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SUMMARY:Monthly Living History: Soldier Saturdays - Artillery
DESCRIPTION:August: Artillery\nSee fully-functioning reproduction artillery on display\, and learn about the roles of artillerymen through hands-on demonstrations and displays. If weather conditions allow\, visitors will get to watch cannons firing and learn about their role in turning the tide in the Battle of Trenton! \nLocation:  Historic Village\, 1112 River Road\, Washington Crossing\, PA 18977 \nTime:  Saturday August 8th 2026\, 11am – 3pm \nThis free event is part of our Monthly Living History Series. From April through October 2026\, Washington Crossing Historic Park hosts Soldier Saturdays & Farmstead Fridays. Presented in partnership with Americana Corner\, these free monthly programs explore military and civilian life during the American Revolution. \nUpcoming Programs\n\nFarmstead Fridays – Thompson-Neely Farmstead\nLocation: 1638 River Road\, New Hope\, PA 18938Explore civilian life during the Revolution with hands-on demonstrations. Programs take place on the 4th Friday of each month. \n\nAugust 28: Milling with Water Power\nSeptember 25: Tending the Flock\nOctober 23: Preparing for Winter\n\nGarden ToursStep into the sights\, scents\, and stories of an 18th-century kitchen garden on these guided tours\, held at the Hibbs Garden\, the same day as Farmstead Fridays\, at 12:30pm (registration required) \n\nSoldier Saturdays – Lower Park Village\nLocation: 1112 River Road\, Washington Crossing\, PA 18977Learn about military life during the Revolution with monthly themed programs\, held on the 2nd Saturday of each month. \n\nSeptember 12: Camp Followers\nOctober 10: Civilians in the War Effort
URL:https://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/event/soldier-saturdays-august-2026/
LOCATION:Washington Crossing Historic Park\, 1112 River Road\, Washington Crossing\, PA\, 18977\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Washington Crossing Park":MAILTO:info@washingtoncrossingpark.org
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SUMMARY:Lecture – “National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America”
DESCRIPTION:Washington Crossing Historic Park is pleased to partner with the American Philosophical Society and its David Center for the American Revolution to host a lecture by historian Michael Auslin on his new book\, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America. \nIn this engaging talk\, Auslin explores the remarkable history of the Declaration of Independence—from its drafting by Thomas Jefferson to its enduring role as a symbol of American ideals. More than a static artifact\, the Declaration has lived many lives: carried through war\, hidden for safekeeping\, reproduced and reinterpreted across generations\, and invoked by figures ranging from Abraham Lincoln to Franklin D. Roosevelt. \nDrawing on vivid storytelling and historical insight\, National Treasure traces how this singular document has inspired movements for freedom and equality while also raising enduring questions about unity\, identity\, and democracy. As the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding\, this lecture offers a timely reflection on the principles that continue to shape the United States. \nThis lecture will be offered in a hybrid format\, with both in-person and virtual attendance options available. Washington Crossing Historic Park’s free lecture series is made possible by our General Level Supporter\, America250PA\, through the Lecture250 Grant Program. \n \nAbout the Speaker\nMichael Auslin is the Payson J. Treat Distinguished Research Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. He previously served as an associate professor of history at Yale University and has held fellowships at institutions including the Library of Congress and the Society of the Cincinnati’s American Revolution Institute. He is also the author of the Substack The Patowmack Packet and lives in Virginia.
