Tea in the Garden is an event for adults and their children to learn a little history while having a lot of fun out in our historic garden. Children ages 7-12 will learn about our favorite 18th century herbs and have the joyful opportunity to create their own tea and drink it in 18th century fashion. Kids will receive either a mob cap bonnet or tricorne patriot hat to wear through the tea party and take home as a souvenir. They will also leave with a small blend of herbs to share with the rest of the family at home. Read More

Washington Crossing Historic Park and many volunteers will recreate the “lost art” of turning wood into charcoal, just as the furnace colliers did over a century ago. The continuous demonstration will begin Saturday at 12:00pm with preparation of the hearth, stacking of the wood, and covering the pit with leaves and dirt. The lighting off of the pit will take place about 1:00pm. The pit will burn continuously into Sunday morning, and will end with raking the coal out on Sunday morning beginning at 9:00am. Throughout the burn, “colliers” will be available to talk about the process while tending the Read More