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CANCELED – Antiques Appraisal with Locati, LLC
Join us for a fun and informative antiques appraisal event with Locati, LLC of Maple Glen. Michael Locati, an expert appraiser, will give a brief talk on the current antiques market - what's hot and what's not, then appraise items brought in by the community. All items brought in for appraisal will be placed on a table with an index card with your information and appraised in a group format. We ask that you bring only one item for appraisal…
Find out more »Homeschool Day
Enjoy a Day of Fun and Learning at this 18th Century Plantation. The Keith House at Graeme Park is a National Historic Landmark built c. 1722 as the summer home of Sir William Keith, then Governor of Pennsylvania. The Georgian style mansion was later owned and updated by Dr. Thomas Graeme and, during the Revolution, the writer Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson called the estate home. Learn about life on an 18th century country estate and about the lives of the owners…
Find out more »Lunch & Learn: The Bryn Athyn Train Wreck
December 5, 1921. Two trains. One track. 27 dead. 70 injured. The crash in Bryn Athyn of two opposing trains of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway was one of the most catastrophic of its time, yet largely unknown today. Many factors contributed to the disaster that unfolded between Woodmont and Paper Mill Stations in Upper Moreland Township, including the wooden passenger cars, which were equipped with gas tanks for heating, the terrain, and the weather. Speaker Jim Rose is a…
Find out more »SOLD OUT – Haunted Lantern Tours & Mini Paranormal Investigation
Graeme Park has long been rumored to be "the most haunted house in Horsham" with legends of Elizabeth's ghost circulating back to shortly after her death in 1801. Your Lantern Tour guide will take you through the Keith House and will tell you some of the early stories, more recent experiences of our staff and volunteers, and evidence collected over numerous paranormal investigations. Tours run every 15 minutes and you must reserve your time and buy your ticket in advance.…
Find out more »SOLD OUT – Haunted Lantern Tours & Mini Paranormal Investigation
Graeme Park has long been rumored to be "the most haunted house in Horsham" with legends of Elizabeth's ghost circulating back to shortly after her death in 1801. Your Lantern Tour guide will take you through the Keith House and will tell you some of the early stories, more recent experiences of our staff and volunteers, and evidence collected over numerous paranormal investigations. Tours run every 15 minutes and you must reserve your time and buy your ticket in advance.…
Find out more »Living History Sunday: Dress Like a Pirate Day
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. Children and visitors are invited to dress in their best Pirate costume and partake in a hunt for hidden treasure.
Find out more »Christmas in the Colonies
Join us for Christmas in the Colonies! Tour the historic Keith House - decked out for the season - and learn about Christmas and holiday traditions in Colonial America from costumed interpreters. The Tapestry Historic Dance Ensemble will entertain you with with dance and music in the parlor, you'll see what's cooking in the kitchen and hear from the servants how they would have celebrated the holidays. It is also Small Business Saturday. Shop Local. Support History & Heritage.…
Find out more »Museum Store Sunday
Shop Local. Support History & Heritage. We have books, puzzles, small old fashioned toys, stocking stuffers, and easy parking and no mall crowds. Open Fridays and Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm & Sundays noon - 4 pm. Free DIY gift wrap station for purchases made in our museum store on Small Business Saturday (11/30) or Museum Store Sunday.
Find out more »Charter Day – Free Tours
Join Graeme Park on Sunday, March 8 from 12 to 4 (last admission to house at 3:15) in celebrating the 339th anniversary of the founding of Pennsylvania with a free self-guided tour of the Keith House - docents in each room will tell you about some of the history and architecture as you go. This annual statewide open house is held in honor of the granting of the Pennsylvania Charter to William Penn by King Charles II in 1681, and…
Find out more »POSTPONED – Tea with Louisa May Alcott
*** The PHMC and Graeme Park want to ensure that the public remains safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PHMC is canceling all events, group and school tours, and rentals at all sites through the end of April. The Friends of Graeme Park will be evaluating programming options and rescheduling what and when we can. Please check back for updates. *** You know Louisa May Alcott as the author of the beloved Young Adult novel, Little Women. Although she immortalized…
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