Cider: Pennsylvania’s Once (& Future?) Favorite

Join us on December 6th, 2026, for our hybrid lecture (in person and on Zoom) by Mark Turdo. See his lecture, "Touching on everything from William Penn to Prohibition, this overview looks at how cider was historically made, its presence and importance in Pennsylvania, and where it’s heading today."
For over twenty years, Mark A. Turdo, historian and museum professional, has been researching and recreating historic alcoholic cider. He is especially interested in early American cider and cider culture, including who was making it, who was drinking it, and why it was more common than beer. In 2013, he began the Pommel Cyder blog https://pommelcyder.wordpress.com , where he shares his adventures in cider research and his experiments in cidermaking.