Current and Past Newsletters.

    July 2008

    • Family Day – Saturday, July 19, 12PM-4PM – Activities for kids and a petting zoo of historically based animals!  Free

    September 2008

    • Decorative Arts Workshop:  To be Announced – Thursday, September 25, 10 AM - 1 PM –  $40.00 per person, lunch included ($40.00 regular, $30.00 Friends of Stenton).  Fee and reservations required.

    October 2008

    • Revolutionary Germantown Festival – Saturday, October 6, 10 AM-4 PM – Celebration of the 230th anniversary of the Battle of Germantown by Historic Germantown Preserved sites.  Stenton will be open for tours.  For more information visit: www.revolutionarygermantown.org
    • William Penn Welcome Week – Thursday, October 16, 3:30PM - Talk, TBA.  Also, throughout the week enjoy specialized tours and school-age programs focusing on James Logan's role as Penn's secretary in early colonial Pennsylvania.
    • Ghost Tours – Saturday, October 27, 12 PM - 4 PM - A creepy experience takes place over Halloween weekend at Stenton.  Children can take part in spooky activities on the grounds and go on a haunted tour to explore the mysteries that surround James Logan’s Stenton.  Arrive in costume and the $4 fee is waived.  

    November 2008

    • Native American Life in Colonial Times – Saturday, November 8, 12 PM - 4 PM – Pennsylvania’s Lenni Lenape were among the first Native Americans to come in contact with the Europeans in the early 1600’s.  Learn more about the Lenape and other Native peoples in the northeast through hands-on activities, games and clothing.  Free.

    December 2008

  • Holiday Tea – Saturday, December 6, 2-4PM Enjoy tea, light fare, and music in the greenhouse of Stenton with your child.  Tour of house and holiday craft included.  Free, reservations required.
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