Heritage Highlights

Heritage Highlights is a list of forthcoming exhibits, events and programs at PHMC sites and other statewide historical organizations.

Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford

  • Christmas Open House, December 5, 1986

Bushy Run Battlefield, Jeanette

  • Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count (8 A.M.), December 20, 1986

Conrad Weiser Homestead, Womelsdorf

  • Annual Christmas Program, December 7, 1986

Cornwall Iron Furnace, Cornwall

  • “Iron Country Christmas”, December 7, 1986
  • Lecture: “Susquehannock Indians”, January 13, 1987

Daniel Boone Homestead, Birdsboro

  • Christmas Program and Tours, December 14, 1986

Ephrata Cloister, Ephrata

  • “Christmas at the Cloister”, December 8, 9, 1986
  • Holiday Candlelight Tours, December 26-28, 1986

Graeme Park, Horsham

  • “Sweets of the Season” Sampler, December 6, 1986
  • Colonial Topics Seminar, February 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 1987

Old Economy Village, Ambridge

  • Candlelight Christmas Program, December 19, 20, 1986

Pennsbury Manor, Morrisville

  • Holly Night Candlelight Tours, December 11, 1986
  • Workshop: “Wreaths and Greens”, December 13, 1986

The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg

  • “Ethnic Christmas” Exhibit, December 7-January 11, 1987
  • Photography Conference, January 17, 1986
  • “Winter Whimsies” Crafts Demonstrations, February 1, 1986
  • Scholastic Awards Exhibition, February 21-March 8, 1986

Washington Crossing Historic Park, Washington Crossing

  • Candlelight Tours, December 13, 14, 1986
  • Reenactment of Washington Crossing the Delaware (2 P.M.), December 25, 1986

 

The annual observance of Charter Day will be held by the Pennsylvania Historical and museum Commission on Sunday, March 8 [1987]. All the Historic sites and museums on The Pennsylvania Trail of History will be open free to the public, and many will offer special activities and events.