History Spring 2019
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; www.battleshipnewjersey.org.
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
45 South Main Street, New Hope, PA. 215-862-5652; www.newhopehs.org
Lambertville Historical Society
Through November: Guided Walking Tours of Lambertville
Marshall House Museum, 60 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ. 609-397-0770;
www.lambertvillehistoricalsociety.org.
The Friends of Howell Living History Farm
May 11: Pleasant Valley House Tours
70 Wooden’s Lane, Lambertville, NJ. 609-737-3299; www.howellfarm.org.
Pennsbury Manor
June 23: Beer Brewing and Garden Highlights
May 9: Living History Theater
June 15: Colonial Cat Walk
June 30: Meet the Animals
400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA. 215-946-0400;
Washington Crossing Historic Park
May 25: Music on the Riverbank
Washington Crossing, PA. 215-493-4076; www.washingtoncrossingpark.org.
Pearl S. Buck House
June 26: Pearls S. Bucks 127th Birthday Celebration
20 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
June 14: Historic Walking Tour of Newtown
Newtown, PA. 215-968-4004; www.newtownhistoric.org.
McConkey’s Market
June 15: 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.
Historical Society of Hilltown Township
May 5 1-4 Pm: Open House
David Kimmerly, of Mid-Atlantic Preservation, will give a presentation on his work researching the 1800s Hartzel-Strassburger Homestead, for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. 407 Keystone Drive & Bethlehem Pike, Sellersville, Pa. 267-614-9174
Fonthill Castle Programs
May 19: 4th Annual Kite Day