Pennsbury Manor

Celebrate Mother’s Day by learning about the issues facing 17th century Quaker women.

** SPECIAL EVENT ** We hope you can join us at Pennsbury Manor on Sunday, May 3: 1:00 – 4:00pm: Meet The Lenape Tribal members of the Federally recognized Delaware Tribe of Indians will be on site to tell the story of the Lenape. 1:00 – 4:00pm: 17th Century Trade Demonstrations Watch 17th Century trade…

** SPECIAL EVENT ** Experience the beer recipe of William Penn’s first wife, Gulielma Penn, from a re-creation by Langhorne’s Aristaeus Brewing. Must be 21+ to participate in the tasting. Event included in admission tickets. And, please also join us for colonial beer brewing demonstrations and garden highlights!

Spring has sprung and the cooks are delighted with the fresh spring greens, eggs, and milk products that have been missing in the winter.

Come and mourn the loss of Phineas Pemberton and learn more about the life of one of Penn’s friends and important Quaker political figure.

Please join us to celebrate Daphne’s first birthday on Saturday, April 4 from 2-4pm!’ Join us for a children’s sing-a-long with Mini Music Makers (3:00-3:30pm) Free cupcakes to first 100 visitors. Free daffodil bulbs to first 50 Pennsbury Manor members. Meet community friends: Commonplace Reader, AOY Art Center, and Blank Space Community Center. Create your…

NEW DATE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER: Please join us for a special film and conversation examining how Philadelphia’s past and present continue to shape the American story. Episode 2 Overview: Land (1700–1763) Episode 2 of In Pursuit: Philadelphia and the Making of America explores how land became both promise and pressure in colonial Pennsylvania. As religious freedom…

NEW DATE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER: Please join us for a film and conversation examining how Philadelphia’s past and present continue to shape the American story: Episode 1 of In Pursuit: Philadelphia and the Making of America examines the earliest foundations of freedom in the region that would become Philadelphia. Long before the city’s founding, the Lenape,…

Join us in celebrating Pennsylvania’s birthday at the home of its founder, William Penn! Take a tour of the Manor House, observe colonial craftspeople as they demonstrate the art of blacksmithing, woodworking and spinning, watch history come to life with a performance by our Living History Theater troupe, and visit with the animals. And, meet…