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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
Commission Old Economy Village
270 Sixteenth Street
Ambridge, Pennsylvania 15003-2298
Telephone (724) 266-4500
Fax (724) 266-3010

Special Village Tours

The Harmonist Success Story
(High School, College Students, and
Adult Tour Groups) 2 hours

Students will learn about:

  • The Society's communal organization
  • Its economic development
  • Its architecture and town planning
  • Its German heritage
  • Harmonist personalities
  • Harmonist daily life


19th Century Home Life
(First - Sixth Grade)
1.5 -2 hours

Children will learn about:

  • Food production and herb uses
  • Children and their family chores
  • Children's leisure time activities
  • Learning in a one room school
  • The community store


19th Century Daily Life
(Pre-school ages 3 - 5 years)
1 hour

Children will help and learn about:

  • What's in our kitchen
  • Children's chores
  • Growing food in the garden
  • What's in the kitchen
  • Pumping water for the house
  • Baking bread and churning butter
  • The A-B-C classroom


Old Economy Village School Presentation:
 Christmas Time for Children: Jingle All the Way

The children will learn about various old and new traditions associated with Christmas. They will explore the custom of hanging stockings by the chimney, count down the days before Christmas and ring jingle and sleigh bells. The students will make a dove ornament to take home and learn about the little crooked Christmas tree through a story. A party with grumpy but kind Belsnickel follows the tour.

INFORMATION FOR THE ABOVE TOURS, PLEASE CALL
(724) 266-4500 x110