history Spring 2018
Battleship New Jersey
Ongoing: The Battleship New Jersey is open for guided and audio tours. Visitors can select from a variety of tours. Admission. Camden Waterfront, Camden, NJ. 856-966-1652;
Historic Craven Hall & The John Fitch Steamboat Museum
Ongoing: House and John Fitch Steamboat Museum Tours
Street and Newtown Roads, Warminster, PA. 215-675-4698; www.craven-hall.org.
Historic Summerseat
Ongoing: First Saturday of every month: The stately Georgian mansion of Summerseat is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free tours also available by appointment. Historic Morrisville Society, Hillcrest & Legion Avenues, Morrisville, PA. www.historicsummerseat.com.
Historical Society of Princeton
Ongoing: Historic Princeton Walking Tours (Sundays)
Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, Princeton, NJ. 609-921-6748; www.princetonhistory.org.
New Hope Historical Society
Ongoing: Walking Tours of Downtown New Hope
May 5-November 18: Parry Mansion Tours
45 South Main Street, New Hope, PA. 215-862-5652; www.newhopehs.org
David Library of the American Revolution
March 9-June 13: Spring Lecture Series
1201 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA. 215-493-6776; www.dlar.org.
Lambertville Historical Society
April-November: Guided Walking Tours of Lambertville
Marshall House Museum, 60 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ. 609-397-0770;
www.lambertvillehistoricalsociety.org.
Prallsville Mills
April 7: Progressive Dinner
April 14: Geoff Muldaur and Music You Can’t Hear on the Radio
April 28-29: Stockton Rummage Sale
33 Risler Street, Stockton, NJ. 609-397-3586; www.prallsvillemills.org.
The Friends of Howell Living History Farm
April 14: Spring Beekeeping
May 12: Pleasant Valley House Tours
May 26: Haying and Hayrides
June 9: Old Time Baseball
70 Wooden’s Lane, Lambertville, NJ. 609-737-3299; www.howellfarm.org.
Pennsbury Manor
April 15, May 6; June 3: Historic Trades
April 15; May 20; June 17: Open Hearth Cooking
April 22; May 27: Beer Brewing and Garden Highlights
April 29: Meet the Animals
May 13; June 10: Living History Theater
June 16: Annual Brews & Bites
400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA. 215-946-0400;
Washington Crossing Historic Park
April 15: Lecture with Author Andrea Wulf
April 28: Musick the Washingtons Knew
May 5: Spring Brewfest
May 19: Sheep to Shawl Day
Washington Crossing, PA. 215-493-4076; www.washingtoncrossingpark.org.
Civil War Reenactment
April 28-29: Celebrate the history of Bucks County at this annual event. It is said to be one of the largest reenactments on the East Coast. Neshaminy State Park, 3401 State Road, Bensalem, PA. www.neshaminycwevent.org.
Bristol Cultural & Historical Foundation
April 29: Annual Spring Tea
August 5: Annual Peach Social
321 Cedar Street, Bristol, PA. www.bristolhistory.org.
Pearl S. Buck House
April 29: Pearl’s Garden and Tea Party
May 18: Taste of the World
520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA. 215-249-0100; www.psbi.org.
Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum
May-October: Visit this Hunterdon County museum that has preserved the region’s agricultural history from the 18th through 20th centuries. The site features regular events for the public. Admission. 1605 Route 29, Lambertville, NJ. 609-397-2752; www.holcombe-jimison.org.
Historic Fallsington
Mid-May through Mid-October: Guided Tours
Admission. 4 Yardley Avenue, Fallsington, PA. 215-295-6567; www.historicfallsington.org.
Newtown Historic Association
May 20: Trolly Tour of Historic Newtown
Newtown, PA. 215-968-4004; www.newtownhistoric.org.
McConkey’s Market
June 16: This unique outdoor market in Washington Crossing Historic Park features vintage items, handmade jewelry, artisan crafts, and salvaged architectural items. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. River Road and Route 532, Washington Crossing, PA. www.mcconkeysmarket.com.