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Isaac Meier Homestead Inc

Isaac Meier Homestead Inc fosters community engagement through sustainable agriculture and education, promoting environmental stewardship and local food systems to enhance quality of life and preserve heritage.

Register below to reserve your Melon Basket. Your participation supports the preservation of the Isaac Meier Homestead as a place to explore local history and the story of Isaac Meier. Event details, contact information, and any special notes can be added in this form. Your completed registration helps us plan educational tours, workshops, and care for the historic house and grounds.

Melon Basket

Join us for a Fall Penny Rug Class, a hands-on afternoon of traditional wool applique inspired by the everyday craftsmanship of homestead life. Learn simple techniques, create your own small penny rug, and enjoy time with others who value local history. Your registration supports Isaac Meier Homestead Inc in preserving the historic Isaac Meier Homestead and offering educational programs that keep our community&rsquo;s past present for future generations.

Fall Penny Rug Class

Salt Art invites you to explore simple materials in a new way while learning about everyday life at the Isaac Meier Homestead. Create your own salt-based artwork inspired by patterns, textures, and designs from early homestead days. Your participation supports our mission to preserve and share the history of the Isaac Meier Homestead as a lasting educational resource for the community.

Salt Art

Finger Puppets at Isaac Meier Homestead invites children and families to explore local history through hands-on creativity. Together, we&rsquo;ll craft simple finger puppets. As we make and use our puppets, we&rsquo;ll share stories about Isaac Meier, early settlers, and the work of preserving this site for future generations. Your registration helps support ongoing educational programs and care of the homestead 🏡.

Finger Puppets

Theorem Painting &ndash;&nbsp;We invite you to explore a traditional Pennsylvania German art form rooted in the history of the Isaac Meier Homestead. In this hands-on session, you&rsquo;ll paint a classic distelfink, learning about its symbolism and its place in local folk culture. Your registration supports our mission to preserve the homestead and share its stories with the community. Materials are provided; no prior art experience is needed.

Theorem Painting - Distelfink

Children&rsquo;s Summer Class &ndash; Natural Stenciling invites young artists to explore color, pattern, and local plants while learning about the history of the Isaac Meier Homestead. Children will create their own stenciled artwork using leaves and other natural materials gathered from the grounds. This hands-on class supports our mission of historical education and preservation by connecting everyday creativity with the landscape and stories of the homestead.

Children's Summer Class - Natural Stenciling

Tic Tac Toe Board invites you to explore the Isaac Meier Homestead in a hands-on way. Hand-paint a board and markers. By completing the sections below, you help us preserve the homestead and expand our educational programs for visitors, students, and local groups. Your participation supports careful maintenance, guided tours, and historical workshops rooted in our community&rsquo;s heritage.

Tic Tac Toe Board

Learn the traditional art of rug braiding while creating a round chair pad inspired by the history of the Isaac Meier Homestead. Our instructor will guide you through each step, from preparing materials to finishing your piece. By registering, you help preserve and share the story of the homestead through hands-on education. All experience levels are welcome; materials and basic tools are provided. Bring your lunch!

Rug Braiding - Round Chair Pad

Join us for a hands-on Chicken Penny Rug Class inspired by the history and everyday life of the Isaac Meier Homestead. Learn traditional wool applique techniques as you create a small decorative piece to take home. Your registration supports preservation and education at the homestead, helping us care for this historic site and share its story with the community. All basic materials are provided; beginners are welcome.

Chicken Penny Rug Class

Children&rsquo;s Class &ndash; Rustic Flag Decoration 🇺🇸🎨In this hands-on class, children create a rustic flag decoration while learning about daily life at the historic Isaac Meier Homestead. Simple materials, real stories, and guided instruction help connect art time to the history of our community. By registering, you support our mission to preserve the homestead and share its story with future generations. Please complete the form below to reserve a spot; space is limited for a small, focused group experience.

