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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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Print Shop Painting/Reorganization Complete
Because we were closed last year we decided it was an opportunity to paint the inside of the print shop. The outside of the building was painted in the summer of 2020 sealing the battens that had allowed moisture to … Continue reading
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Lancaster Printers Fair – 9.18.21
Come visit us and the other great vendors at this great annual fair. This year it is located on the grounds of the Ken Kulakowsky Center for Letterpress and Book Arts at 117 Parkside Avenue, Lancaster PA. The Center will … Continue reading
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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
APHA “Out of Sorts” Prints
Members of the Chesapeake Chapter of the American Printing History Association, which includes us, put together a collaborative packet of prints as a group activity to do together during Corona Virus lockdowns. Thanks to Lead Graffiti in Delaware for putting … Continue reading
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Print Shop Closed
We’ll post a notice when we’re open again. Follow us on twitter @ConestogaPress there are some great special letterpress postings online that I’ll try to relay. Take care and be well.
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James Tshudy 1938 – 2019
We note here with great sadness the passing of Jim Tshudy on July 18, 2019, a great friend to the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley and especially to the print shop and those of us who continue the work … Continue reading
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Support a Letterpress Printer Today!
We have a unique opportunity to support a printer and a hiker on Kickstarter. Lindsay Schmittle, owner, designer and printer of Gingerly Press is planning to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail next year. To support this effort she has started a … Continue reading
2016 Christmas Cards Available
Starting Saturday, October 8, the 2016 Christmas cards will be on sale at the HSCV Library. Stop by to pick yours up. It’s a limited edition and we think we’ll sell out this year because there has already been a … Continue reading
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Museum of Printing Soon to Re-open in Haverhill, Mass.
Last Saturday I was fortunate enough to stop by the Museum of Printing, formerly of North Andover, Massachusetts; now just a bit further north in Haverhill, but conveniently located immediately off 495. They are in the process of moving since … Continue reading
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