{"id":3594,"date":"2026-11-09T11:38:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=3594"},"modified":"2026-11-09T11:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:38:34","slug":"meadowcrofts-taffy-pull-fall-finale","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/?mec-events=meadowcrofts-taffy-pull-fall-finale","title":{"rendered":"Meadowcroft\u2019s Taffy Pull &#038; Fall Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Meadowcroft\u2019s Taffy Pull &amp; Fall Finale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Celebrate the end of the season with a sweet day of hands-on history and fall fun at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village!<\/p>\n<p>Discover how early Americans satisfied their sweet tooth with historic candy-making demonstrations and try your hand at pulling taffy to create a classic treat to take home.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a variety of autumn activities throughout the historic site, including:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Historic Candy Making:<\/strong> Watch demonstrations and learn about traditional sweets.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hearth Cooking:<\/strong> See historic cooking in action inside the Hamilton Log House.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cornhusk Crafts:<\/strong> Create a traditional craft in the 18th-century Frontier Trading Post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Atlatl Throwing:<\/strong> Try your aim in the Monongahela Indian Village.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Saturday, November 21, 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 10:00 AM \u2013 4:00 PM<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village<br \/>\n401 Meadowcroft Road, Avella, PA 15312<\/p>\n<p><strong>Admission:<\/strong> Fall Finale activities are included with regular admission and are free for Heinz History Center members. Taffy-pulling participation is an additional $5 per person.<\/p>\n<p>Space for taffy pulling is limited, and advance reservations are recommended.<\/p>\n<p>For tickets and reservations, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/my.heinzhistorycenter.org\/orders\/558\/tickets?cdEventIds=66154408b6934e57c6fd7964&amp;date=2026-11-21T10:00:00-05:00&amp;eventId=66154408b6934e57c6fd7964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meadowcroft registration page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, email <a href=\"mailto:meadowcroftinfo@heinzhistorycenter.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meadowcroftinfo@heinzhistorycenter.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meadowcroft\u2019s Taffy Pull &amp; Fall Finale Celebrate the end of the season with a sweet day of hands-on history and fall fun at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village! Discover how early Americans satisfied their sweet tooth with historic candy-making demonstrations and try your hand at pulling taffy to create a classic treat to take home. [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3576,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[],"class_list":["post-3594","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/3594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3594"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmec_category&post=3594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}