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APHA Calendar Available!
Once again, Conestoga Press has participated in the letterpress calendar of the Chesapeake Chapter of the American Printing History Association. Each month is a unique design contributed by a different member of the chapter. The calendar is sold each year … Continue reading
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January 2023 APHA Calendar Page
This year for the first time we submitted a page for the APHA Chesapeake collaborative calendar. You can buy it here and support a great group… and get a calendar like no other! You can also view each month here. … Continue reading
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2022 Christmas Open House Coaster
For the fourth Christmas celebration in a row at the HSCV Museum we produced a two-color coaster. We printed around 150 of these for visitors as they waited. While they waited, Jeff printed the red on the C&P and then … Continue reading
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2021 Historical Society Holiday Open House
Join us Sunday, December 5, at the HSCV Museum for the return of our Annual Open House. Tour the museum, which is specially decorated for the Holidays, meet Santa, and stop by the Print Shop where we’re printing the latest … Continue reading
Re-Opening Planned
We plan to resume a Saturday morning schedule at the Print Shop starting June 5. Check the calendar for openings. All volunteers are invited to attend and should be prepared to wear masks if not vaccinated. Fully vaccinated volunteers are … Continue reading
Thoreau Society Annual Gathering Events
I attended the 2019 Annual Gathering of the Thoreau Society in Concord, Massachusetts as I have for several years, but this year I presented a talk on “Printing Thoreau on Period Equipment” and set up my own Sigwalt Nonpareil press … Continue reading
Chine-colle’ Printing at Conestoga Press
We are fortunate and honored to have John Myers, a local art teacher, coming by the print shop and introducing some new ideas and techniques. Here he is standing in front of some experiments in Chine-colle’. Thin paper is added … Continue reading
First Arti-FACT Card Available
First in a series, you can pick up your own copy of the Scrollsaw Dog card at the print shop or in the museum on Saturdays. The card pictures a pattern that appears on a piece of furniture in the … Continue reading
2013 Christmas Cards Available
Our annual Christmas Cards are now available on a very limited basis. They can be purchased at the Historical Society Library and in the print shop for $12.00 for a pack of 10 or for $1.50 each. The photo on … Continue reading