History

HISTORY

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 Fallsington

Ongoing: Guided Tours

October 11: Historic Fallsington Day

October 26: Spirits of the Past Tours

November 15: Fall Fling

November 19-December 23: Special Guided Christmas Tours

December 14: Christmas in Fallsington

Admission. 4 Yardley Avenue, Fallsington, PA. 215-295-6567; www.historicfallsington.org.

New Hope Historical Society

Ongoing: Walking Tours of Downtown New Hope

Through November: Parry Mansion Tours

December 6: Annual Dickens Dinner

December 7: Holiday Spirited Tea

December 13-14: Victorian Christmas Celebration

45 South Main Street, New Hope, PA. 215-862-5652; www.newhopehs.org.

Pearl S. Buck House

Ongoing: Discover the Legacy Tours

520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA. 215-249-0100; www.psbi.org.

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. 215-295-1706; www.historicsummerseat.com.

Battleship New Jersey

Through December 31: Daily tours

Admission. 62 Battleship Place, Camden Waterfront, Camden, NJ. 866-877-6262; www.battleshipnewjersey.org.

Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum

Through October: Museum Tours

1605 Daniel Bray Highway, Lambertville, NJ. 609-397-2752; www.holcombe-jimison.org.

Lambertville Historical Society

Through October: Guided Walking Tours of Lambertville

Through November: James Wilson Marshall House Open

60 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ. 609-397-0770; www.lambertvillehistoricalsociety.org.

Red Mill Museum Village

Through October: Haunted Village

November 28-December 7: Festival of Trees

56 Main Street, Clinton, NJ. 908-735-4101; www.theredmill.org.

Mennonite Heritage Center

Through October 31: Common Threads: Textiles from the Mennonite Heritage Center, Goschenhoppen Historians, and Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center

October 4: Apple Butter Frolic

December: Folk Art Sale

565 Yoder Road, Harleysville, PA. 215-256-3020; www.mhep.org.

Mercer Museum

Through October 26: For All the World to See: Visual Culture & the Struggle for Civil Rights

October 5: Mad Hatter’s Day

October 24: Mercer by Moonlight Tour

November 22-January 4: Under the Tree: A Century of Holiday Trees and Toys

December 9: Holiday Open House

Admission. 84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA. 215-345-0210; www.mercermuseum.org.

National Constitution Center

Through October 19: Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello

525 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA. 215-409-6600; www.constitutioncenter.org.

Peter Wentz Farmstead Society

December 6: Candlelight Tours

Shearer Road, Worcester, PA. 610-584-5104; www.peterwentzfarmsteadsociety.org.

Heritage Conservancy

December 7: Christmas at Aldie

Aldie Mansion, 85 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown, PA. 215-345-7020; www.heritageconservancy.org.

Pennsbury Manor

September 21; October 19: Open Hearth Cooking

September 28: Garden Highlights and Beer Brewing Demonstration

October 5: Historic Trades

October 12, 26: Living History Theater

October 26: Family Halloween and Witch Trial

December 4-5: Holly Nights

400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA. 215-946-0400; www.pennsburymanor.org.

Historical Society of Princeton

October 1: Wednesday Walks

November 8: House Tour 2014

Princeton, NJ. 609-921-6748; www.princetonhistory.org.

Washington Crossing Historic Park

October 19; November 16; December 14: Afternoon Concert Series

December 7: Crossing Dress Rehearsal. Admission.

December 25: Annual Christmas Crossing

Washington Crossing, PA. 215-493-4076; www.washingtoncrossingpark.org.

Graeme Park

October 24: Halloween

November 29: A Soldier’s Christmas

Admission. 859 County Line Road, Horsham, PA. 215-343-0965; www.graemepark.org.

Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library

October 29: Book Discussion: The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

November 19: The Dinner by Herman Koch

680 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA. 215-788-7891; www.grundylibrary.org.

The Friends of Howell Living History Farm

October 4: Farmhouse Grand Opening

October 11: Corn Harvest

October 18: Blacksmithing and Horseshoeing

October 25: Mill Tours

October 26: Farmhouse Tour

November 7: Harvest Moon Dance

November 8: Cider Making

November 29: Thanksgiving Hayrides/Wreath & Sleighbell Sale

December 6: Christmas on the Farm

70 Wooden’s Lane, Lambertville, NJ. 609-737-3299; www.howellfarm.com.

Historic Bethlehem

October 26: Dolly & Me: A Color of His Own

November 29: Historic Turkey Trot 5K Run & Fitness Walk

December 6-7: Holiday Greens and Crafts Sale

Bethlehem, PA. 610-882-0450; www.historicbethlehem.org.

