Twilight Garden Tour: Poison, Potions and Folklore in the Colonial Garden
Historical horticulturist Anna Davis walks the Hibbs kitchen garden at dusk, talking through the poison plants, folk remedies and superstitions of a 1776 household. Timed to end right before the evening lantern tour.
More at Washington Crossing Historic Park
Soldier Saturdays: Camp Followers
The women and children who trailed the Revolutionary armies, cooking, mending and nursing. Reenactors work through a normal day in camp. Free, four hours.
Monthly Living History: Soldier Saturdays, Camp Followers
September's living history day looks at the women and children who traveled with the Continental Army. Reenactors in the historic village, four hours, free.
Washington Crossing America 250 Gala
Live music, the Washington Crossing Fife and Drum Corps, period food and a look inside the Durham Boat Barn. Proceeds split between the park's Friends group, Upper Makefield Fire Company and the police association.
Around the same time
Haunted New Hope: Local Ghost Stories
Local historian Scott Randolph on New Hope's ghost stories, the legends attached to particular houses, and where the tales started. Part of Pickering Manor's Pickering Cafe series. Space is limited, so RSVP first.
Crawl O'Clock
An hour of open-ended play for babies and toddlers on the move: pop-up tunnel, soft climbing blocks, sensory tiles, shakers and scarves. Come for the whole hour or five minutes.
Music and Movement
Songs, instruments and moving around for small children, Monday mornings in the large meeting room. The branch is closed for the holiday on October 12, so that one week skips.
