Winter 2024 History
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)
Ongoing: Einstein Salon and Innovators Gallery
Ongoing: Treasures from the Trove
Ongoing: Rex Goreleigh: Migrant Worker’s Witness
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.newhopehistorical.org
Mercer Museum
December 7,14,21: Holiday Market at the Mercer Museum
December 27: Kwanzaa: Celebration at the Mercer Museum
Admission. 84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA. 215-345-0210;
Fonthill Castle
Ongoing: Fonthill Castle Guided Evening Tours
Through December 27: Holidays at Fonthill Castle
Through December 17: Winter Wonderland Daily Guided Tours at Fonthill Castle
East Court Street and Route 313, Doylestown, PA. 215-348-9461.
Historic Bethlehem
Ongoing: Historic Bethlehem Tours
Through December 29: Central Moravian Putz
December 6-20: Spirits of Christmas Pub Walking Tour
Through January 2: Trees of Historic Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA. 610-882-0450; www.historicbethlehem.org.
Heritage Conservancy
December 8: Christmas at Aldie: This year’s Christmas at Aldie will be in the style of a cocktail party. The fresh change will allow guests the opportunity to mingle, take in the spectacular decorations, and bid on exciting auction items displayed throughout the mansion all while enjoying delectable bites and stations from Jeffrey A. Miller Catering. Historic Aldie Mansion, 85 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown, PA. 215-345-7020; www.heritageconservancy.org.
Pennsbury Manor
December 13-14: Candlelight Tours
400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA. 215-946-0400;
Washington Crossing Historic Park
December 25: Annual Christmas Day Crossing
Washington Crossing, PA. 215-493-4076; www.washingtoncrossingpark.org.
Pennypacker Mills
Guided Tours: documented historic site where you can see what it was like to live in the early 1900s. With a unique original collection, the mansion is fully furnished with antiques collected and documented by former Pennsylvania Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker reflecting his interests in early Pennsylvania history, German and Dutch settlers, native Americans, the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. Visitors are now able to see the "modern," i.e. 1900s, kitchen, indoor
Bucks County Joyrides
Ongoing: Experience a one-of-a-kind private tour with Bucks County Joyrides! Join us as we explore the area, showcasing scenic landscapes, traversing meandering creeks, and visiting historic covered bridges and landmarks along the way. We do the driving, so you don’t have too! www.buckscoountyjoyrides.com;215-664-7092