Instructors

Sam McKinney
Graduated from Bloomsburg State College with a B.A. in English Literature in 1975. Worked in modern masonry doing brick and stone for 8 years. In 1983, he started his own residential restoration business, specializing in buildings constructed before 1850. He has since been responsible for restoring many early Central Pennsylvania structures, the most notable being the Dills Tavern building. He is the Director of Restoration for Dills Tavern and is responsible for setting up the preservation classes at the Tavern. His preservation education came from attending summer classes at Eastfield Village for over 20 years.

Linda Zeigler
Food historian, Linda Zeigler, has 25 years experience with hearth cooking, bake ovens, and historic foodways. She has demonstrated and interpreted at many central Pennsylvania museums. Linda and her husband live on a small farm in Cumberland Co., where they raise Milking Devon cattle, heritage breed chickens, and a variety of grain, including wheat and rye for flour.