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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 »Independence Day Reading of the Declaration
Bring a picnic lunch and join us for a free scoop of ice cream, reading of the Declaration of Independence, and some 4th of July trivia, followed by a free walk-through tour of the Keith House. Kids (and adults) can try their hand at writing with a quill pen just like the signers of the Declaration! Park opens at 11:30, reading begins at 12 noon, with other activities to follow. House will be open from approximately 12:30 (whenever trivia ends)…
Find out more »The “Dead” of Summer: An Historical Séance
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 and magic to convince them they were in contact with their beloved.…
Find out more »Lunch & Learn: Typhoid Mary, Irish Immigrant
Poor Mary Mallon, as misunderstood today as she was a hundred years ago. Notoriously known as “Typhoid Mary,” she was a seemingly healthy, determined woman who immigrated from Ireland at a time when just being Irish was enough to arouse suspicion and social rejection. Being female and being poor added to her problems. Through no fault of her own, her case was the stimulus for quite a few social policies that are still in effect today. Our Speaker is Jim Miller,…
Find out more »Haunted Lantern Tours & Mini Paranormal Investigation
Ask any Horsham resident about Graeme Park and they'll tell you it's haunted! Over it's 300-year-old history, the Keith House at Graeme Park has seen sorrow and tragedy, death and infidelity, and not all of the former residents rest easy. Your Lantern Tour guide will take you through the shadowy rooms and halls and relate to you spooky personal experiences, tales of the hauntings that have been passed down to us, and the findings from our paranormal investigations. Lantern Tours…
Find out more »Haunted Lantern Tours & Mini Paranormal Investigation
Ask any Horsham resident about Graeme Park and they'll tell you it's haunted! Over it's 300-year-old history, the Keith House at Graeme Park has seen sorrow and tragedy, death and infidelity, and not all of the former residents rest easy. Your Lantern Tour guide will take you through the shadowy rooms and halls and relate to you spooky personal experiences, tales of the hauntings that have been passed down to us, and the findings from our paranormal investigations. Lantern Tours…
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 »The “Dead” of Winter – An Historical Séance
It's the dead of winter, 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 and magic…
Find out more »Volunteer Recruitment & Information Session
Do you have a passion for history? An interest in getting involved in the community? A desire to meet new people? Maybe you’d like to become a Graeme Park volunteer! Whether you want to give tours, help with event planning and execution, or perform light maintenance and grounds keeping duties, we might be a good fit for you. One special need we have is for someone to plant and maintain our small kitchen garden by keeping up with regular watering…
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…
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