В Джефферсон-Кантри пройдет выставка антикварного оружия и артефактов коренных народов

BROOKVILLE – The Jefferson County History Center and North Fork Chapter 29 of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology are presenting the Antique Firearms and Indian Artifacts Show on Saturday, Sept. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Admission is only $10 for adults; ages 17 and under are free. Bring the family and explore two buildings with over 100 tables of both exhibitors and vendors from across Pennsylvania and adjacent states. The Firearms building emphasizes 19th century western Pennsylvania gunsmiths and includes accouterments, antique and modern rifle recreations of both flint and percussion rifles with many for sale. The Archaeological building will present some of the finest privately held collections of prehistoric and historic Native American artifacts from this region. Items for display and sale will include flint tools and points, ground stone items, pipes, beadwork, pottery and publications. Experts in both buildings will be available throughout the day to answer questions about their interests and provide free evaluation and identification of rifles or artifacts brought in by the public. There will be rifle and artifact identification, flint-knapping demonstrations and the ever-popular Atlatl Throw, a prehistoric spear-throwing device. New this year is an elk educational display by Keystone Elk Country Alliance’s conservation education team. On display will be elk antlers, pelts, skulls and hooves and materials on conservation and management of the elk population in Clearfield and Elk counties. Anyone interested in a table reservation should contact Ken Burkett at [email protected]. For additional information, call the History Center at 814-849-0077 or go online jchconline.org/events and facebook/jchconline.