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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…
Find out more »POSTPONED – Volunteer Recruitment
*** The PHMC and Graeme Park want to ensure that the public remains safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PHMC is cancelling 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. *** Whether you have a few hours to give each week, each month, or only occasionally, we can use your…
Find out more »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…
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