A spiritual acapella choir combines Johnson House tours with selected sung performances throughout the tour that reflect the essence of abolitionist impactful leaders.

A guided tour honoring the stories and contributions of remarkable women connected to Fairhill, highlighting their impact on history and community change.

Jocelyn Russell Wallace, PhD shares tea and conversation with Robyn Jones, MD, discussing How To Get Started in Art Collecting.

Topic: "The Collector as Patron; Supporting art and artists".

Tea and Refreshments provided by Alison's Tea Room.

Registration required - Seating is limited. Click "More Information and Registration" below to RSVP today.

Join a duet of dancers as they expose the weight of societal objectification on the spiritual body. They will journey through modes of African, Contemporary, House, and Black Social Dance to landscape the uneasy terrain.

Mondays and Thursdays 7am – 8am

Start your morning with peace and fresh air! Join wellness coordinator Megan Do Nascimento for a moderately paced stroll through Awbury’s 56-acre landscape—exploring gardens, woodlands, meadows, ponds, and the farm. It’s the perfect way to reset, connect with nature, and begin the day energized.

at the Museum of the American Revolution, cohosted by Stenton and the NSCDA/PA

AmRev Presents: Women’s History Night & Film Premiere
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 6:15 p.m. Film Premiere and Discussion

$35 - Public Onsite (includes reception, TDJ, program)
$30 - Member Onsite (includes reception, TDJ, program)
$30 – Special Rate for NSCDA-PA Member Onsite (includes TDJ and reception)

Celebrate the revolutionary women – problem-solvers, networkers, and nation-makers – who shaped independence movements at home and abroad. Presented by the Museum of the American Revolution with The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (NSCDA-PA), enjoy the premiere of the NSCDA-PA’s national education project, “For the Common Good: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation,” along with a lively conversation hosted by Museum Director of Education and Community Engagement Adrienne G. Whaley and featuring historian Dr. Karin Wulf, author of Lineage: Genealogy and the Politics of Connection in Early America and project producer, writer, and documentarian Nathaniel Popkin.

This event starts at 5:30 p.m. to include a themed reception and after-hours access to The Declaration’s Journey, presented by Griffin Catalyst, and a celebratory toast at 6 p.m. Doors will open to Lenfest Myer Theater at 6:15 p.m. for the featured program, to be followed by a book signing with Karin Wulf.

Learn more about the inspiration for this nine-part docuseries, “For the Common Good: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation,” produced by NSCDA-PA for this 2026 premiere at https://www.nscdapa.org/common-good.

Join us for this year's Women's History Month Lecture at Wyck!

Stereotypes about never-married single women span the centuries and surface in societies and cultures the world over. In the early United States, ideas about “spinsters” and “old maids” found backing in both political economic thought and medical science. “Science and the Single Women” explains the persistence of the Anglo-American spinster stereotype by tracing the medical beliefs that made marriage to a man appear vital to a woman’s health and the preservation of her beauty. The talk also explores the rise by the early 1800s of seemingly positive depictions of female singleness.

Engaging this more complex story can help historians and their readers better understand real historical women like the Morris sisters of Germantown, whose lives as single women of science placed them at the intersections of the historical forces and ideas charted in this talk.

This talk will be held in person in the Wyck parlor. Advance registration is required.

Click "More Info and Registration" below to register.

About the speaker:

Julia Bouwkamp is a PhD candidate in history at the University of Pennsylvania specializing in women’s and gender history, the history of the body, the history of emotions, and the history of medicine in the early United States. Her dissertation, tentatively entitled "Bodies of Critique: Women, Writing and the Politics of the Personal in the Early United States," explores how women authors used writing to process their emotions and embodied struggles and redirect them outward as social criticism. Before coming to the University of Pennsylvania, Julia pursued a career in public history working for various museums and historical organizations, including the Michigan Historic Preservation Network, the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council, the Delaware Historical Society, and the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.

