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  • Monthly Living History: Farmstead Fridays – Tending the Farmstead

    Washington Crossing Historic Park – Thompson-Neely Farmstead 1638 River Road, New Hope, United States

    May: Tending the Farmstead May is one of the busiest months of the year for farmers, with so much planting to do and new livestock to rear! Explore the farmstead as we plant the year’s crops and go through daily routines with the farm animals. Location:  Thompson-Neely Farmstead, 1638 River Road, New Hope, PA 18938 Time: …

  • Hibbs House Garden Tours – May 2026

    Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United States

    Join Washington Crossing Historic Park’s Historical Horticulturist, Anna Davis, for a guided walk through the working garden that supports the park’s interpretation of colonial life. During this 45-minute tour, visitors will explore the seasonal herbs, vegetables, flowers, and dye plants that would have been commonly grown in American kitchen gardens of the 1700s. Learn how…

  • THE PEOPLE OF THE DELAWARE: The Lenape in Peace and War

    48 River Drive Titusville, NJ, United States

    On Saturday the 31st at the TITUSVILLE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 48 RIVER DRIVE, Rick Durham from the Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society will talk about the domination and subjugation of the Lenape-Delaware, both by arms and artifice, by their powerful Iroquois Nation rivals;  their resurging influence during the French & Indian Wars, the American Revolution,…

  • THE PEOPLE OF THE DELAWARE: The Lenape in Peace and War

    495 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd Titusville, NJ, United States

    The Lenape-Delaware People were a confederation of communities, peaceful farmers, fishermen, and hunters. For a generation, they were treated with scorn as “women, good only for raising corn.” Berated, dispossessed and repeatedly betrayed by their allies, both red and white, the Delaware were forced to flee westward from their ancestral homes. There they underwent a…

  • Continental Lane Forest Restoration

    Washington Crossing State Park 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, United States

    Join the WCPA Conservation Crew on a forest restoration project!We will inspect and weed around the 600 native tree and shrub seedlings that we have planted along the historic Continental Lane Trail to ensure they continue to thrive. Then we will return later this year to plant 200 more! Meet us at Knox Grove inside the…

  • Monthly Living History: Soldier Saturdays – Cooking on Campaign

    Washington Crossing Historic Park 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United States

    June: Cooking on Campaign Learn about the foods that made up rations, how they were issued, and what Continental Soldiers ate on campaign and in camps. Visitors will also experience unique cooking methods used by 18th-century armies, drawn from primary evidence. Location:  Historic Village, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA 18977 Time:  Saturday June 13th 2026, 11am…

  • Book Club

    The Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club invites history enthusiasts to explore the American Revolution through engaging discussion and carefully selected readings. Led by the park’s Museum Curator, Kimberly McCarty, the club meets virtually via Zoom and focuses on books that shed new light on the Revolutionary era, with special emphasis on the events surrounding…

  • Monthly Living History: Farmstead Fridays – Historic Trades

    Washington Crossing Historic Park – Thompson-Neely Farmstead 1638 River Road, New Hope, United States

    June: Historic Trades Communities across the colonies were made up of people working all sorts of trades. Come meet some of these specialized craftsmen and watch up close as they demonstrate skills from smithing to tailoring, that kept the 18th century world moving! Location:  Thompson-Neely Farmstead, 1638 River Road, New Hope, PA 18938 Time:  Friday…

  • Hibbs House Garden Tours – June 2026

    Washington Crossing Historic Park 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United States

    Join Washington Crossing Historic Park’s Historical Horticulturist, Anna Davis, for a guided walk through the working garden that supports the park’s interpretation of colonial life. During this 45-minute tour, visitors will explore the seasonal herbs, vegetables, flowers, and dye plants that would have been commonly grown in American kitchen gardens of the 1700s. Learn how…

  • Thomas Jefferson Live

    48 River Dr Hopewell Township, NJ, United States

    John Stewart has been deeply interested in the life of Thomas Jefferson ever since he was a student at the University of Virginia.John has lectured on Jefferson's life and influence in American History to schools, civic groups and business audiences around Florida, and up the east coast, for over 30 years. Visit his website, thomasjeffersonlive.com,…