Site Closed for the Winter
2026-01-01 - 2026-02-28 | PA

Telling the Whole Story: Interpreting Difficult Histories for America 250
2026-02-07 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
As we prepare for America’s 250th anniversary, museums and historic sites have a critical role to play in telling a fuller, more inclusive story of our nation’s founding. This half-day workshop is designed to help rural and local history organizations navigate and interpret the complex—and often uncomfortable—topics of race, religion, and nation-making in ways that are thoughtful, honest, and community-centered.
Join us for an engaging, practical session featuring regional leaders who are actively tackling these themes in their own institutions:

Race — Shirley Lee Corsey, Director of Gather Place Museum, will explore how museums can engage with the legacies of race and racism in our founding stories and local communities.
Nation-Making — Doug Miller from Pennsbury Manor will guide participants through the complexities of defining “America” in 1776 and who was included (and excluded) from that vision.
Religion — Devin Manzullo-Thomas, director of the Sider Institute for Anabaptist, Pietist, and Wesleyan Studies and author of Exhibiting Evangelicalism: Commemoration, Conservative Christianity, and Religion’s Presence of the Past, will discuss how museums can discuss issues of faith, spirituality, and ecclesiology around the 250th anniversary of America.

This workshop will include group discussions, real-life examples, and actionable tools to help you lead conversations at your site with confidence and care.

Tickets:
FREE For RHC Members
$25 NON-MEMBERS

Open For 2026 Visitors
2026-03-01 12:00 - 17:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
Pennsbury Manor resumes regular operating hours starting on Sunday, March 1:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Grounds Only
Wednesday – Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: 12pm – 5pm

Charter Day
2026-03-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
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 other local history organizations to learn more about their plans for America’s 250th.
This event is FREE to the public. Please consider bringing a non-perishable food item to donate to a local food bank.

In Pursuit: Philadelphia and the Making of America
2026-03-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
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, known as the “the Original People,” lived at liberty along the forests and inlets of the mid-Atlantic coast. Their way of life was profoundly disrupted by decades of European encroachment, displacement, and disease.
The episode then turns to the arrival of Quaker visionary William Penn, whose pursuit of religious freedom promised coexistence and tolerance. Yet in a colony already entangled with slavery, this program asks a critical question: could ideals of freedom truly take root in compromised soil?
Through film and conversation, Episode 1 invites audiences to reconsider how America’s earliest freedoms were imagined and who they were never meant to include.

In Pursuit: Philadelphia and the Making of America
2026-03-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
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. Tours through the manor will not be available today due to us being short-staffed, but the grounds will be open for free from 12-5 pm.
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 draws waves of immigrants to Philadelphia’s port, the colony’s growth depends on one critical condition: land must be sold to sustain settlement and repay mounting debts. Yet much of that land has not been formally acquired from Lenape sachems through treaty.
As economic strain intensifies, the episode examines how the Penn family—now led by William Penn’s sons—grapples with the moral and political consequences of expansion. Will they uphold their father’s vision of coexistence, or sacrifice principle for profit? Through film and conversation, Episode 2 invites audiences to consider how land, power, and broken promises shaped Philadelphia—and set enduring patterns in the making of America.
** Please sign-up to reserve your spot at this link.

Daphne's Birthday Party!
2026-04-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
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 own birthday card, enjoy lawn games, visit with the animals (Daphne/horses/sheep), and watch 17th Century trade demonstrations.
Travelin’ Toms Coffee truck will be parked outside the Visitor’s Center.

Pennsbury Manor members are free.
Admission tickets: $9 Adults (12-64), $7 Seniors (65+), and $5 Children (3-11) or purchase a membership for unlimited visits and free tickets to Holly Nights (starts at just $40!). Tickets available at the door or PennsburyManor.org

SPONSOR: Thank you Shoprite of Fairless Hills for the cupcake donation

Closed
2026-04-05 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States

Living History Theater: Pemberton Funeral
2026-04-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
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.

Open Hearth Cooking: Spring in the 17th Century
2026-04-19 13:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
Spring has sprung and the cooks are delighted with the fresh spring greens, eggs, and milk products that have been missing in the winter.

Special Beer Brewing Event
2026-04-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
** 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!

Meet The Lenape & Sheep Shearing
2026-05-03 13:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
** 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 demonstrations including wool spinning, blacksmiths, and joyners.
2:30 – 4:00pm: Sheep Shearing
This annual process helps the flock get ready for the summer as well as keeps our spinners busy year round.
** All events are included in one admission fee: Adults $9 (12-64), Seniors $7 (65+), Children (3-11) $5. Please call with questions: 215-946-0400.

