Official Grand Opening of

Col. Jackson’s Office

The Board of Directors of The Berwick Historical Society gratefully acknowledges the sponsor of this room, mr. gerald kershner for his generosity and historic contributions to the authenticity of this room. his personal knowledge handed down to him by his great-grandfather, jacob knecht, the jackson’s coachman, adds a unique perspective to this room’s history.

Featuring authentic photos, artifacts and historically documented wallpaper of the era

11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Using the words of Mr. Kershner, “my passion was to restore this room as closely as possible to the time period when the house was built, and was used briefly by the Colonel as his office”.  Some of the restroation that was done to achieve this goal was professional painting of the ornate plaster work and hanging of historically documented wallpaper.  Of course, we are always interested in obtaining objects for this room that have a connection to Colonel Jackson and the room.

After several years of restoration work, the office is now ready for official opening.  The room contains some of the Jacksons’ original artifacts.  Mr. Kershner is the Great-grandson of Jacob Knecht, coachman for the Jacksons. He will provide some interesting Jackson family stories.  There will also be a one-time showing of an American flag that was flown during the years of the Civil War.

Tours are $5 per person and begin at 11:30 a.m. and the last tour starts at 2:00 p.m.