# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Hitchcock House Pioneer Skills Festival
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Have you ever wondered how the pioneers made their own rope or dipped their own candles?   If so, you should come to the Hitchcock Pioneer Skills Festival. 

This Festival will be held on Saturday, May 2nd at the Hitchcock House, which is located 6 miles south of Atlantic and 1.5 miles west of Lewis, IA.  The festivities will begin at 1:00 p.m. and end at 4:00 p.m.  You will have an opportunity to visit the historic Hitchcock House and see many of the skills and crafts that people of the late 1800’s used in daily living.

You could begin your visit with a tour of the Hitchcock House that is also a National Historic Landmark.  This two-story home was built in 1856. It features thick sandstone walls, window seats, native hard wood trim and a secret room that hid runaway slaves.  The secret room is located in the basement where there is also a stone fireplace where the slaves could cook food and keep warm.  

Head to the barn, where the hub of the festival activities will take place.  Once you make it to the barn you will be able to observe the skills and crafts of the past and even try your hand at a few of them.  There will be rope making, candle dipping, tin punching, and woodcarvings.  

Don’t miss out on this exciting day!  This festival will be held rain or shine.  Families are encouraged to come and share the day together as they might have in the 1800’s.  There is a $5 fee/adult for a tour of the Hitchcock House.  All activities in the barn are free of charge; donations to the Hitchcock House will be accepted.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lewis/hitchcock-house-pioneer-skills-festival/200029892249916
- **Event Categories**: festivals, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 40

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029892249916?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=lewis-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Lewis
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Hitchcock House
- **lat**: 41.304170643351
- **long**: -95.103643716752
- **full address**: Hitchcock House, 63786 567th Ln, Lewis, IA 51544-5137, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Cass County Conservation (https://allevents.in/org/cass-county-conservation/6781970)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Hitchcock House, 63786 567th Ln, Lewis, IA 51544-5137, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Cass County Conservation
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** festivals, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Hitchcock House Pioneer Skills Festival ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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