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An Afternoon with the Graemes – Featuring the Tapestry Dancers
Join us for an afternoon of Colonial dancing with the Tapestry Dancers, a demonstration of tea-service etiquette, and other activities a wealthy and socially prominent family such as the Graemes would have enjoyed during their stays at their country home here in Horsham. The Tapestry Dancers will be demonstrating on the lawn and will teach the audience a few moves as well. Outside program is free (but donations are always appreciated); tours of the Keith House are $7 for adults…
Find out more »Yellow Fever
While we may have had enough of the Covid-19 pandemic, endemic and pandemic diseases were not unknown to our Colonial ancestors either. While they often had to cope with much less scientific knowledge than we have today, some basics, like social distancing and masking, were practiced then too. This special Living History Theater tour will take you through the house where costumed actors will present scenes related to the Yellow Fever epidemic that raged through Philadelphia in 1793 when country…
Find out more »Christmas in the Colonies
Christmas in the colonies was celebrated differently, and sometimes not at all, by each ethnic group who settled here, bringing traditions from their homeland. Graeme Park was home to the Scottish Keith and Graeme families, Irish and German servants, enslaved workers, and later the Quaker Penroses. As you tour the rooms of the Keith House, costumed actors will present these different traditions to you - some you will recognize in our modern day celebrations. Tour times, cost, and ticketing information…
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