The Daniel Boone Homestead Associates (DBHA) will celebrate the arrival of fall with the homestead's annual Heritage Day event on Sunday, Oct. 19, from noon to 4 p.m. In conjunction with the event, Daniel Boone is partnering with the Exeter Friends Meetinghouse for open house tours to commemorate its 300th anniversary.

Heritage Day will feature a variety of Colonial and early American demonstrations, trades and hands-on activities. Colonial musician Bob Mouland will return this year, and Stone House History interpreters will demonstrate tape weaving and wood carving. Heritage Day will also feature craft and specialty food vendors, as well as fall activities for children, like pumpkin painting.

In the Boone House, volunteers will cook a hearty meal over the hearth, while Mouland treats guests to Colonial music in the English parlor. Visitors can also tour the Boone House and spring cellar and learn about the three families who lived there during the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Throughout the historic area, visitors can learn about the intricate work of a leatherworker, a gunsmith and a blacksmith. The apothecary presentation will feature a display of period medical instruments, and attendees will learn about the role of the doctor and surgeon during the 18th century.

A Colonial fur trader and trapper will talk about the ways European settlers used animal hides and pelts. Volunteers will also demonstrate basket making and various textile arts, including wool dyeing and spinning. The three-room Bertolet Log House, a prime example of early Germanic architecture, will be open for touring.

In addition to demonstrations and trades, there will be a variety of 18th-century hands-on activities for children and adults to enjoy, including candle dipping, quill pen writing and Colonial toys and games.

The Exeter Friends Meetinghouse will be open throughout the afternoon and is located a little over 2 miles from the Homestead at 191 Meetinghouse Road, Douglassville. The Exeter Friends Meeting was originally established in 1725 as Oley Meeting and later changed its name to Exeter in 1742. It is where the Quaker Boone family would have attended monthly meetings. The original log structure that was frequented by the Boones was replaced by the current stone structure in 1759.

There will be an admission fee to attend Heritage Day. There will be separate prices for adults, seniors age 65 and over and youths ages 6 to 17. Children age 5 and under and DBHA members will be admitted for free. No pets except service animals are permitted, and smoking is prohibited.

Daniel Boone Homestead is located at 400 Daniel Boone Road, Birdsboro. For up-to-date details, visit http://www.thedanielboonehomestead.org or http://www.facebook.com/danielboonehomestead.