Events
Events
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Musket Firing Demonstrations Begin this Month
Washington Crossing State Park Visitors Center Museum - Titusville, NJ, usPark historians Clay Craighead and Mark Sirak will begin doing Musket firing demonstrations on April 13th at 2pm!Musket demos will occur on most Saturdays (staffing and weather permitting) at 2pm from April through August.
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Hopewell Township Clean Sweep Day
Hopewell Township Public Works - 203 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd - Titusville, NJ, usThe Hopewell Township Clean Sweep Day is on April 13th at 9 AM. We will meet at Hopewell Township Public Works Building located at 203 Washington Crossing - Pennington Road Titusville, NJ 08560. We will be cleaning the perimeter of Washington Crossing State Park. Wear good shoes, sunscreen and a hat, and bring some water.…
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Living History Theater
See the dramatization of a Burlington court case involving the beating of a female enslaved person. Listen to the conflicting opinions Quakers had in the 17th century. This program is included with admission to Pennsbury Manor. Tours are offered at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 pm.
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Lecture – “The Revolution’s Last Men: The Soldiers Behind the Photographs”
Virtual PA, United StatesThis is a hybrid event. Visitors may attend in-person in the Visitor Center Auditorium or virtually on Zoom. In the event of inclement weather, this will be a virtual-only event. Registrants will be notified. Registration is required. Log-in information provided at registration. Join historian Don Hagist as he discusses his book The Revolution’s Last Men: The…
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April Book Club: Misinformation Nation: Foreign News and the Politics of Truth in Revolutionary America
Virtual PA, United StatesIn partnership with the Friends of Washington Crossing Park the next meeting of the Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club is set for Monday, April 15 at 5:30 PM. This meeting will be held virtually using Zoom. Click here to register. Registration is required. Zoom meeting details will be provided upon registration. Museum Curator Kimberly McCarty…
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Trail Stewards Work Day
Washington Crossing State Park Nature Center - 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd. - Titusville, nj, us 201 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, United StatesTrail Stewards meet at the Park’s Nature Center under the enthusiastic direction of Park employee Kevin Kavanaugh, clearing trails, removing brush, and constructing water bars and other trail necessities. You will also have the option of removing invasive plants. The Stewards often meet for lunch afterwards, courtesy of the WCPA.Tools are provided although you're encouraged…
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Weekly Living History Programs
Washington Crossing Historic Park 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesJoin us for a series of Living History programs that we will be conducting in the park on Fridays in April – June, and then Fridays and Saturdays in July – September. These programs will cover a variety of of topics surrounding the life of Soldiers and civilians during the American Revolution. Demonstrations will take…
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Weekly Living History Programs
Washington Crossing Historic Park 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesJoin us for a series of Living History programs that we will be conducting in the park on Fridays in April – June, and then Fridays and Saturdays in July – September. These programs will cover a variety of of topics surrounding the life of Soldiers and civilians during the American Revolution. Demonstrations will take…
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Trail Stewards Work Day
Washington Crossing State Park Nature Center - 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd. - Titusville, nj, us 201 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, United StatesTrail Stewards meet at the Park’s Nature Center under the enthusiastic direction of Park employee Kevin Kavanaugh, clearing trails, removing brush, and constructing water bars and other trail necessities. You will also have the option of removing invasive plants. The Stewards often meet for lunch afterwards, courtesy of the WCPA.Tools are provided although you're encouraged…
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Wheat and Sheep Day 2024
Washington Crossing Historic Park 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesOn Saturday, April 20 from 10 AM to 4 PM, watch as the Thompson-Neely sheep are shorn of their wool and tour the grist mill at this family friendly event. This limited event will include a trip to the barn for a hand shearing presentation as well as period demonstrations and tours of our historic…