Heckler Plains Folklife Society

05/07/2026

NATIVE PLANT SALE AT JACOB REIFF FARMSTEAD - SATURDAY & SUNDAY (5/9 & 5/10) - CHECK OUT THE PERKIOMEN VALLEY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE FOR DETAILS.

Saturday - 9 AM to 4 PM
Sunday - 9 AM to 1 PM

For those who may have missed our Herb Sale last weekend, we will be selling herbs and annuals on the porch of the Jacob Reiff Farmhouse during the sale, and the house will be open for touring and information.

We hope to see you.

04/16/2026

HERB FESTIVAL 2026 - SATURDAY, MAY 2, 9 AM -1 PM. Heckler Plains Farmstead, Harleysville, PA. Morris & Landis Roads, Harleysville, PA
(Off Routes 63 and 113)

• A wide variety of quality, locally grown herb plants and annuals at reasonable prices
• Gardening/growing information
• Tour the Pa. German Four-Square Kitchen Garden
• Pies baked in the outdoor bake oven

Please bring your own box or basket for your purchases.

Lower Salford Historical & Folklife Society

Proceeds benefit Farmstead Restoration

For more information, call 215-822-7422

12/01/2025

CAROL NIGHT AT THE HECKLER FARM
Friday, December 12, 7:00 PM
The Heckler Plains Folklife Society invites you to enjoy an old-fashioned Christmas celebration by caroling at the farmstead beginning at 7:00 PM. Caroling begins at 7 PM at the bonfire: it is suggested to bring flashlights.

When the caroling ends, guests are invited into the candle-lit farmhouse for hot cider, hot chocolate and homemade treats. Admission to the event is a homemade treat for the groaning board.

In true Heckler Plains tradition, we will relate stories of Christmas long ago – with tales of the Belsnickel, the visit of Kris Kinde, and how the animals can talk on Christmas Eve.

The Farmstead is located at Morris and Landis Roads (off Route 113 and Route 63) in Harleysville.

11/07/2025

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2:00 PM – GENERAL MEETING AT THE LOWER SALFORD TOWNSHIP BUILDING WITH A PRESENTATION BY JOHN RUTH ON LOWER SALFORD’S EXPERIENCE IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. “Through 1776-1777, no military conflicts occurred on Lower Salford soil, but life here was profoundly affected. With an original preponderance of Mennonite, Schwenkfelder and Dunker settlement, the Township’s military enrollment was well below average, but the resulting payment of fines was outsized. As such, in the words of Ken Burns, a civil war as well as a revolt, the community had to deal with serious polarization. A half dozen local family stories from those years can bring us palpably and sympathetically into the birth moment of our sweet land of liberty.”

09/02/2025

Thanks to all who made Hecklerfest 2025 such a success. We're grateful for our members, John Ruth and Lee Hallman, the colonial craftsmen and women who shared their talents with our guests, Lower Salford Township and Mother Nature for giving us perfect weather. Join us on August 22, 2026, when we plan to incorporate the 250th Anniversary celebration of the Declaration of Independence.

08/20/2025

Everyone is welcome to Hecklerfest. A day of colonial activities at a historic farmstead in Harleysville.

Children’s hands-on crafts include:
Tin Punching, Quilting, Games, Weaving, and
Scherensnitte (Scissor Cutting)

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08/05/2025

HECKLERFEST is Saturday, August 23 10-3 at the Heckler Plains Farmstead in Harleysville.

1800's colonial crafts including these for children's hands on: Tin Punching, Quilting, Scherenschnitte (scissor cutting), Games

Experience the Colonial Tavern and 4-Square Kitchen Garden
Discuss genealogy and taste pies from the bake oven

For more information, please email [email protected]

07/13/2025

07/11/2025

ICE CREAM SOCIAL - Sunday, July 20 - 6:30-8:00 PM - Jacob Reiff Farmstead. Lower Salford Historic Folklife Society and
invite you to
our annual summer
Ice Cream Social
Sunday, July 20 - 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Jacob Reiff Farmstead
Quarry Road
Bring your lawn chairs or blanket and join us for a dish of ice cream under the porch or under the sycamore tree at the Jacob Reiff House. The house will be open for tours. The cost is $5 per dish; bottled water will be available.

Adults: $5.00
Children: $3.00

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06/06/2025

PLANT SWAP - SATURDAY, JUNE 7 - 9 AM-1 PM - JACOB REIFF FARMSTEAD (rain or shine)

If your perennials are over-running their allocated space, join fellow gardeners to share your treasures this Saturday at the Jacob Reiff Farmstead, Quarry Road, Harleysville. Nothing to share? No worries, stop by anyway because we always have plenty. We ask that you label the plants you bring and indicate whether they like sun, shade, or a bit of both. We will be set up on the covered porch at the Jacob Reiff house, so don't let the rain keep you away.

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