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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.