No school? No problem. On select school holidays this year, Awbury is turning the day off into a day outside—with a full schedule of hands-on, screen-free fun from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Campers will spend the day hiking, playing games, hunting for hidden treasures, crafting, and cooking lunch over a campfire (hot dog lunch provided, or bring your own). Of course, it wouldn’t be a day at Awbury without s’mores and some muddy adventures.

Eid al-Fitr – Friday, Mar 20, 2026

Primary Election Day – Tuesday, May 19 2026

Time: 8:30am-3:30pm

Location: AdventureWoods, 6060 Ardleigh St., Philadelphia 19138

Fee: $70 (Awbury members) / $80 (non-members) / $20 (scholarship)

Explore sites that inspired Marguerite de Angeli’s ground-breaking children’s book Bright April and trace progress from white authors portraying African American families to the day when Black writers won the opportunity.

Tour Presented by: Barbara McDowell Dowdall, Inspiring Bright April Curator & Susan Bockius, Germantown Crier contributor (Marguerite de Angeli)

Cost/Registration: FREE, Registration Required

Walking Conditions: Flat terrain along Germantown Avenue and Rittenhouse Street

Refreshments: Light refreshments provided

Restrooms: Restrooms available at the beginning and end of the tour

Tour Start: Meet at the entrance to Historic Germantown on Market Square

Tour End: Tour will end at the Black Writers Museum in Vernon Park approximately 3 blocks up Germantown Avenue from 5501

Following the story of the 1946 children’s book Bright April by Marguerite de Angeli, we can trace progress from white authors portraying African American families to the day when Black writers won the opportunity. De Angeli took care to blend library research with attention to the lives and stories of African American community members like educators Arthur Huff Fauset, Joseph E. Hill School Principal Nellie Rathbone Bright and Girl Scout Troop 338 Leader Jessica Cole. Title character April Bright, a nine-year-old Brownie Scout cannot escape racism, whether on the TROLLEY CAR as the story begins, nor from a scout troop peer, nor even on a special occasion she earned through study of birds and trees. With a supportive best friend Sophie, devoted scout leader and teacher, and a strong family, April prevails as both achiever and friend. As our nation’s 250th anniversary unrolls, Historic Germantown and the book that inspired a unique exhibit reveal the real sites where fictional characters help bring them to life.

A Readers Theater performance. Recuerdos Que No Sabias Que Tenias, written by Mars Santi, is an exploration of memory + wisdom moved from generation to generation. Encapsulating Boricua culture, queerness, familial joy, reclamation + healing towards liberation. Recuerdos Que No Sabias Que Tenias is a living breathing archive protecting our most cherished possessions – memories, stories, + our spirits.

Hands-on, Women's History Month community-centered gathering to honor women who shape our lives through memory, reflection, and creativity. Bring photos, words, meaningful materials to create stories of care, creativity, resilience, and leadership.

1:00-3:00 PM

FREE

at Stenton

Join us on Saturday, March 28th for family-friendly fun at Stenton Museum! Event includes egg hunt, crafts, and face painting! The Egg Hunt begins promptly at 1:00 PM. The site is open from 1:00PM - 3:00 PM for crafts, face painting, and refreshments. EVENT IS RAIN OR SHINE!

Event is free; donations are greatly appreciated. Reservations are required as space is limited. All ages are welcome. Baskets are not provided. For more information, please call 215-329-7312 or email programs@stenton.org.

Hungry for something to do? Tavern Night Fund Raiser returns to the Homestead on March 28th from 6p-10p!

Outside the church, the tavern was the most important institution in most towns. Taverns were used for political assemblies, markets, and, of course, a place to enjoy a good meal and learn the news of the day. Come join us as the buildings and grounds of our historic 18th-century homestead are transformed into a tavern from the 1770s, where the simple pleasures of good food, drink, and fellowship collide.

Tavern Night will feature an evening of storytelling and merriment, complete with 18th-century beer and cocktails and hearth-cooked food prepared in our Bake House. Patrons will be encouraged to learn the popular parlor games (like whist, shut-the-box, and farkle) and join in toasts and popular songs of the day.

