Watch the 45 minute film about the Fries Rebellion, then stay for a discussion moderated by Michael Gabriel, PhD (Kutztown University History Department Faculty Member). The film was produced by the Lower Macungie Township Historical Society. In this docudrama, places and events of the Fries Rebellion are seen through the eyes of a modern schoolgirl. Audiences of all ages will be entertained and informed about an insurrection that occurred in 1798-1799, primarily among the German-speaking populations in and surrounding the “Lehigh Hills” region of then Northampton, Eastern Berks, Upper Bucks, and Upper Montgomery counties of Pennsylvania. Several of the scenes feature original sites that still exist, including the Red Lion Inn (formerly Enoch Robert's Tavern - Quakertown), Jamision Publick House (formerly Conrad Mark's Tavern - Geryville), Hendrixson's Furniture Store (formerly John Shymer's Tavern - Shimersville), Buckeye Tavern (formerly Henry Shankweiler's Tavern - Macungie), 1760 House (formerly Peter Trexler's Tavern - Trexlertown), Commix Hotel (formerly Martin Ritter's Tavern - Allentown), and the 1758 Sun Inn (Bethlehem).
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