Children's Class - Rustic Flag Decoration

Join us for a Paint Party with For Paint&#39;s Sake. You will receive step-by-step instructions and guidance. No experience necessary!! Your registration helps preserve this historic site and supports educational programs that share our local history with the community. All skill levels are welcome; supplies are provided.&nbsp;

Paint Party

Children&rsquo;s Class &ndash; Wooden Toy invites young makers to craft a simple wooden toy while learning how children played in Isaac Meier&rsquo;s time. Guided by our volunteers, participants will assemble and decorate a keepsake to take home. 🧸 This hands-on class supports our mission to preserve the Isaac Meier Homestead and share its story with the community. Your registration helps sustain this historic site as a place of learning for future generations. 🪵

Children's Class - Wooden Toy

Learn traditional rug hooking in a hands-on session inspired by the daily life and craftsmanship of the Isaac Meier Homestead. Guided instruction, materials, and historical context are included to help you connect a simple textile project to early homestead living. Your registration supports our mission to preserve and share the history of the Isaac Meier Homestead as a community learning place. Bring your lunch!

Flag & Sheep Rug Hooking

Gourd Basket Class by Jim Anspach of &quot;Homestead Weaving&quot; in Myerstown.Basket weaving, including the use of natural materials like gourds, is one of the oldest known crafts, with evidence suggesting its use for food gathering, storage, and transportation of goods. This is an easy basket making class using flat and round colorful reed to create a nice usable basket with a gourd base. You will learn to weave a little bit of three-rod wale weave as well as the simple weave with the flat reed. There will be a few choices of colors you may pick from to make your very own basket. Bring a craft apron, an old towel, and a chair.

Gourd Basket Weaving

Create a traditional PA German star while learning about the 18th‑century roots of this timeless pattern. In this hands-on embroidery session, you&rsquo;ll explore stitches and stories tied to the Isaac Meier Homestead. Your participation helps preserve and share our local history through ongoing care of the homestead and educational programs for the community.&nbsp;

PA German Star Embroidery

Commemorate the USA 250 with a handcrafted redware plate, designed and crafted by Huberhaus Pottery, honoring our nation&rsquo;s anniversary and the story of the Isaac Meier Homestead. 🇺🇸 Pre-order your plate now, there will be a limited number of plates made, so be sure to order early! Each plate reflects early American craftsmanship and supports our work to preserve, interpret, and share this historic site through tours, workshops, and school programs. Your purchase helps keep local history tangible for future generations.

Commemorate the USA 250 with a handcrafted redware plate, designed and crafted by Huberhaus Pottery, honoring our nation’s anniversary and the story of the Isaac Meier Homestead. 🇺🇸 Pre-order your plate now, there will be a limited number of plates made, so be sure to order early!Each plate reflects early American craftsmanship and supports our work to preserve, interpret, and share this historic site through tours, workshops, and school programs. Your purchase helps keep local history tangible for future generations.

USA 250 Redware Plate

Carry a piece of the Isaac Meier Homestead home with you. Each item in our shop is inspired by the historic house, its stories, and the early life of Isaac Meier.&nbsp;All prices include free shipping to your address.&nbsp;Please note that because items are created to order, we cannot offer returns. Your purchase helps preserve the homestead, support guided tours, and sustain educational programs for local schools and community groups. Thank you for helping keep our shared history alive.

Carry a piece of the Isaac Meier Homestead home with you. Each item in our shop is inspired by the historic house, its stories, and the early life of Isaac Meier. All prices include free shipping to your address. Please note that because items are created to order, we cannot offer returns.Your purchase helps preserve the homestead, support guided tours, and sustain educational programs for local schools and community groups. Thank you for helping keep our shared history alive.

Isaac Meier Homestead Merchandise

Join us at Isaac Meier Homestead for a hands-on candle making workshop&nbsp; Learn how candles were made in Isaac Meier&rsquo;s time and try the process yourself using simple, traditional methods. Your registration supports our work to preserve the homestead and share local history with the community. All materials are provided, and you&rsquo;ll take home the candle you create as a small piece of the past.