URL:https://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/event/lecture-national-treasure-how-the-declaration-of-independence-made-america/
LOCATION:Washington Crossing Historic Park\, 1112 River Road\, Washington Crossing\, PA\, 18977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="The David Library of the American Revolution":MAILTO:librarian@dlar.org
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SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:The Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club invites history enthusiasts to explore the American Revolution through engaging discussion and carefully selected readings. Led by the park’s Museum Curator\, Kimberly McCarty\, the club meets virtually via Zoom and focuses on books that shed new light on the Revolutionary era\, with special emphasis on the events surrounding the Delaware River crossing and the 1776 campaign. Free and open to all\, meetings typically take place on the third Monday of each month and provide an opportunity to connect with fellow readers while deepening your understanding of this pivotal period in American history. \nRunning from Bondage tells the compelling stories of enslaved women\, who comprised one-third of all runaways\, and the ways in which they fled or attempted to flee bondage during and after the Revolutionary War. Karen Cook Bell’s enlightening and original contribution to the study of slave resistance in eighteenth-century America explores the individual and collective lives of these women and girls of diverse circumstances\, while also providing details about what led them to escape. She demonstrates that there were in fact two wars being waged during the Revolutionary Era: a political revolution for independence from Great Britain and a social revolution for emancipation and equality in which Black women played an active role. Running from Bondage broadens and complicates how we study and teach this momentous event\, one that emphasizes the chances taken by these ‘Black founding mothers’ and the important contributions they made to the cause of liberty. \nRunning from Bondage:  Enslaved Women and their Remarkable Fight for Freedom in Revolutionary America by Karen Cook Bell \n\nJune 15 – Introduction – Chapter 2\nJuly 20- Chapters 3-4\nAugust 20 – Chapter 5- Appendix\n\n 
URL:https://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/event/book-club-8-20-26/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Book Club,History
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SUMMARY:Monthly Living History: Farmstead Fridays - Milling with Water Power
DESCRIPTION:August: Milling with Water Power\n\nJoin us at the Thompson-Neely Grist Mill to learn how mills harnessed water-power to process one of Pennsylvania’s most important crops: wheat. Explore the historic mill race and marvel at the infrastructure that kept the colonies fed \nLocation:  Thompson-Neely Grist Mill\, 1638 River Road\, New Hope\, PA 18938 \nTime:  Friday Augusts 24th 2026\, 11am – 3pm \nThis free event is part of our Monthly Living History Series. From April through October 2026\, Washington Crossing Historic Park hosts Soldier Saturdays & Farmstead Fridays. Presented in partnership with Americana Corner\, these free monthly programs explore military and civilian life during the American Revolution. \nUpcoming Programs\n\nFarmstead Fridays – Thompson-Neely Farmstead\nLocation: 1638 River Road\, New Hope\, PA 18938Explore civilian life during the Revolution with hands-on demonstrations. Programs take place on the 4th Friday of each month. \n\nSeptember 25: Tending the Flock\nOctober 23: Preparing for Winter\n\nGarden ToursStep into the sights\, scents\, and stories of an 18th-century kitchen garden on these guided tours\, held at the Hibbs Garden\, the same day as Farmstead Fridays\, at 12:30pm (registration required). \n\n\nSoldier Saturdays – Lower Park Village\nLocation: 1112 River Road\, Washington Crossing\, PA 18977Learn about military life during the Revolution with monthly themed programs\, held on the 2nd Saturday of each month. \n\nSeptember 12: Camp Followers\nOctober 10: Civilians in the War Effort\n\n\nFall Lantern Tours\nExperience the suspense and determination of the night that changed history. This fall\, join us for immersive seasonal Lantern Tours of Washington Crossing Historic Park\, held at the very time of day the historic Crossing occurred (Registration required). \n 
URL:https://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/event/farmstead-fridays-august-2026/
LOCATION:Washington Crossing Historic Park – Thompson-Neely Farmstead\, 1638 River Road\, New Hope\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Washington Crossing Park":MAILTO:info@washingtoncrossingpark.org
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SUMMARY:Hibbs House Garden Tours – August 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join Washington Crossing Historic Park’s Historical Horticulturist\, Anna Davis\, for a guided walk through the working garden that supports the park’s interpretation of colonial life. \nDuring this 45-minute tour\, visitors will explore the seasonal herbs\, vegetables\, flowers\, and dye plants that would have been commonly grown in American kitchen gardens of the 1700s. Learn how these plants were used for food\, textiles\, and everyday remedies while discovering how historians and gardeners reconstruct historic landscapes using period sources. \nAlong the way\, Anna will share stories about early American gardening practices\, heirloom plant varieties\, and the role gardens played in the daily life of families living along the Delaware River during the Revolutionary era.\nThis tour is part of Farmstead Friday programming and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the research\, cultivation\, and care that bring this historic garden to life. \n 
URL:https://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/event/hibbs-house-garden-tours-august-2026/
LOCATION:Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village\, 1112 River Road\, Washington Crossing\, PA\, 18977\, United States
CATEGORIES:History,Outdoors
ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Washington Crossing Park":MAILTO:info@washingtoncrossingpark.org
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