<p>To my fellow Guild members&#8230; Over the past two years, we have seen tremendous success across our organization. We have seen an increase in our numbers, the publication of valuable material such as Jay Hopkins&#8217; book and John Proud&#8217;s Creasy manuscript, strengthened our relationship with the NMLRA, and have had phenomenal gatherings at Carlisle and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Hazaah! The Guild Master Challenge is approaching quickly and time enough to gain an appreciation for the skills required by early horn carvers. The challenge is open to HCH Members.  Those taking on the challenge must create a horn object utilizing only those tools and atmospheres available to 18th century hornsmiths. This means no electricity [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The months have passed and it’s time for another great summer reception for the Guild! We’ll once again be meeting at the (very nice) pavilion at Ontelaunee Park at 7911 Kings Highway, New Tripoli, PA 18066. Snacks and drinks will begin at 5:45pm with dinner starting at 6:30. The menu for the evening begins with [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The 23rd Annual Horn Fair is March 1 &amp; 2, 2019 so is time to get your reservations in for the 2019 Annual Meeting in Carlisle, Pennsylvania! Please do it now as we need an accurate headcount! Thanks. To make arrangements, click here. Carl Dumke A friend of mine, Joe-d Baxter, who is a new [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As many of you may already know, I have been trying to get to Dixon’s for over 10 years now.  This year, I finally made it!  What a great experience!  I was astonished at the organization of the event and the attendance was phenomenal.  The one aspect I was truly amazed by how much the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As we get ready to celebrate the anniversary of our nation&#8217;s independence, I want all of us to take a moment to think about those heroes who risked everything to make our life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness possible.  These patriots saw a future for a nation unfettered by the chains of tyranny.  The most [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On March 2-3, 2018 our annual meeting was held&#8230; What a phenomenal weekend for the HCH!  I want to thank all of the members for coming out and enjoying the fellowship and friendship at the annual meeting in Carlisle. We had a great show for our members and the public.  As always, the AHEC staff [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Spring is upon us and the mid-winter blues are over. The trout are rising and the ridges and hollows echo with mating calls of gobblers seeking hens. I know a least one fellow who took his bird this season as it came in to his hand-made horn call. Not his first bird lured to the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As your newly installed Guildmaster, I am pleased to take this opportunity to introduce myself and express my thanks to the HCH membership for electing me to represent you as your Guildmaster.  I know that the HCH Executive Committee and our membership is committed to seeing the guild grow and to continue to foster interest [&hellip;]</p>

<p>&nbsp; The 20th anniversary of the founding of the Honourable Company of Horners will be celebrated in high style at the 2016 annual meeting held in the US Army Heritage and Education Center at Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  The dates of the meeting at their convention center are March 4th and 5th.  Public is invited starting 1PM [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Christmas Greetings and a Happy New Year to all and particular the history loving folks.  Hope all your horn projects were finished on time so your presents were not late to friends and loved ones.  Mother nature is giving us in the mid-Atlantic states a present of milder weather and lower fuel bill so I&#8217;m [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It was Saturday, October 17, 2015 6:30 AM and I was on the Pennsylvania Turnpike once again headed West five days after returning East from the Ft. Roberdeau 18th Century Marketfaire and Rifle Frolic where I demonstrated with the Horn Guild&#8217;s lathe. We enjoyed three days of good Mid-Atlantic fall foliage with brisk nights and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Horn Guild&#8217;s Summer Reception held at the Kutztown Rod and Gun Club drew seventy plus hungry members and guests from the Dixon family.  Chuck Dixon was not able to attend and personally receive the Lanthorn Award for exceptional support of the muzzle loading community in general and the Horn Guild in particular.  Chuck&#8217;s son [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I was an early reader after the third grade and liked historical stories of James Fenimore Cooper and battles in the American Revolution using flintlock muskets and rifles.  It took me years to find out how the flintlock mechanism worked.  The dictionary and encyclopedias were of no help.  I was too young to subscribe to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Memorial Day weekend finally brought a relatively normal weather pattern just in time to honor our veterans. As a US Navy Veteran, at our yearly local township memorial service, I spoke of the human cost of the Civil War that had concluded just 41 days before one hundred and fifty years ago. May 9th was [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Spring sprung the other day and we woke up to two inches of snow! Bad enough we had a blizzard to travel to Carlisle back on the 5th but enough is enough. (It did snow on the day my Sister was born April 5, 1940). But blizzard or not many hardy Horners and their wives [&hellip;]</p>

<p>      Time&#8217;s a wasting if you have not made reservations to attend the 2015 annual meeting of the Horn Guild in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. This meeting on the 6th and 7th of March will feature original horn objects not generally on display and their history. It will feature a presentation/discussion by four of the leading powder [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Midway between Thanksgiving and Christmas is a really busy time for lots of us. We had ten for Thanksgiving counting twin two year old boys and a seven year old brother- creating Bedlam South. Normally they live 100 miles North in Bedlam. The zip code for Bedlam follows the boys. We had a traditional turkey [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It&#8217;s Saturday, 18th October at 6:30 AM and I leave the house to drive to Carlisle, Pennsylvania to meet with the Executive Committee members of the Horn Guild. I haven&#8217;t eaten and plan on the egg and sausage sandwich purchased on the Pennsylvania Turnpike maybe an hour away. Traffic is light and moving fast for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>August of 2014 has been truly one to remember here in New Jersey. We have had less heat and humidity than anyone can recall. The favorable, non-humid weather was granted at Dixon&#8217;s Gunmakers Fair and the Summer Reception too. Relief was seen on all of the happy faces for sure. Speaking of Dixon&#8217;s, we had [&hellip;]</p>