November 14, 2026 10:00 AM –4:00 PM
America 250: Hearth & Harvest Cooking Day
Warm up with the sights, smells, and stories of the Harmony Society’s community kitchen at Cooking Day at Old Economy Village, a PA Historic Museum site , part of our America 250 commemorations.
Explore how shared meals, bake ovens, and food preservation shaped daily life in one of early America’s most remarkable communal societies. Watch live cooking demonstrations, try traditional preservation techniques, and discover how cooperation, resourcefulness, and faith came together to nourish both body and community.
This hands-on experience highlights the ingenuity and teamwork that sustained the Harmonists and offers visitors of all ages a taste of history—connecting food, culture, and community in the 19th century.
Tours will be available of the Rapp property including original artifacts and/or the print shop and included with the admission fee. Other costumed historic characters will be present as well as a Gift Shop.
