel around travel around the country in 2015 printing on various presses and recording his adventure. Maybe we’ll be a stop on the tour. Either way, this program, following the historic tradition of the tramp printer will be interesting to follow.

The project intends to capture the spirit of the analog revival, send real samples of it into people’s mailboxes, and convey the ethos of the handmade to a broader audience via social media, and as a culmination, result in a coffee table book that features photos all of the prints, printshops, and people from the adventure.

It is also about reviving that sense of adventure in printing, along with the analog sharing of information. It’s about going out into the world, seeking work based on your skill set, making something with your hands, and delivering that object to someone. It’s about an exchange of ideas, of techniques, of information, of style, and of the consummation of all those things: prints.

Check out the Itinerant Printer blog here.

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Christmas Open House

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Randy

image005Come join us for the Historical Society’s Open House on Sunday December 7th from 1 – 4PM. Tour the Museum, sit on Santa’s lap, and stop in the print shop to print a bookmark. Buy some of our latest Christmas Cards and enjoy some Cookies.

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At the 2nd Annual Lancaster Letterpress Fair

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Randy
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Our booth at the fair. We met some great attendees and other exhibitors and exchanged information about our press and letterpress ideas.

 

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2nd Annual Letterpress Fair

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Randy

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Come to the FAIR! Conestoga Press will be there along with all kinds of great vendors from letterpress equipment to printed goods and even food! This was a great event last year and proves to be even better this year. It’s held at Building Character at 342 N. Queen Street in Lancaster which is great on its own and houses the .918 club and Heritage Press. The event is on face book here.

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First Arti-FACT Card Available

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Randy

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First in a series, you can pick up your own copy of the Scrollsaw Dog card at the print shop or in the museum on Saturdays. The card pictures a pattern that appears on a piece of furniture in the museum. Find it and come back for more in the series. Watch here to see when more are available. The cards are printed on our 1920’s Chandler & Price. A limited number were printed and while new cards with new items will be printed this one will not be reprinted.

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Traditional Crafts Day

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Randy

IMG_1381Saturday, June 14, 2014 10AM – 4PM / FREE ADMISSION!

Come to the Historical Society and Conestoga Press this Saturday and see craftspeople in action. Tour the museum. All for Free!

DEMONSTRATIONS IN:

Scrollsaw (Tri County Scrollers), Letterpress, Beer Brewing, Reverse Painting, Scherenschnitte, Tatting, Fraktur, and MORE!

Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, 249 West Main Street, Ephrata

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.918 Club Members Meet and Print

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Randy

IMG_1793Members of the .918 Club in Lancaster gathered Wednesday evening, April 30th to view the special Harry Stauffer exhibit, the rest of the museum, the library, and still found some time to print on the Bronstrup Press. If they had as much fun as we did they considered the meet a success. Press volunteers, Jeff, Isaac, and myself (Randy) were on hand to guide them and share the evening.

 

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Paper Cutter Moved to Shop!

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Randy

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Holiday Greetings!

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Randy

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