Living History Theater: Women’s Monthly Meeting
2026-05-10 13:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
Celebrate Mother’s Day by learning about the issues facing 17th century Quaker women.

Open-Hearth Cooking: 17th Century Dinner
2026-05-17 13:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
The cooks will prepare and present a complete seasonal dinner meal as it would have been served to William Penn.

Beer Brewing & Garden Highlights
2026-05-24 13:00 - 16:00 | PA
Explore and experience the recipes and plants that fed the early residents of Pennsylvania.

Animals at Pennsbury Manor
2026-05-31 13:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
Meet the furry, fuzzy, and feathered inhabitants at Pennsbury, and discover the important role their 17th century predecessors played in daily life.

Historic Trade Demonstrations
2026-06-07 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-05 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-08-02 13:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
Come and witness some of the trades and crafts that were done at Pennsbury Manor during the 17th century.
Admission: Adults $9 (12-64), Seniors $7 (65+), Children $5 (3-11).
Admission also includes the award-winning indoor exhibit, visit with the animals, and optional guided tour of the Manor House. Sunday guided tours are available at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30pm.
📍Pennsbury Manor
400 Pennsbury Memorial Road
Morrisville, PA
Pennsburymanor.org
215-946-0400

Living History Theater: Germantown Protest
2026-06-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
Francis Daniel Pastorius, a German Quaker, wrote a formal protest against slavery. Sit in on a historic Quaker meeting as slave owners and early abolitionists share their views on the institution of slavery in Pennsylvania.
Times: 1:15, 2:15, & 3:15pm
Admission: Adults $9 (12-64), Seniors $7 (65+), Children $5 (3-11). Members Free.
Admission also includes the award-winning indoor exhibit, visit with the animals, and optional guided tour of the Manor House. Sunday guided tours are available at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30pm.
📍Pennsbury Manor
400 Pennsbury Memorial Road
Morrisville, PA
Pennsburymanor.org
215-946-0400

Poetry Sessions with David Mills
2026-06-14 14:40 - 16:00 | PA
We hope you can join us at Pennsbury Manor on Sunday, June 14 for a special program:

Poetry Session with Award-Winning Poet, David Mills
Times: 2:40 and 3:40pm
Join us for poetry, reflection, and discussion to celebrate Juneteenth with a reading from his renowned collections, including “How The Earth Answers,” “Unhired Hands,” and “Boneyarn.” Participate in a Q&A and meet David Mills during a book signing following the presentation.
Admission: Adults $9 (12-64), Seniors $7 (65+), Children $5 (3-11). Members Free.
Admission also includes the award-winning indoor exhibit, visit with the animals, and optional guided tour of the Manor House. Sunday guided tours are available at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30pm.
📍Pennsbury Manor
400 Pennsbury Memorial Road
Morrisville, PA
Pennsburymanor.org
215-946-0400

Open-Hearth Cooking: 17th Century Beverage
2026-06-21 13:00 - 16:00 | PA
Join the Pennsbury Manor cooks as they prepare a chocolate drink William Penn would have known along with mead and other 17th century beverages.

No 2:30PM Guided Tour & Site Closing at 4PM For Brews & Bites
2026-06-27 14:30 - 15:30 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
** PLEASE NOTE **
There will be no 2:30pm guided tour today due to “Brews & Bites.”

Brews & Bites 2026
2026-06-27 16:00 - 20:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
Tickets Are Now On Sale! Come tap into history and enjoy beer tastings, live music, and food while relaxing along the banks of the scenic Delaware River.

LIVE MUSIC from August! Playing classic rock and motown from the 60’s to today!
BREWERIES: Aristaeus Craft Brewing Company, Ashlynn Distillery, Boo’s Brewing, Broad Street Brewing, Broken Goblet Brewing, Chaddsford Winery, Evil Genius Beer Co., Manic Minds Brewing Co., Philadelphia Mead Company, Revolution Bees, Rivertide Brewing, Triple Sun Spirits Co., Vault Brewing Company, and more!
FOOD TRUCKS: Local Harvest Pizza, Philly Cinco de Mayo, Spuddy Buddy Fry Factory, and Heavenly Shakes!

This event benefits the Pennsbury Society, a 501(c)(3) organization. 100% of the proceeds go towards sustaining our educational and community programs throughout the year.

