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POSTPONED – Lunch & Learn: Forgotten Heroes – Women & the Fight for the Right to Vote
*** 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. *** Forgotten Heroes takes the audience on the long 72-year fight for women’s suffrage, beginning at the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention in…
Find out more »POSTPONED – 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, spinning, and ironing by hand. Meals were prepared at an open hearth from food grown or raised on the property, 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 of…
Find out more »POSTPONED – Living History Sunday: Colonial Society
Join us for a day of activities that would have been pursued by members of Philadelphia's Colonial elite. The Tapestry Historic Dance Ensemble will be demonstrating country dances, and we'll be learning about tea service and the language of the fan. Free demonstrations, plus nominal charge for tour of the Keith House ($5 /12+, $3/3-11).
Find out more »POSTPONED – Annual Meeting of the Friends of Graeme Park & Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
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Find out more »POSTPONED – Antiques Appraisal with Locati, LLC
Join us for a fun and informative antiques appraisal event with Locati, LLC of Maple Glen. 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 so that everyone’s item…
Find out more »CANCELLED: Independence Day at Graeme Park
View our flag collection and join us for a reading of the Declaration of Independence. Free demonstrations, plus nominal charge for tour of the Keith House ($5 /12+, $3/3-11). Schedule TBD.
Find out more »CANCELLED: Living History Sunday: Yellow Fever & Colonial Medicine
Join us for a demonstration on herbal medicine and to learn why country estates like Graeme Park were an important respite during Yellow Fever outbreaks in the city. Free demonstrations, plus nominal charge for tour of the Keith House ($5 /12+, $3/3-11).
Find out more »CANCELLED: Living History Sunday: Lenni Lenape & Native American Traditions
The Briar Bush Nature Center will be here with an interactive exploration of the history of the native people of Pennsylvania. Attendees can interact with authentic and recreated props and tools, learn traditional methods of hunting and gathering, and play Native American games. Free demonstrations, plus nominal charge for tour of the Keith House ($5 /12+, $3/3-11).
Find out more »CANCELLED: 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…
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