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"Coffee with a Colonial" with Sam Leamer

  • August 2 - November 1, 2026

  • Historic Rock Ford

    881 Rockford Road
    Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602
Ticket Price $8.39-$15.75 Register Now
Description

Step into the past – one sip at a time! “Coffee with a Colonial” brings the sights, sounds, and flavors of 18th century America to life. Experience the warmth and bustle of a colonial coffeehouse or tavern, where history isn’t just told – it’s lived! 

“Coffee with a Colonial” gives the opportunity to have a moment to sit down and enjoy sipping through history, enjoying a favorite beverage with discussion and interacting with 18th century material culture. Where the world is so busy today, living historian Samuel Leamer invites you to take a pause and enjoy the simple pleasure of conversation over and about coffee, either of the 18th or the 21st century variety.

This program will be held in the kitchen of the General Edward Hand Mansion.

Sam Leamer was born and raised in Berk County PA. He holds a history degree from Cairn University and is a life-long living historian/re-enactor with a decade of experience working with 21st century Coffee. He brings a blended passion of history and coffee. Sam wishes to provide a deeper, richer, and perhaps a more flavorful understanding of the Colonial Coffee Culture in North America and how it fueled a nation’s beginnings. 

Date & Time

Aug 2 - Nov 1, 2026

Venue Details

Historic Rock Ford

881 Rockford Road
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602 Historic Rock Ford
Rock Ford Foundation

Historic Rock Ford is comprised of the circa 1794 General Edward Hand Mansion and the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts. Our historic site is situated on 33 acres of gardens, woods and grounds surrounded by Lancaster County Central Park located in the southeast corner of Lancaster City.  This remarkable estate offers visitors the opportunity to encounter the outstanding original late-Georgian style architecture of the Hand Mansion, to experience its rooms furnished in exquisite period style while, in the Snyder Gallery, to explore a nationally recognized collection of Lancaster County decorative arts dating from circa 1760 to 1820 including furniture, portraiture, long rifles, tall case clocks, silver, and much more. 


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