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May 2021
Grow with Me! Series for Kids
In partnership with DelVal's Kids U! program, the Friends of Washington Crossing Park will host a virtual three-part virtual series for kids. The series is set for April 8, May 13, and June 10 from 4 to 4:45 PM. Cost for one child is $17.76 per session, or $45 for all three sessions. Register here. Children (ages 7-9) will learn: The herbs used during the colonial era to make tea and preserve food Tea taxes and the Boston Tea Party How to make a paper teapot How colonial gardens and kitchens were arranged How colonists observed and identified certain types…
Find out more »May Book Club Meeting: Rebels Rising
The May meeting of the Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club is set for Monday, May 17 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 lead a discussion of Rebels Rising: Cities and the American Revolution by Benjamin L. Carp. Participants should be prepared to discuss Chapters 2-3. Book club meetings are free and open to all. Members should provide their own books.
Find out more »June 2021
Grow with Me! Series for Kids
In partnership with DelVal's Kids U! program, the Friends of Washington Crossing Park will host a virtual three-part virtual series for kids. The series is set for April 8, May 13, and June 10 from 4 to 4:45 PM. Cost for one child is $17.76 per session, or $45 for all three sessions. Register here. Children (ages 7-9) will learn: The herbs used during the colonial era to make tea and preserve food Tea taxes and the Boston Tea Party How to make a paper teapot How colonial gardens and kitchens were arranged How colonists observed and identified certain types…
Find out more »June Book Club Meeting: Rebels Rising
The June meeting of the Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club is set for Monday, June 21 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 lead a discussion of Rebels Rising: Cities and the American Revolution by Benjamin L. Carp. Participants should be prepared to discuss Chapter 4 through the Epilogue. Book club meetings are free and open to all. Members should provide their own books.
Find out more »July 2021
Colonial Days Summer Camp at Delaware Valley University
Unplug your kids from the modern world and send them back to General Washington's era! In partnership with Delaware Valley University, the park's Colonial Days Summer Camp will be held at Delaware Valley University from July 19-23 from 9 AM to 3 PM each day. Colonial Days Activities At Colonial Days Summer Camp, children ages 7-10 will learn about Washington's crossing of the Delaware River and life in the colonial era. Activities will be led by Katherine Becnel, volunteer coordinator for the Friends of Washington Crossing Park. Campers will participate in many hands-on activities, including: Gardening Quill pen writing Playing…
Find out more »July Book Club Meeting: Ten Crucial Days
The July meeting of the Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club is set for Monday, July 19 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 lead a discussion of the book club's newest selection, Ten Crucial Days: Washington's Vision for Victory Unfolds by William L. Kidder. Participants should be prepared to discuss the Introduction through Chapter 4. Book club meetings are free and open to all. Members should provide their own books.
Find out more »August 2021
August Book Club Meeting: Ten Crucial Days
The August meeting of the Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club is set for Monday, August 16 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 lead a discussion of Ten Crucial Days: Washington's Vision for Victory Unfolds by William L. Kidder. Participants should be prepared to discuss Chapters 5 through 9. Book club meetings are free and open to all. Members should provide their own books.
Find out more »September 2021
September Book Club Meeting: Ten Crucial Days
The September meeting of the Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club is set for Monday, September 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 lead a discussion of Ten Crucial Days: Washington's Vision for Victory Unfolds by William L. Kidder. Participants should be prepared to discuss Chapters 10 through 14. Book club meetings are free and open to all. Members should provide their own books.
Find out more »October 2021
October Book Club Meeting: Ten Crucial Days
The October meeting of the Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club is set for Monday, October 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 lead a discussion of Ten Crucial Days: Washington's Vision for Victory Unfolds by William L. Kidder. Participants should be prepared to discuss Chapters 15 through 17. Book club meetings are free and open to all. Members should provide their own books.
Find out more »November 2021
November Book Club: Ten Crucial Days
The November meeting of the Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club is set for Monday, November 15 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 wrap up discussion of Ten Crucial Days: Washington's Vision for Victory Unfolds by William L. Kidder. Participants should be prepared to discuss Chapters 18 through 20. Book club meetings are free and open to all. Members should provide their own books.
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