The Court Inn
Built in 1733 as the Half-Moon Inn, this old tavern is now the Newtown Historic Association's home, with a second-floor room devoted to Edward Hicks, the Quaker folk painter who lived in town and gave the world The Peaceable Kingdom. It only opens Sundays, 1 to 4.
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The Life and Times of Captain Daniel Bray: From Waterman to Militia (1741 to 1840)
A first-person program at the Half-Moon Inn tracing Daniel Bray from Delaware River waterman to militia leader, including the boats he rounded up for Washington's 1776 crossing. Daniel Nurmi McAuliffe narrates.
Tavern Trivia Night
Teams fill the old tavern rooms of the Half-Moon Inn for rounds on pop culture, history, sports, music and movies. Drinks and snacks on hand, prizes at the end. Ticketed.
The Newtown Treasury, presented by Matt Bielicki
Matt Bielicki on the Newtown Treasury and the 1781 Doan Gang robbery that made it famous. Part of the historical association's monthly meeting at the Court Inn, open to anyone who wants to sit in.
General Membership Meeting
The historical association's November gathering at the Court Inn. The program is still to be announced; September and October in the same slot were both talks by local historians. Open to the public.
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Historic Sugartown
Preserved 19th-century crossroads village with a general store, carriage museum, the circa-1805 Garrett House, and a working book bindery. Grounds are open daily 9 to 5 year-round; guided tours run Saturdays and Sundays May through November, with parking at 273 Boot Road.
Gather Place Museum
A living-history museum in the 1877 A.M.E. church on South Canal Street, telling the African American and women's history most Bucks County guides walk right past. Storytelling here leans on West African Griot tradition instead of wall text, and you can catch the exhibits weekend afternoons or by appointment during the week.
Kennett Heritage Center
Kennett Square's local-history museum, on North Union. A good stop for the town's Underground Railroad and mushroom-country past.