Stenton is open for tours from April 1st – December 20th:

Tuesday – Saturday, 1pm -4 pm

SECOND SATURDAYS (May - October): 12pm-4pm

Tours begin on the hour at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm, (last tour begins at 3pm).

Stenton is also open other times by appointment. Click "More Info and Registration" below to visit Stenton's site for more information.

Wyck's grounds are open free of charge for public visitation Tuesday - Saturday from 10am - 4pm between April 2 – November 14.

Wyck is closed to the public on Sundays and Mondays.

Walk-in tours are available Thursday-Saturday, 12:00 – 4:00 PM (please arrive by 3:30 PM), and by appointment Tuesday-Wednesday.

Bring the kids (and big kids) to enjoy the Victorian pastime of an Easter egg roll on the Maxwell lawn. Registration TBA!

Wyck’s Home Farm Club is now in its sixth year of operation as a large, cohesive, collaboratively-run kitchen garden.

Join our horticulturist, friends, and neighbors on Tuesdays and Fridays in Wyck’s historic home farm for short lessons, hands-on experience, and a share of fresh produce when you volunteer! No registration required!

Firefly Hours: Fiber Arts at Allens Lane

As part of Historic Germantown’s neighborhood Firefly Hours initiative, Allens Lane Art Center invites the community to gather outdoors at dusk for a three-evening spring fiber arts series. Inspired by the renewed season of gathering and the quiet magic of early evening, these relaxed, all-ages workshops celebrate small acts of making, connection, and shared light—like fireflies flickering across the lawn.
Participants are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs and settle in for gentle, hands-on fiber activities that build across the three evenings, including native plant stencil printing, small frame weaving with natural fibers, and a special community stitch-in led by a local quilting artist. Allans Lane Art Center, dedicated to engaging the community in accessible arts education and creative experiences, provides all materials and guidance—no experience necessary.

NIGHT ONE: Nature-Inspired Surface Design | Tuesday, April 7th | 5:00–7:00 PM

As the evening light softens, participants will explore creative ways to capture the textures, shapes, and patterns of the park – trees, plants, stones and more. Using simple techniques such as stenciling, leaf rubbings, or fabric imprints, everyone can create unique designs on fabric. This all-ages, activity encourages observation, experimentation, and play with natural forms. Fabric pieces created during this session can be brought back to incorporate in the following workshops.

NIGHT TWO: Small Frame Weaving | Wednesday, April 8th | 5:00–7:00 PM

As evening settles in, participants will learn the basics of small frame weaving using natural fibers and calming, repetitive techniques. This session emphasizes rhythm and texture — a meditative practice that mirrors the slow flicker of fireflies at dusk. Participants may incorporate their printed fabric from Night One if they wish.

NIGHT THREE: Community Stitching with Mama Carla Wiley | Thursday, April 9th | 5:00-7:00 PM

The series concludes with an outdoor stitching session led by quilt artist Mama Carla Wiley. Participants are welcome to bring their own projects or join in to learn a bit about hand-stitching for quilting. The session will be relaxed and open, with materials provided, offering a chance to make, connect, and enjoy the evening together—a true Firefly Hour moment.

Inspired by a Chinese desk owned by Wyck resident Ann Haines (1793-1869), join us for an insider's tour and conversation about Wyck’s global stories. This special tour, led by curator Grace Ford-Dirks, will focus on Asian export objects and plants from the 18th-20th century in the historic house and garden collections.

This program is based on research funded by a Decorative Arts Trust Failey Grant in 2025 and will also discuss new conservation processes performed on Wyck’s unique Chinese desk.

This is a ticketed event - please click "More Info and Registration" below to purchase your tickets.

Awbury’s AdventureWoods natural playground is a mixture of structures, paths, and loose materials that invite families to play in nature. This innovative, sustainable playscape engages children in creative, imaginative, and active discovery. Kids are free to have fun and learn, experiment, and discover, all while exercising and enjoying the outdoors.

From April through October, AdventureWoods will be free and open to the public during the following times, weather permitting:

❦ Saturdays from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
❦ Sundays from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Brandon Evan Moulden is a singer-songwriter, song stylist and poet of substance and eclecticism. Rooted in the jazz idiom, soul influence, and pop sounds of old and new, his voice and music captivate with the ability to place both the lyric and the listener in a bed of thought and emotion.

