Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village
Lecture – “The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life” with Sophia Rosenfeld
Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesThis program is brought to the park in partnership with the American Philosophical Society and the David Center for the American Revolution. This 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 Sophia Rosenfeld, will be discussing…
Holiday Wreath & Swag Workshop
Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesOur annual wreath workshop is coming up! Join us for an afternoon of wreath and swag making on Sunday, November 26 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM in the Lower Park Visitors Center Riverview Room with Longtime Volunteer, Anita Cooke or Monday, December 4 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM in the Thompson – Neely…
Jazz Concert on the Riverbank
Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesLooking for an excuse to get outside on a beautiful spring evening? The Friends of Washington Crossing Park (PA) and the historic Newtown Theatre are teaming up to present a free outdoor jazz concert on Saturday, May 28 from 6 to 8 PM. The concert will be held on the banks of the Delaware River…
In-Person Lecture – The Revolutionary World of a Free Black Man: Jacob Francis 1754-1836
Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesOn Sunday, February 13 at 1:30 PM, author William L. Kidder will discuss his new book The Revolutionary World of a Free Black Man: Jacob Francis 1754-1836. Born in Amwell Township to a free Black mother, Jacob Francis lived his 82-year life in a world of revolutionary change. He became caught up in the rising…
69th Annual Christmas Day Crossing Reenactment
Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesWitness American history come to life! Each December, thousands of people gather on the banks of the Delaware River to watch the reenactment of George Washington’s daring 1776 Christmas night river crossing. During the event, several hundred reenactors in Continental military dress listen to an inspiring speech by General Washington and then row across…
First Crossing of 2021
Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesWitness American history come to life! Each December, thousands of people gather on the banks of the Delaware River to watch the reenactment of George Washington’s daring 1776 Christmas night river crossing. During the event, several hundred reenactors in Continental military dress listen to an inspiring speech by General Washington and then row across the…
Lecture – Who Was Here in 1776?
Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesWhile some of the people who crossed the Delaware to attack the Hessians in Trenton have become well-known historic figures, many are unknown to the public. On December 5 at 7 PM, join Washington Crossing Historic Park curator Kimberly McCarty as she explores the lives and contributions of some of the individuals who were part…
CANCELED: Lecture – The Quaker Conundrum in Revolutionary Pennsylvania
Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesThis event has been canceled. Join us Sunday, November 7 at 1:30 PM for a free lecture on the lives of two men named Ennion Williams, both Pennsylvania Quakers who found themselves in direct conflict with some of the most divisive issues of their faith: pacifism, slavery and the Hicksite separation. Washington Crossing Historic Park…
Virtual Lecture with Dr. Matthew Costello: The Property of the Nation
Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesDr. Matthew Costello, senior historian of the White House Historical Association, will give a free virtual lecture on Sunday, October 17 at 1:30 PM. Costello’s lecture will focus on his 2019 book, The Property of the Nation: George Washington’s Tomb, Mount Vernon, and the Memory of the First President, which was a 2020 George Washington Prize…
Autumn Market & Encampment
Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesTravel back in time and experience life in a Revolutionary War camp during Washington Crossing Historic Park’s annual Autumn Encampment & Market on Saturday, October 16, from noon to 4 PM. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children age five to 11, and free members, active duty military, and children under five. A family…
