Conococheague EVENTS

CONOCOCHEAGUE INSTITUTE EVENTS

website home page link

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How do you pronounce Conococheague?

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Say “Conica” for Conoco

and “Jig” for cheague.

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Enjoy our site from dawn to dusk daily!

We are located at 12995 Bain Road, Mercersburg, PA 17236.

Business hours,

including the research library

and historic house tours, are

Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

or by appointment.

The site is open year-round.

Contact us to arrange

for group tours or private events at 717-328-3467.

or EMAIL –  info@cimlg.org.

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This Year 2018

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September 9, 2018

10am to 7pm

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Conococheague Faire

See details in this link:

http://www.cimlg.org/home.html

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PREVIOUS EVENTS OF 2018

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Click on picture to enlarge.

Saturday, April 7th at 3 p.m.

Annual End of Starvation Dinner

at Rock Hill Farm.

See link: endofstarvationfeastflyer

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This fund raising event for Conococheague has become a “tasty” tradition!
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Join us for a feast of toast pork, sauerkraut and mashed potatoes, baked apples, fresh bread, and pumpkin pie!

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In former days the Pioneers at Rock Hill Farm were always grateful to see the end of the harsh winter and may have celebrated with a hearty feast of what foods their cold cellars still provided.
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The event will proceed in this manner:
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3:00 – Lecture and Discussion by Dan Guzy on the new book: “Mills of Conococheague Creek and its Tributaries near Mercersburg”
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4:00 – Social Hour with Mountain Dulcimer music by Chuck Holland
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5:00 – 7:00 – Dinner [Catering by Romeo’s and Tea Time Tasties]
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$40/person with RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
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Space is limited ~ RSVP by April 2nd
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717-328-3467 or events at cimlg.org
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A flier is attached to share with friends ~ Please join us!
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Thanks,
Mary S. Hartman
Administrative Assistant
Conococheague Institute
Museum, Library, Gardens
www.cimlg.org
717-328-3467

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Keep a look out on their Facebook page.

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https://www.facebook.com/conococheagueinstitute/

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And see website:

http://cimlg.org/home.html

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See 2018 Newsletter

2018 Conococheague January Pioneer Times Newsletter

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Last Year 2017 Events

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January 2017 Newsletter: 2017 Jan Newsletter (1)

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Don’t miss the Drums on the Conococheague:

Then and Now Native American Powwow

September 9 & 10.

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See Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/conococheagueinstitute/

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Event for July 29 to 30 is CANCELLED

“Terror on the Conococheague,”  will be the weekend of July 29th & 30th

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We want to commemorate a different event from our local French & Indian War history each year to show the full breadth of our history. Stand by for more details, it promises to be even better this year.

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PAST EVENTS 2016

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TERROR ON THE CONOCOCHEAGUE

RE-ENACTMENTS

Terror on the Conococheague: The Attack on Fort McCord and the Abduction of Jean Lowry July 30-31, 2016

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CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE

December 10, 2016

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CONOCOCHEAGUE INSTITUTE SPONSORING

BUS TOUR SEPT. 24, 2016:

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THE FRENCH and INDIAN WAR IN

THE CONOCOCHEAGUE DISTRICT

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MERCERSBURG, PA — Join us Saturday, September 24th for a   day-long guided bus tour as we explore the significance of the   Conococheague District in the French and Indian War (1754 – 1760). 

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The tour begins and ends at the

Conococheague Institute’s Welsh Barrens Visitors Center,

12995 Bain Road, Mercersburg, PA

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Departure is 8:30 a.m.

and return approximately 4:00 p.m.

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On-board tour guides are historians and authors Calvin Bricker   and Roger Swartz.

Among the morning stops, will be Williamsport, MD (confluence of   the Conococheague with the Potomac) and Fort Frederick State   Park.  In Williamsport, there were storehouses for the British   expeditions heading west to fight the French, which were a target of French raids; the ford for the great Iroquois warpath heading through the Shenandoah Valley; and George Washington’s plans for a capitol city.

At Fort Frederick in Big Pool, MD, participants will tour the   massive stone fort and explore why was it built there, why it was stone and what were its purposes? While at the fort,   participants will enjoy a delicious box lunch prepared by Chef   Marcel of the Alpine Eatery.

The tour then winds back into southern Pennsylvania with stops   including the sites of frontier defense against the French and   Indian raids.  Forts in this area were both built by settlers and defended by militia and Pennsylvania provincial troops,   including Captain Steele, a Presbyterian minister.  There will be stops at the sites of McDowell’s and Rev. Steele’s fortified   Presbyterian Church.

En route, guides will discuss the significance of the   Conococheague to the British and their colonies, as well as the   French and their Indian allies.  Tour guests will gain a greater   understanding of frontier life amid warfare as well as  captivity.  In addition, Mr. Bricker will provide us with new  research on  the Studebaker family, particularly Peter Studebaker and his  1740s “Industrial Complex.”

Fee of $45 includes:  lunch, admission to Fort Frederick and its   visitor center, take-home educational materials and the  chartered bus. Space is limited and reservations are required.

For reservations please see the attachment to this email.
If you have questions contact C.I. at 717-328-3467 or   info@cimlg.org

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See Conococheague Institute’s Newsletter

Awesome group. Great update from them.

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HISTORY TIMELINE

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George Washington requests an Accounting

15 September 1755
Source: Founders Online

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[Winchester, 15 September 1755]
To Mr John Johnes, at Conogogee.

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Sir,
I have sent the Bearer (of the Light Horse) to desire an exact Return of all the Things and Country’s Stores which are in your possession;1 and must desire, that you will be very particular in the Quantity and Quality of all Things, and send it immediately. I am your &c.
G:W.
Winchester: Septr 15th 1755.

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1. John Jones, the storekeeper at Conococheague, served the Virginia Regiment as a commissary in this area until, ill and “like to die,” he was replaced by Robert Rutherford, about 1 Dec. (Thomas Walker to GW, 4 Dec. 1755). Jones’s return is dated 17 Sept. 1755.

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Accounting of Supplies

17 September 1755

Conocagea [Md.] Septr 17 1755