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Living History Sunday: Keeping a Colonial Household
Keeping house in colonial times involved many activities we take for granted in today's world. Lacking modern conveniences, our foremothers did all the washing, sewing, and spinning by hand. Meals were prepared at an open hearth from food grown or raised on the property, and beer and candles had to be produced in large quantities for even a modest-sized household. While trained doctors were available for more serious illnesses, basic medical needs were often treated with herbs. Join us for a day…
Find out more »Independence Day at Graeme Park
View our flag collection and join us for a reading of the Declaration of Independence. Schedule TBD.
Find out more »Living History Sunday: The Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania
Learn about the traditions, games, crafts, and foodways of the Lenni Lenape.
Find out more »Living History Sunday: Militia Day
Learn about the militia in pre-Revolutionary Pennsylvania and how they helped protect the citizens. Children can sign recruitment papers and drill with wooden dummy guns.
Find out more »Living History Sunday: Children’s Day
Children will have the opportunity to attend colonial school, write with quill pens, play colonial games and make a corn-husk doll.
Find out more »Home School Day
Details TBD
Find out more »Living History Sunday: Pirates in Colonial America
Governor William Keith, the first owner of Graeme Park, helped to rid the port of Philadelphia from the scourge of Blackbeard the Pirate. Learn about piracy in the colonies and beyond. Details to follow.
Find out more »Colonial Beer Brewing Demonstration
Join our brewer in the summer kitchen as he follows the traditional practices to brew a 2 gallon batch of house beer. Ingredients, types of beer and the process of brewing will all be covered, along with history of beer making in the 18th century and a discussion on why people drank (the reasons are varied and not all the same as today!). House tours available at a nominal cost.
Find out more »Colonial Beer Brewing Demonstration
Join our brewer in the summer kitchen as he follows the traditional practices to brew a 2 gallon batch of house beer. Ingredients, types of beer and the process of brewing will all be covered, along with history of beer making in the 18th century and a discussion on why people drank (the reasons are varied and not all the same as today!). House tours available at a nominal cost.
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