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September 2019
You Point, We Pick
Are you interested in farm-fresh, organic food and herbs? Our historically accurate gardens are bursting with produce, herbs, and flowers that need to be used! You Point, We Pick Dates Monday, July 8, 5:00 to 6:30 PM at the Thompson-Neely House gardens Monday, August 12, 5:00 to 6:30 PM at the Hibbs House kitchen garden Monday, September 9, 5:00 to 6:30 PM at the Thompson-Neely House gardens On the dates above, drop by the designated garden between 5:00 and 6:30 PM. You can point out anything you'd like to take home, and our historic horticulturalists will pick it for you…
Find out more »McConkey’s Market
Looking for one-of-a-kind gifts and crafts for yourself or a loved one? Visit McConkey’s Market on Saturday, September 14, from 10 AM to 4 PM at Washington Crossing Historic Park. Back for its fifth year, McConkey’s Market will feature more than 90 vendors selling artisan crafts, up-cycled items, handmade jewelry, original art and photography, pottery, vintage clothing, reclaimed furniture and collectibles. Admission to the market is free, and it will be held rain or shine.
Find out more »How Washington Taught Himself To Be a General
Join Adrienne Harrison, PhD for a free lecture on how George Washington educated himself in the art of being a general...and then ignored the traditional rules of warfare in the attacks on Trenton and Princeton. This lecture will be accompanied by the first-time exhibition of a copy of one of the military manuals in Washington's personal library. His copy is currently in the collection of the Boston Anthenaeum. This lecture will be held on Sunday, September 15 at 2 PM in the Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center. Registration opens August 1. Please call the park Visitor Center at (215) 493-4076…
Find out more »September Book Club Meeting: Standing In Their Own Light
The September meeting of the Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club is set for Monday, September 16, at 5:30 PM in the Visitor Center. In this meeting, museum curator Kimberly McCarty will lead a discussion of the Introduction, Chapter One and Chapter Two in Standing In Their Own Light: African American Patriots in the American Revolution by Judith L. Van Buskirk. Participation is free and open to all. Members should provide their own books. To register, please call the park Visitor Center at 215-493-4076.
Find out more »Colonial Cocktails & Cuisine
Join the Friends of Washington Crossing Park in celebration of our tenth anniversary of supporting educational programs at Washington Crossing Historic Park (PA). In honor of this milestone, the Friends cordially invite you to an evening of Colonial Cocktails & Cuisine on Saturday, September 28 from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. At the event, lanterns will light the way as guests walk from building to building in the Historic Village, sampling colonial-era cocktails and gourmet food. Guests will then adjourn to the Visitor Center for dessert, music and a silent auction. PURCHASE TICKETS
Find out more »Stargazing at Bowman’s Hill Tower (FULL)
REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED — THIS EVENT IS AT CAPACITY Peer through a telescope atop what may be one of the best vantage points for stargazing in all of Bucks County. Join the Friends of Washington Crossing Park and a local astronomer for a night of stargazing atop Bowman's Hill Tower on September 28 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM. Telescopes will be provided, and viewings are limited to 15-minute periods. Registration is full; only guests who have registered with the Visitor Center may attend. Rain/cloud date is October 5. The Friends of Washington Crossing Park, a non-profit formed in 2009 to…
Find out more »October 2019
Bucks County During the Revolution
Join historian and author Owen S. Ireland for a free lecture on how the American Revolution impacted the lives and politics of Bucks County in the 18th century. This lecture will be held on Sunday, October 13 at 2 PM in the Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center. Registration opens September 1. Please call the park Visitor Center at (215) 493-4076 to register. Ireland is a Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus in the history department at The College at Brockport. He wrote the Bucks County chapter in Beyond Philadelphia: The American Revolution in the Pennsylvania Hinterland, edited by John B. Frantz…
Find out more »Village Lantern Tours
Join the Friends of Washington Crossing Park for a free nighttime tour of the Historic Village on October 18. Tour guides will be equipped with lanterns, and the Historic Village buildings will be lit by candles, creating a magical autumn sight. Tours will begin at 7 PM, 8 PM and 9 PM. Capacity is 30 people per tour group. To register for one of these groups, please call the Visitor Center at 215-493-4076. This is a rain or shine event. The Friends of Washington Crossing Park, a non-profit formed in 2009 to save the crossing reenactment in the wake of…
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Autumn Market & Encampment
Travel back in time and experience the life of the Founding Fathers during Washington Crossing Historic Park’s annual Autumn Encampment & Market on Saturday, October 19, from 10 AM to 4 PM. During this event, colonial townspeople will gather at their marketplace in the historic village area of the park to sell their wares while soldiers drill 18th-century military tactics. The park's fife and drum corps will perform throughout the day. Families will enjoy a wide array of activities including crafts, cooking demonstrations, tours of historic buildings, and one-on-one interaction with colonial reenactors. Admission to Autumn Encampment & Market is…
Find out more »October Book Club Meeting: Standing In Their Own Light
The October meeting of the Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club is set for Monday, October 21, at 5:30 PM in the Visitor Center. In this meeting, museum curator Kimberly McCarty will lead a discussion of Chapters Three and Four in Standing In Their Own Light: African American Patriots in the American Revolution by Judith L. Van Buskirk. Participation is free and open to all. Members should provide their own books. To register, please call the park Visitor Center at 215-493-4076.
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