Candle Making

Tea at the Homestead invites you to step back in time and experience the Isaac Meier Homestead as guests once did. Sip herbal tea blends, enjoy light refreshments, and create a fragrant herbal sachet (potpourri) to take home. Relax and savor the atmosphere of this beautifully preserved historic home while enjoying a leisurely afternoon steeped in history. Your registration supports our mission to preserve the homestead and provide educational programs that share Isaac Meier&rsquo;s story and local history with the community.&nbsp;

Tea at the Homestead

Join us for a hands-on corn weaving class at the historic Isaac Meier Homestead.&nbsp; This workshop supports our mission to preserve the homestead and share its history with the community. Your registration helps maintain the site and keeps local history alive through educational programs like this.&nbsp;

Corn Weaving Class

Join us for a hands-on tatting class ️ held at the historic Isaac Meier Homestead. Learn the traditional art of lace-making and see how skills like this were part of everyday life in Isaac Meier&rsquo;s time. Your registration supports our mission to preserve the homestead and share its history with the community. All skill levels are welcome; materials and patient instruction are provided.

Tatting Class

Create natural Christmas decorations in the historic setting of the Isaac Meier Homestead&nbsp;Learn simple, time-honored techniques using greenery, fruit, and other materials that reflect how homes like this were once dressed for the season. Your registration helps support our mission to preserve the homestead and share its history with the community. Please complete the form below to reserve your spot for this hands-on, family-friendly workshop.

Natural Christmas Decorations

Discover the hands-on craft of peg loom weaving at the historic Isaac Meier Homestead. Learn how simple, time-honored techniques were used to turn everyday fibers into useful textiles, and try each step yourself. This workshop supports our mission to preserve the homestead and share the daily skills that shaped Isaac Meier&rsquo;s time. Your registration helps maintain this historic site as a working place of learning for our community and future generations.

Peg Loom Weaving

Join us for a hands-on Wooly Tree Class&nbsp; set in the historic Isaac Meier Homestead. Learn how to create a traditional wool tree while hearing brief stories about 18th‑century life in our community. Your registration supports preservation and education at the Homestead, helping us maintain this historic site as a place where local history is shared and remembered. All materials are provided; no prior experience needed.

Wooly Tree Class

Join us for a hands-on Redware Plate Class&nbsp;held at the historic Isaac Meier Homestead. Learn traditional techniques inspired by early Pennsylvania potters as you design and decorate your own plate to take home. Your registration supports our mission to preserve the Isaac Meier Homestead and share its history with the community. Please complete the form below to reserve your spot; space is limited for this small, guided workshop.

Redware Plate Class

Join us for a Moravian Star Class at the Isaac Meier Homestead Learn how to assemble a traditional Moravian star while hearing about its roots in early Moravian communities and local history. Your registration supports our mission to preserve the Isaac Meier Homestead and offer authentic educational programs for the community. You&rsquo;ll leave with your finished star and a deeper connection to the stories this historic site keeps.

Moravian Star Class

Create hand-stitched Penny Rug Christmas ornaments while learning about early American textiles and traditions at the Isaac Meier Homestead. Guided instruction and all basic materials are provided; no prior sewing experience is required. Your registration supports preservation and education at the historic homestead, helping us maintain the site and offer future history programs for the community.&nbsp;

Penny Rug Christmas Ornaments

Create a glass bead snowflake while learning about the craftsmanship that once shaped everyday life at the Isaac Meier Homestead. This hands-on class offers simple instruction for all skill levels️. Your registration supports our mission to preserve the homestead and share its history with the community. All materials are provided; you&rsquo;ll leave with a finished ornament and a deeper connection to our local past.

Isaac Meier Homestead Inc

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Natural Christmas Decorations

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Wooly Tree Class

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Redware Plate Class

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Moravian Star Class

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Penny Rug Christmas Ornaments

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Glass Bead Snowflake Class

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USA 250 Redware Plate

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Isaac Meier Homestead Merchandise

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