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Mother’s Day Breakfast and Tour
Treat Mom to a special Mother's Day Breakfast at Graeme Park! After your meal, enjoy a tour of the Keith House and the kids can make a special gift for Mom! All ladies will be automatically entered to win one of several door prizes. $30/adults & teens (13 and older), $25/Members (check our recent emails for your coupon code - discount applies only to Member (Individual) or those living in the Household (Household)), $10/kids (6-12), children 5 and under are…
Find out more »300th Birthday Party
Join us as we celebrate the 300th birthday of the Keith House at Graeme Park with a family-friendly day full of food trucks, living history demonstrations, musical entertainment, dancers, birthday cake, and tours of the Keith House. $10/car. Entertainment Poor Man's Gambit Bill McEvoy - Bagpiper Timoney School of Irish Dance Tapestry Historic Dance Ensemble Food &…
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 or maybe you’ll discover something new…
Find out more »Pennsylvania’s Birthday – Free Open House
Join the Friends of Graeme Park as we celebrate the founding of Pennsylvania with a FREE tour of the Keith House and demonstration of Colonial parlor dances by the Tapestry Historic Dance Ensemble. This annual statewide event commemorates the granting of the Pennsylvania Charter to William Penn and many of the historic sites along the Trails of History are open for free tours. House opens at 12 noon and last admission is at 3 pm. First 100 visitors receive a…
Find out more »Horsham Day – Free Tours of the Keith House
Join us on Horsham Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a free tour of the Keith House, Horsham's only National Historic Landmark. Tours will be given on the hour.
Find out more »Living History Sunday
Join us for a day of colonial activities and fun! Kids can participate in a colonial school, learn proper etiquette, play colonial games, try on colonial clothing, see a hearth cooking demonstration, and learn about spinning, needlework, and carding wool. Tours of the historic Keith House will also be available at 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30 for $5/person (regularly $8 for adults and $6 for kids & seniors). Living History activities are outside and free.
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 volunteers will present these different traditions to you – some you will recognize in our modern day celebrations or maybe you’ll discover something new…
Find out more »Free Open House for Educators
Educators are invited to join us on Sunday, February 25 between 1-3 pm for a free tour of the Keith House, light refreshments and information on what we can offer on a school tour. Please R.S.V.P. to 215-343-0965 so we have an idea of how many to expect and what time you think you'll come.
Find out more »Celebrate Pennsylvania’s Birthday!
Join the Friends of Graeme Park as we celebrate the founding of Pennsylvania with a free tour of the Keith House and FREE CUPCAKES (until we run out). This annual statewide event commemorates the granting of the Pennsylvania Charter to William Penn. Tours will be self-guided with a docent in each room to answer questions and tell you a bit of the history. The house opens at noon and last admission will be at 3 pm. Don't forget we "spring…
Find out more »Lunch & Learn – The Treason of Betsy Ross
Join us as author Wendy Long Stanley presents the subject of her newest book - Betsy Ross. The audience will travel through the well-known streets of historic Philadelphia, down some of its seedier alleyways, into taverns, workrooms, residences, and houses of worship as Stanley paints a picture of Betsy’s environment during the few years leading up to the Revolution. Betsy’s Quaker family, her militia-member husband, Loyalist friends, and the church clergy all have different reactions to the events which led…
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