Boulton Historic Site and Jacobsburg Historical Society

09/02/2026

These gentlemen have been working very carefully the past 4 weeks to craft these beautiful longrifles. We're so excited to share their progress so far and can't wait to see the finished product! Stay tuned for these updates and potential future offerings of the class.

08/24/2026

This is a nice feature for the Pennsylvania Longrifle Museum!

This small Pennsylvania museum holds more than 100 historic fi****ms, including rifles tied to five generations of one gunsmithing family. See how the Pennsylvania Longrifle became both a battlefield tool and a work of American folk art.

08/18/2026

You won't want to miss this! General Washington brings his story of 1776 to us on September 12 with two presentations. Tickets and more information will be available 8/22 on our website JacobsburgHistory.com

08/16/2026

We're excited to announce our upcoming program featuring an interview with George Washington! Save the date for September 12, as more details and tickets will be available soon!

08/10/2026

Check out this informative post with some local Henry history!

On this , we share a Cast Iron Stove made at the Catherine Furnace, Jacobsburg, Pennsylvania. This large 4-plate stove has a wide elliptical loading shelf and leaf/branch design with a raised small diamond border.

In 1824, Matthew Henry erected the Catherine Furnace at Jacobsburg and began the manufacture of stove castings.

Matthew S. Henry was born in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, on August 10, 1790, and died on January 20, 1862. He was a son of William and Sabina (Schropp) Henry. Matthew Henry's father, William Henry II, erected a musket factory at Jacobsburg in 1798, and in 1808 he erected a forge there for the manufacture of bar iron. In 1815, Matthew acquired these properties from his father, who had transferred his interests from Nazareth and Jacobsburg to the Boulton Gun Works which he had erected in 1812-13, about a mile below Jacobsburg on the Bushkill Creek.

08/09/2026

Our muzzleloader building class has officially begun! Follow along as our attendees make progress over the weeks, and watch for updates on future class offerings!

08/08/2026

Jacobsburg Historical Society would not be possible without our wonderful volunteers! We are always looking for people with an interest in history to be docents for the J Joseph Henry Home and PA Longrifle Museum, demonstrators and guides in the outbuildings, as well as other various tasks around the site! Feel free to reach out to us with any questions or interest by emailing [email protected]

07/20/2026

It's a beautiful time of year to get outside and explore history! Check out these local sites with connections to many different eras and themes in history!