Betrayal, theft, treason – all things that happened on the Pennsylvania frontier! Observe or take part in reenactments of actual court cases that took place at Hanna’s Town from 1773-1786, while discovering the origins of American justice and complexities of frontier life.

Get a more in-depth look at the Revolutionary War on the Pennsylvania frontier from a member of the county militia, established at Hanna's Town in 1775 with the writing of the Hanna's Town Resolves. Learn about the daily life of a militiaman, their training, and the gear they carried into battle. First-person narration, displays of historically accurate items, and musket demonstrations bring these stories to life.

Learn about 18th century frontier fashion and the year-long process of creating textiles, from collecting flax and wool to spinning and weaving. Includes displays of clothing, textile materials, and tools along with demonstrations of skills such as carding and spinning.

Much of what we know about Hanna’s Town comes from archaeological research, a unique resource recording how people lived on the frontier during the American Revolution. Investigate artifacts recovered at Hanna’s Town and help piece together the unique history our historic site.

Craftsmen in early America used tin punch to decorate metal items, such as lanterns, footwarmers, and pie safe doors, to make them more attractive. Learn about this important craft and create a tin punched keepsake to hang in a window.

Explore the development of the long rifle following the immigration of the German and Swiss to Eastern Pennsylvania. Learn how they made the rifling barrels, where black powder comes from, what they used for patching materials, char cloth for fire starting, and how lead was sourced to make ammunition for the rifles. Visitors are offered the opportunity to cast their own 'lead round ball' and cut a linen patch to take home.