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Private Paranormal Investigations
Is your paranormal group interested in exploring Horsham's most haunted house? We can arrange an investigation of the Keith House at Graeme Park for you. $40/person. Five person minimum - 20 person maximum. 7 pm to 11 pm on a mutually agreeable date. Please email ghosts@graemepark.org for information or to make arrangements.
Find out more »The Dead of Summer
It’s the dead of summer, 1919, and you’re invited to join us for a theatrical, historically-based séance in the spooky, candlelit parlor of the Keith House at Graeme Park. The experience will be conducted in the style of an early 20th century séance when “mediums” and “psychics” took advantage of those for whom death was a very near experience – perhaps having recently lost loved ones in the 1918 flu pandemic or the first World War – by using trickery…
Find out more »Tea & Maternity
Tea and Maternity - how fashion, society, and medicine shaped motherhood in the 18th century Today and 300 years ago, welcoming a new child changes everything. Explore the intimate, complex world of pregnancy and infant care in colonial America at Graeme Park. This immersive, research-based program will bring to life the experiences of an 18th century midwife and maternity patient. You’ll learn how pregnancy shaped women’s daily lives—altering their clothing, diet, hygiene, and roles within the household. Discover the medical…
Find out more »Annual Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Members and volunteers (or interested volunteers) and their families are invited to join us for the Annual Meeting of the Friends of Graeme Park, followed by a volunteer appreciation dinner. Members in good standing will receive one vote per household on Board elections and bylaw changes if any (details to come). The dinner menu will be picnic/BBQ fare as in the past. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us on August 24 at 4 pm.
Find out more »Haunted Storytime & Treats
Do your 3-8 year old kids love Halloween? Get the fun started early at Graeme Park on Sunday, September 28 at 1:00 pm with a spooky, fun, interactive story in the Keith House parlor where children will help make the tale their own. We will also have two different Halloween crafts and treat bags that they can fill with goodies donated by our volunteers. Cost is $5 for one child or $10 for 2 or more children from the same…
Find out more »Witches’ Tea Party
You've been summoned! Dress in your witchy finery and fly yourself out to Graeme Park for a Witches' Tea Party and talk on historic witches. Sand-witches and delicacies will be served along with a selection of our finest brews. Buy Your Tickets
Find out more »Lunch & Learn: History’s Mysteries
History's Mysteries: What They Didn't Teach You in High School About the Revolutionary War and Colonial Era Many people love to read historical fiction. But, this is historical reality. Legends and lore have become a significant part of American history of the Revolutionary War and the colonial era. Among others, historical reality seeks to answer: “Who is Molly Pitcher and did she really fire a cannon at Monmouth” … “Did George Washington honestly have wooden teeth?” … “Where did Paul Revere…
Find out more »A Walk Among the Graeme Ghosts
Step inside the ghost story, and explore the haunted halls of Graeme Park. Over 300 years of spirits are active on the property, and as the veil thins between the spirit world and our own, the staff and volunteers cannot control the ghost activity on site. This year, we invite you to step inside the spirit realm. Join site staff and a hired medium to spend time in the museum after night fall. Maybe you can finally put the spirits…
Find out more »Paranormal Investigation
Join us on All Souls' Night, when the veil is thin and the spirits are nigh for a paranormal investigation of the Keith House at Graeme Park. A rare opportunity for a lengthy investigation of all three floors and the summer kitchen. Bring your own equipment and apps, or share with our investigators. Ticket information to come.
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…
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