History
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Monthly Living History June 2025
Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesJoin us each month as historical interpreters and reenactors bring a piece of history to life at Washington Crossing Historic Park. Each month’s program will run from 11-3,…
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History Series Kick-off: Meet Francis Hopkinson and Hear the Story of Our Flag
Washington Crossing State Park Visitors Center Museum Titusville, NJ, United StatesStanley Saperstein will perform a presentation as Francis Hopkinson, New Jersey Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Hopkinson, a member of the Congressional Marine Committee, claimed that he had created the…
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Continental Lane Reforestation Project
Knox Grove and Playground 101 Ewing St, Princeton, NJ, United StatesJoin the Washington Crossing Park Association (WCPA) Conservation Crew for a forest restoration project along the historic Continental Lane trail. Participants will briefly learn about how invasive species are impacting New Jersey's…
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Lecture – “German Soldier, American Rebel: Christopher Ludwick’s Pursuits of Happiness in Revolutionary Pennsylvania”
Washington Crossing Historic Park 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesThis is a hybrid event. Visitors may attend in-person in the Visitor Center Auditorium or virtually on Zoom. Registration is required. Log-in information provided with registration. Register Here Hessian-born…
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Preserve the Beauty of Summer: Flower Pressing Workshop
Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesJoin us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn the timeless art of flower pressing and create beautiful keepsakes from nature! Led by park horticulturist Anna Davis, you’ll explore…
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Farmstead Friday June 2025
Washington Crossing Historic Park – Thompson-Neely Farmstead 1638 River Road, New Hope, United StatesJoin us the 4th Friday of each month from 11:00am – 3:00pm, this May to September to learn about life on the Thompson-Neely Farmstead. In the 18th Century much of…
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Living History Day 2025
Washington Crossing Historic Park 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesCelebrate Independence Day by bringing the whole family back in time—to July 4, 1776! At Washington Crossing Historic Park, you can watch living historians demonstrate their crafts and see…
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New Jersey’s Unknown Intelligence Network During and After the Ten Crucial Days
495 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd Titusville, NJ, United StatesRuss Dutcher will speak about New Jersey's Unknown Intelligence Network during and after the Ten Crucial Days campaign (December 25, 1776 – January 3, 1777). The presentation will be held…
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Revolutionary War Rations: Feeding the Army
Washington Crossing State Park 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, United StatesLearn how the Continental Army was fed throughout the war. Join historian Julie Power at the Park's Visitors Center, as she discusses and demonstrates different ways feeding the army was accomplished. Presentation…
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Monthly Living History July 2025
Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesJoin us each month as historical interpreters and reenactors bring a piece of history to life at Washington Crossing Historic Park. Each month’s program will run from 11-3, and will…