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
December 8: Holiday Open House
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
December 11: Colonial Taverns of New Jersey
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
November 28: Gingerbread in the Log House
December 3: Holiday Open House
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;
Pearl S. Buck House
November 24-December 3: Holiday Craft Show
December 10: Holiday Community Night
520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA. 215-249-0100; www.pearlsbuck.org
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
November 29-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.
Newtown Historic Association
December 7: Newtown Holiday Tour: Now in its 61st year,this tour gives visitors the opportunity to peek into several of Newtown’s unique private residences, all dressed up for the holidays! The streets of Newtown Borough will be alive with the sounds of the season astour-goers make their way to the six town residences on this year’s tour. Besides the private homes, there will be several public buildings open for visitors. All sites are within easy walking distance from the town center. The cost of the tour ticket also includes entry into the Half-moon Inn, home of the Newtown Historic Association. Once inside this beautifully restored 18 th Century building, tour-goers will enjoy period musical entertainment and hearthside colonial cooking demonstrations. Newtown, PA. 215-968-4004; www.newtownhistoric.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
November 30: Ornament Workshop
December 5-6: Holly Nights
December 13-14: Candlelight Tours
400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA. 215-946-0400;
Washington Crossing Historic Park
December 7: Thompson-Neely House Encampment Tour 2024
December 08: First Crossing
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
The Friends of Howell Living History Farm
November 30: Thanksgiving Hayrides & Corn Picking
December 7: Christmas on the Farm
70 Wooden’s Lane, Lambertville, NJ. 609-737-3299; www.howellfarm.org