VIP Admission: $65 (*includes one commemorative 16oz glass pint)
General Admission: $45
Designated Driver: $20 (*no tastings included with this admission)

Important Ticket Details:

Must be 21+ to attend this event.
Tickets are non-refundable.
Please bring a blanket or chair and cash for the raffle baskets.
Event is rain or shine.
Sorry, no pets.

THANK YOU 2026 EVENT SPONSORS:

The Pennsbury Society welcome you and we are truly glad you are coming. Brews & Bites attendees agree to the following terms & conditions: Brews & Bites is intended to be an opportunity for tastings with local breweries and enjoy food trucks and live music. Anyone displaying malicious, violent, or otherwise inappropriate behavior will be removed from the festival grounds without refund. By entering the event premises, you consent to the use of your likeness in photography, video recording and its/their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for promotional purposes, advertising, inclusion on websites, social media, or any other purpose by Pennsbury Manor.
By attending this event the ticket bearer fully understands, agrees and accepts sole responsibility for their actions both during and after the event and hereby releases, waives, discharges and holds harmless all persons involved with or associated with Brews & Bites — including event organizers, vendors, sponsors — from any and all liability, claims, demands, actions, and causes of action, whatsoever, arising out of or related to any loss, damage, or injury that may be sustained by event attendee while participating in Brews & Bites or while traveling from said event. Attendee is fully aware of any risks and hazards connected with participation in this activity and hereby allows him/herself to voluntarily participate in said activity. He/she voluntarily assumes full responsibility of any risk of loss, property damage, or personal injury that may be sustained by attendee, or any loss or damage to property in the possession of, as a result of being engaged in such activity. In addition, any person who is visibly intoxicated may be refused additional tastings and/or asked to leave the event.

July 4th - Open To The Public
2026-07-04 10:00 - 17:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States

Living History Theater: Seed of a Nation
2026-07-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
What was the experience of Quakers during the American Revolution? Come see our living history interpreters portray how local Quakers were affected by the revolution, many of whom were descendants of people Penn knew.
Admission: Adults $9 (12-64), Seniors $7 (65+), Children $5 (3-11). Members Free.
Admission also includes the award-winning indoor exhibit, visit with the animals, seasonal garden, and optional guided tour of the Manor House. Sunday guided tours are available at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30pm.
Please reach out with questions: 215-946-0400

Colonial Kids Camp
2026-07-13 09:00 - 2026-07-17 16:00 | PA
$265/members
$280/non-members
After care available from 4pm – 5pm for an additional $30 per day.
Colonial Kids Camp is for children ages 7-9. Reservations are required and space is limited. Email info@pennsburymanor.org to secure your spot.
In Penn’s time, food and medicine were grown in a garden, the major highway to Philadelphia was the Delaware River, and clothing was hand-spun out of wool. Our immersive summer camp promises an unforgettable blend of education, fun, and hands-on exploration for young history enthusiasts.
Our expert educators bring history to life through engaging activities. Campers will try their hand at 17th-century games, master the art of quill writing, and even meet some of our friendly farm animals. Learning has never been this much fun! At the end of the week, parents and caregivers are invited for a camper-led living history tour of the site.

Open-Hearth Cooking: White Meats: Cheese and Dairy
2026-07-19 13:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
The cooks will demonstrate 17th century receipts using dairy products.
Admission: Adults $9 (12-64), Seniors $7 (65+), Children $5 (3-11). Members Free.
Admission also includes the award-winning indoor exhibit, visit with the animals, seasonal garden, and optional guided tour of the Manor House. Sunday guided tours are available at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30pm.
Please call with questions: 215-946-0400

Beer Brewing and Garden Highlights
2026-07-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
Explore and experience the recipes and plants that fed the early residents of Pennsylvania.
Admission: Adults $9 (12-64), Seniors $7 (65+), Children $5 (3-11). Members Free.
Admission also includes the award-winning indoor exhibit, visit with the animals, seasonal garden, and optional guided tour of the Manor House. Sunday guided tours are available at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30pm.

Living History Theater: Pirates in the Tavern
2026-08-09 13:00 - 16:00 | Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA, 19067, United States
Summer 1700: Pirates are all anybody can talk about! Join us and explore all things pirate this day! Meet some of the real pirates and townspeople who have walked into a Philadelphia Tavern.
Admission: Adults $9 (12-64), Seniors $7 (65+), Children $5 (3-11). Members Free.
Admission also includes the award-winning indoor exhibit, visit with the animals, seasonal garden, and optional guided tour of the Manor House. Sunday guided tours are available at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30pm.
Please reach out with questions: 215-946-0400
