Travel back in time and experience life in a Revolutionary War camp during Washington Crossing Historic Park’s annual Autumn Encampment & Market on Saturday, October 16, from noon to 4 PM. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children age five to 11, and free members, active duty military, and children under five. A family ticket is available for 2 adults and 2 children under 18 living in the same household. Get Tickets   What To Expect At Autumn Market & Encampment, colonial townspeople gather at their marketplace in the Historic Village area of the park to sell their wares.…

Dr. Matthew Costello, senior historian of the White House Historical Association, will give a free virtual lecture on Sunday, October 17 at 1:30 PM. Costello's lecture will focus on his 2019 book, The Property of the Nation: George Washington's Tomb, Mount Vernon, and the Memory of the First President, which was a 2020 George Washington Prize Finalist. The lecture is free, but registration is required. After registering, you'll receive a Zoom meeting link via email. Please email washingtoncrossingsp@pa.gov if you don't receive a Zoom link after registering. We will have limited ability to help you connect on October 17, so please contact…

The December meeting of the Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club is set for Monday, December 20 at 5:30 PM. This meeting will be held virtually using Zoom. Registration is required. To register, please visit DCNR's website. Zoom meeting details will be provided upon registration. Museum curator Kimberly McCarty will begin discussion of the book club's next selection, Surviving the Winters: Housing Washington’s Army During the American Revolution by Steven Elliott.  Participants should be prepared to discuss the introduction through chapter two. Book club meetings are free and open to all. Members should provide their own books.

The January 2022 meeting of the Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club is set for Tuesday, January 18 at 5:30 PM. This meeting will be held virtually using Zoom. Registration is required. To register, please visit DCNR's website. Zoom meeting details will be provided upon registration. Museum curator Kimberly McCarty will continue the club's discussion of Surviving the Winters: Housing Washington’s Army During the American Revolution by Steven Elliott. Participants should be prepared to discuss chapters three through five. Book club meetings are free and open to all. Members should provide their own books.