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Another Field Trip to Bethlehem
Most of us from the field trip made a multipurpose visit to the National Museum of Industrial History on Saturday. Of course we wanted to see their Print and Papermaking exhibit now that it’s complete. Paul had some matrices for … Continue reading
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Scroll Saw Demonstrations at the Museum
Saturday, June 23, 2018 10 AM – 2 PM Tri-County Scrollers club members will again set up their saws at the museum of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley at the corner of Main and Oak Streets in Ephrata, … Continue reading
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French Oldstyle No. 552 – 24pt
So Madelyn, Jeff and I were at the print shop today. Jeff finished printing some QSL cards. It’s a HAM radio thing that we’ll soon be able to produce for others. Madelyn finished sorting some Thompson Quillscript and printed some … Continue reading
Chesapeake Printers Fair Trip
Most of the Print Shop crew enjoyed a day out at the Chesapeake Printers Fair in Havre de Grace, Maryland. It was a beautiful day hosted by Glyph, a wonderful print studio and stationary store. We saw many of our … Continue reading
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Visit to National Museum of Industrial History
We traveled to Bethlehem for a special visit to the National Museum of Industrial History at the Steel Stacks complex. Check it out at nmih.org and plan a visit! A special printing exhibit will open there soon. We’ll post details here.
Itinerant Printer Ted Talk
Check out this TED talk from our friend, Chris Fritton, about his project which included a visit to the Conestoga Press.
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National Museum of Industrial History
We enjoyed a visit from folks from the National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem. They are working on a printing exhibit that will open next year, though we’re anxious to return the visit to their place as soon as … Continue reading
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Frank Romano Visit
Frank Romano, Professor Emeritus of the Museum of Printing in Haverhill (that’s pronounced HAY-verill) Massachusetts was in the area at the invite of Paul from the print shop and I was able to spend two days touring around the County. … Continue reading
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Smithsonian Print-o-rama
Two of us were able to travel to the Smithsonian for a letterpress event sponsored by the American Printing History Association. Several Kelsey’s were set up for kids (including us) to print souvenirs. A small assortment of interesting items from … Continue reading
Craft Day at the Museum
Stop by Saturday, June 24th from 10 AM until 4 PM for the expanded Annual Craft Day at the Museum. This year some more crafters, live music, food, and special activities for kids! The print shop will be open for … Continue reading
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