While grocery store bouquets offer convenience, their hidden environmental and social costs are significant.

Shifting our support to local flower economies promotes ecological health, strengthens community wealth, and preserves regional floral diversity.

Join Wyck and instructor Courtney Jewell, owner of Jewells in Bloom, to discover why you should skip the supermarket flowers and how to easily source vibrant, seasonally appropriate local blooms wherever you are.

About the Instructor:

Courtney Jewell, owner of Jewells in Bloom, is a Philadelphia-based urban flower farmer who blends her artistic flair with a passion for growing flowers to create high quality, artfully touched bouquets. Now in her 8th season of flower farming, Courtney is cultivating flowers across 3 different locations. She is also extremely dedicated to educating her community about local flowers and finds great joy in supplying her neighbors with fresh seasonal blooms.

Jewells in Bloom flowers are available through their flower CSA, Porchstand (just a fancy name for a farm stand on her front porch), The Philly Floral Guild and various markets.

As America celebrates the Semi quincentennial, Stenton is hosting its own 250th celebration that is even closer to home. Join Stenton and nearby neighbors for our third annual Dinah Day! Dinah Day marks the date in 1776 when Dinah was manumitted from slavery. During her lifetime Dinah won her freedom, reunited her family, and saved Stenton from being burned during the Revolution. This celebratory afternoon will include reflection time at the Dinah Memorial, tours, crafts, community healing, and the premiere of the short film “For the Common Good: Women Who Shaped our Nation - Dinah”.  

Spring migration is underway and there’s no better time to get outside and enjoy nature! Join TB Wildlife Photography LLC and fellow bird lovers for a guided bird walk through Historic Rittenhouse Town and Wissahickon Valley Park in search of woodpeckers, warblers, thrushes, raptors, and more!

We will start at Historic Rittenhouse Town (208 Lincoln Drive Philadelphia, PA 19144) and continue down the Orange Trail in Wissahickon Valley Park. Attendees should wear acceptable hiking footwear and be prepared to walk on rocky and/or grassy terrain.

Binoculars provided by Nocs Provisions will be available for use at a first-come-first-served basis.

Are you ready for the City Nature Challenge? Join TB Wildlife Photography LLC as he shows community scientists like yourself how to observe, record, and share wildlife observations in iNaturalist as part of the 2026 City Nature Challenge. After the brief presentation, attendees will go on a guided bird tour of the beautiful Vernon Park (5800 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144). Restrooms are available inside the Black Writers Museum.

Attendees should wear comfortable walking footwear and be prepared to walk on cement and grassy terrain.

Binoculars provided by Nocs Provisions will be available for use at a first-come-first-served basis.

This spring festival honors our abolitionist roots and our commitment to literacy as liberation. Celebrating the power and joy of reading, we welcome local authors, host literacy activities, and have community literacy partners table throughout the day. We give away thousands of books and Read by 4th resources.  

Beginning in 2026 through 2028, the interpretation and installation will focus on Cliveden between the buildings’ construction from 1763 to 1767, and the Chews’ removal from Philadelphia after the Battle of Germantown in 1779. The new installation will focus on the site’s first period of occupation by the Chew family, people enslaved by the Chews and their laborers, and engage with themes of identity, consumerism, material culture, service and revolution.

Tours can be scheduled in advance through our website or in person during tour days. Tours are about an hour long. Please contact our office at 215-848-1777 if you require accommodation as tours include first and second floor of the house.

Tour admission is $15 for adults; $10 for students; and $7.50 for National Trust members
Friends of Cliveden members & children 6 years & younger are free.

Horticulturalist Scott Travaline has cultivated plants that will enhance your historic garden and delight garden enthusiasts!

Spotlight Tours are in-depth thematic tours offered on the Second Saturday of each month from May - October at Cliveden.

Join us for a Second Saturday workshop at Wyck, led by artist Diane Sidener.