Hunterdon County Tricentennial

October 5: Califon Day

October 12: Alexandria Township Self-Guided Barn Tour

October 18: Flemington Speedway Day at South County Park. (Rain date Oct. 19.)

October 18: Hunterdon’s Historic Churches Bus Tour by Frank Greenagel

October 25: Walking Tour of Historic Flemington

December 14: Washington Crosses the Delaware Annual Reenactment Dress Rehearsal Excursion

Hunterdon County, NJ. 908-788-2030; www.hunterdon300th.org.

The Tewksbury Historical Society

October 1-5: Annual Tewksbury Art Show and Sale

December 6-7: Tewksbury Antique Show

60 Water Street, Lebanon, NJ. 908-832-6734; www.tewksburyhistory.net.

Main Branch of the Hunterdon County Library

October 15: Hunterdon’s Buried Past, Literally: Part I by Bob and Leslie Leith. 7 p.m.

October 25: John Reading, Sr., and his Son, the Governor by David Reading. 2:30 p.m.

November 1: Murals: Hunterdon County. 2 p.m.

November 5, 12, 19: History of Hunterdon County in Art with Stephanie Stevens and Mural Artist Paul Jennis. 7 p.m.

November 6: Hunterdon’s Buried Past, Literally: Part II by Bob and Leslie Leith. 7 p.m.

November 15: Battle of Geary’s Ridge by Dick Stothoff. 2 p.m.

December 10: History of Washington Crossing State Park by Peter Osborne. 7 p.m.

December 13: Washington Crosses the Delaware by Sal DeSapio. 2 p.m.

314 State Route 12, Building 3, Flemington, NJ. 908-788-1444; www.hclibrary.us.

Fonthill Castle

October 4; November 1; December 6: Tower Tours for Families

October 17: Mercer’s Night Tales

December 7: Holiday Festivities for the Family

December 13: Holiday Lights Meander

525 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA. 215-348-9461; www.fonthillmuseum.org.

Newtown Historic Association

October 11: 2014 Market Day. This 38th annual Colonial craft and art fair features over 60 crafters, artists, and demonstrators. See candle making, open hearth cooking, and a Revolutionary War military encampment. There will be live music, children’s activities, games, hayrides, and the Festival of Foods featuring many guest restaurants. Free admission. Rain date October 12.

December 6: Holiday Open House Tour, including private homes and entry to the Half-Moon Inn for period musical entertainment, hearthside cooking demonstrations, and refreshments of mulled cider and cheese. Advance admission. Snow date December 7.

Newtown, PA. 215-968-4004; www.newtownhistoric.org.

Valley Forge National Historical Park

October 13; November 28-30; December 26-30: Holiday Trolley Tours

November 11: Veterans Day Commemoration

December 19: March In of the Continental Army Commemoration

1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia, PA. 610-783-1000; www.nps.gov/vafo.

Historic Bristol Day: Celebrating the Delaware River

October 18: Don’t miss this annual event featuring open houses, children’s activities, vendors, live entertainment, an antique car show, and a regatta. Bristol, PA. http://bristolhistory.homestead.com.

North County Branch of the Hunterdon County Library

October 21: General Daniel Morgan by Sal DeSapio. 7 p.m.

October 29: Historic Haunts of Hunterdon County by Gordon Thomas Ward. 7 p.m.

December 17: Hunterdon in 1776. 7 p.m.

65 Halstead Street, Clinton, NJ. 908-730-6262; www.hclibrary.us.

Stroll Through Flemington

October 25: This self-guided tour through Flemington is presented by the Flemington Historic Preservation Commission. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Advance tickets. 908-782-4928; www.historicflemingtonnj.com.

The Highlands Mansion and Gardens

November 16: The Highlands Hunt Breakfast

November 22-23: Highlands Craft Show at Germantown Academy Field House

December 7: Lunch with Santa

Admission. 7001 Sheaff Lane, Fort Washington, PA. 215-641-2687; www.highlandshistorical.org.