Mission

Developing camaraderie among women of all ages as we journey into the past in the pursuit of educating, instructing and maintaining the crafts and skills of Joanna's heritage.

Projects Completed
Square Garden developed with raised beds. Planted 19^th Century herbs including culinary, medicinal and aromatic varieties, all of which will be used in our interpretive history segments during guest visitations and the festivals at Joanna. Our sewing group has completed authentic garb for its members to start a lending "closet". We have helped to research and restore the interior of the Store / Office, and act as interpreters during event visitations.

Projects being worked on in 2009

• Inviting guest speakers periodically for meeting programs
• Hosting out third “The Social Graces; A Victorian Tea” open to
  the public
• Continuing with garb making, new project – hats and caps
• Offering a series of hands-on learning activities about arts
  and crafts of the past … basket weaving, needle work, butter churning,
  cooking and herbal specialties ….
• Updating research on the Office/Store Building and collecting
  items for display
• New Historical Project – Develop 1^st person venues from
  Furnace Personalities
  

Meetings every 3^rd Thursday of the month, 10:00 AM in the Mule Stable.

Join us and offer your suggestions and help with this year's projects!

“Make your Own Early American Folk Dolls” program offered by Women of Joanna

 Hay Creek Valley Historical Association’s Women of Joanna invite you to attend their first 3 day summer program June 21, 22, and 23, from 9 a.m. - Noon in the Historic Mule Stable at Joanna Furnace. The workshops are especially designed for children in grades 1- 6 to participate with a parent/ adult (no drop offs), in making a selection of easy to make (no sewing) Early American Folk Dolls. Each day’s dolls to be made will be different but each day will include an introduction to dolls and the history of the dolls being made along with fun facts and follow up activities. A different daily guest speaker is scheduled, sharing doll making information from costuming Civil War dolls to a spinner spinning to make yarn as used in our yarn dolls.  Fun and educational for all! Light snack provided. All materials to make the dolls of the day are included in the registration fee. We ask that you bring a ruler and scissors. Register to come to one day or all three, but you do need to register so materials are readied for you and your child. Call Nancy at 610-404-7278 for details and registration information. Registration forms are also available by emailing info@haycreek.org or at the Joanna Furnace Mule Stable prior to the event.