More info and registration coming soon.

Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion will be open for free tours from 12pm-3pm..

12:00-4:00 free tours

1:00-3:00 community workshop

Tours available from 12pm to 4pm, beginning on the hour. The last tour of the day is at 3pm. Tours begin in the Cliveden Barn, located at 98 E. Cliveden Street, 19119. Each tour is a one hour experience.

This guided tour will showcase the diverse collection of trees within the grounds - from mature sycamores and oaks to unique specimens like American Chestnut, Viburnum, Linden, and Black Locust. Participants will learn about the cultural history, ecological roles, and stories behind these trees. The walk highlights how the landscape functions as a living archive or resilience, heritage and sustainability. Rain date may 23rd

A powerful panel of legendary leaders and scholars will share with community the histories of significant civic engagement movements, enhancing understanding of scholarship and leadership.

FREE | RSVP: info@johnsonhouse.org

Explore the 300-year-old historic footprint of the Wyck farm and "lot 17" as we discuss the historic transformations on the Wyck property and the West Central Germantown neighborhood landscape over time. The tour will begin and end in the historic rose garden in bloom at Wyck.

More info and registration coming soon.

Enjoy outdoor activities in Wyck's Greenspace.

Tuesday, 5/19

Spend a summer evening on the farm during extended Firefly Hours! Bring a picnic dinner to enjoy with your friends and neighbors and learn more about joining Wyck's Home Farm Club during a Tuesday evening session.

Wednesday, 5/20

Join the Young Friends of Wyck in the historic garden at peak bloom for Bob Ross Night! Create landscape masterpieces while mingling with neighbors and friends amongst the roses.

Thursday, 5/21

Join Germantown writer, Lori Litchman, for a relaxing, informal garden journaling workshop in the early evening hours during Wyck’s peak rose season. We’ll wander the gardens for inspiration and then spend some quiet time journaling. Lori will provide participants each with a small journal.

Are you young at heart (18-40)? Kick off Germantown's Pre-Juneteenth Festival in 2026! Join us on the lawn for vibes, music, games, food, drinks, and more! This is a meet and socialize casual event.

Celebration of the Roses: This spring festival is hosted annually in Wyck's historic 19th century rose garden at peak bloom. Featuring garden tours with Wyck's rosarian, lectures & demonstrations, and historic roses for sale, the annual event is the perfect chance to get up close and personal with memorable blooms. The festival also includes a craft marketplace, beer& cider vendors, family activities, historic house tours and much more.

From Sunday, May 24 through Sunday, May 31, join us for Hearth Week — an immersive celebration of cooking and historic flavors.

Each day offers a unique experience centered around the hearth, featuring a blend of colonial-era recipes and traditional German fare. Guests will enjoy a new twist on historic recipes like Philadelphia Pepper Pot, a true Wissahickon classic, Catfish and Waffle's, learn all about homebrewing, breadmaking and more! Guests will also enjoy meals inspired by foraged native ingredients, with offerings ranging from a cozy pizza-night dinner to a hearty brunch.

Dates, times, and menu options will be available soon!

Historic RittenhouseTown is proud to announce that Hearth Week is being co-hosted and sponsored by The Historic Foodways Society of the Deleware Valley!

The Historic Foodways Society of the Delaware Valley (HFSDV) is a non-profit group about to celebrate its 25th Anniversary dedicated to the promotion and understanding of food and its place and contributions to history. Our members are not only food lovers, but also enjoy sharing their passion with others. While mainly concentrating on 17th through the 19th Century cooking, the Foodways Society sponsors programs throughout the year including visits to historic sites, hands-on hearth cooking, food history authors talks and lectures - all of which normally include tasting of period foods. Many of the programs focus on the rich foodways of the greater Philadelphia region.

Enjoy outdoor activities in the Greenspace of the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion.

Wednesday, 5/27

Evening garden tour and plant identification with horticulturalist Scott Travaline.

Thursday, 5/28

More info coming soon!

Friday, 5/29

More info coming soon!

Free candlelight tours of the mansion will also be offered each night.