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April - June 2019 April - June 2019 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: FROM THE PRESIDENT 2 OF THE FRIENDS NEWSBRIEFS 3 KEEPING A COLONIAL 3 HOUSEHOLD LUNCH & LEARN: HANNAH 4 Celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday, PENN May 12 at historic Graeme Park with a WEDDING ARCH REPAIR 5 breakfast buffet catered by A&J Catering ANTIQUES APPRAISAL 5 in our floored, enclosed event tent. Tours WITH LOCATI EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT: 6 of the 1722 Keith House, which retains NEW BRIDGE LIVING HISTORY AT 7 much of its original architectural detail GRAEME PARK and was home to Pennsylvania Governor Sir William Keith and the writer Elizabeth UPCOMING Graeme Fergusson, after breakfast. Menu EVENTS Seatings at 10:30, 11:00 and 11:30 a.m. Fresh Fruit Salad April 24 Reservations and prepayment required Muffins, Bagels & Lunch & Learn Cream Cheese $28/person; $24/members; $12/kids 6-12 Cooked to Order May 12 Omelet Bar Mother’s Day Breakfast Plus a small processing fee* / ticket. Scrambled Eggs May 19 High chairs are not available but children 5 French Toast Belgian Waffles Living History Sunday and under are welcome at no additional charge. Hash Browns June 2 Please go to https:// Sausage, Bacon, Antiques Appraisal Kielbasa graemeparkmothers.eventbrite.com June 9 Assorted Desserts to purchase your tickets. Volunteer Lunch / Mtg Bloody Marys Mimosa Cocktails June 16 The processing fee goes to Eventbrite, but you will not & Mocktails Father’s Day / Brewing have the tax and gratuity fees you’d pay at a restaurant. Juice, Coffee & Tea Page 2 From the President of the Friends GRAEME PARK Spring has sprung at Graeme Park! Trees and flowers are in bloom and winter’s dreary landscape is giving way to color and life. In the 1750s and 1760s, when the Graeme family called the Keith House their summer residence, it was at this time of year that serv- ants and day laborers would staff the property to make it ready for the family’s annual trek from Philadelphia to Horsham. The fields were plowed and made ready for planting. The stables Graeme Park is the site of the Keith House, an 18th-century historic were cleaned and made ready for the animals. Fences were mended house, the only remaining home of a and walkways cleared. In the house, servants washed windows, governor of colonial Pennsylvania. It swept the floors, aired out the bedding and accomplished many other is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission cleaning tasks to make the house fresh and comfortable for the fami- in partnership with the Friends of ly’s yearly stay. Graeme Park, a 501c3 volunteer organization that raises funds, staffs, and promotes the site. The official In 2019, there is just as much prep work but in a very different style. registration and financial information Our calendar is filled with many various events this year and before of The Friends of Graeme Park may be obtained from the Pennsylvania they can take place, much thought and work goes into making them Department of State by calling toll come off without a hitch. I can’t thank our staff and volunteers free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732- enough for seeing these programs through to fruition. Our job is to 0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. Individuals who need make sure guests have a delightful and educational experience when special assistance or accommodation they visit Graeme Park and we hope that we fulfill that mission in the to visit Graeme Park should call public’s eyes. (215) 343-0965 in advance to discuss their needs. Pennsylvania TDD relay service is available at (800)654-5984. Take some time to see all the events planned this year. Check our TOUR HOURS website and look through this issue. We have Lunch & Learn in April Friday - Saturday where you can hear about Hannah Penn, Pennsylvania’s first and on- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. ly female governor. How about treating Mom to Graeme Park’s Sunday Noon - 4 p.m. Mother’s Day Breakfast, complete with a tour of the Keith House. Last tour starts at 3 p.m. Come out to our Living History Sunday and learn how colonials kept house and the work involved in mundane household chores. And don’t forget to sign up for our Antiques Appraisal Fair with Locati Carla A. Loughlin LLC of Maple Glen. Find out if that item of interest, which you had Mike MacCausland hiding in the attic all this time, is a Bam! or a Bust! THE PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM Hope to see you at Graeme Park this spring! COMMISSION All the best, Tom Wolf Governor Andrea Lowery Beth MacCausland Executive Director Nancy Moses Chair Page 3 Living History Sunday: Keeping a Colonial Household Keeping house in colonial times in- volved many activities we take for May 19 | 12-3 p.m. granted in today’s world. Lacking modern conveniences, our foremothers did all the washing, sewing, and spin- ning by hand. Meals were prepared at an open hearth from food grown or raised on the property, and beer and candles had to be produced in large quantities for even a modest-sized household. While trained doctors were available for more serious illnesses, basic medical needs were often treated with herbs. Join us for a day of learning about the activities that took place in a colonial household, such as cooking, spinning, candle-dipping, brewing beer, washing, ironing, the kitchen and herb gardens, and other chores, plus a few games and playtime activities. Free demonstrations, plus discounted charge for general admission tour of Free the Keith House ($5 /12+, $3/3-11). NEWSBRIEFS Volunteer Lunch & Annual Meeting VY_IT to subscribe. You may unsubscribe any On Sunday, June 9 at 12 noon we will be hosting a time. You can also find out about events on our Volunteer Appreciation Lunch at Graeme Park Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ along with our Annual Membership Meeting. Our GraemeParkHorsham. volunteers put in countless hours on school tours, living history events, weekend tours, maintenance Father’s Day Living History / Brewing Demo and more and we’d like to thank them. We’ll also Father’s Day is June 16 and we’ll have the brew have a brief business meeting, open to members and kettle bubbling as we demonstrate how beer was interested parties in the community, with all the made in the colonies, discuss the ingredients and facts and figures of our previous year and upcoming why it was such a necessity on colonial planta- plans. Please RSVP to Beth at 215-915-9453 or tions such as Graeme Park. We’ll also have a [email protected]. selection of micro-brews for sale. Tours of the his- toric Keith House will also be available for Join Our Email List $5/12+ , $3/3-11 and free for Dads. Bring a picnic Keep up to date with all that is happening at Grae- lunch and enjoy a low-key day at Graeme Park. me Park via our e-mail list. We send a few commu- Demonstration and tours will take place between nications a month and do not sell or rent our list. Go 12 noon and 3:00 p.m. to our Mail Chimp form at http://eepurl.com/ THE FRIENDS OF Page 4 GRAEME PARK MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Friends of Graeme Park is to pro- Lunch & Learn—April 24 vide on-going support of preservation, maintenance, development, interpretation, education and promotion of Graeme Park. Hannah Penn: Pennsylvania’s First BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Beth MacCausland (and only) Female Governor Vice President Jack Washington Secretary Melissa Kurek Three hundred years ago Hannah Treasurer Diane Horan Penn was grieving the loss of her Member at Large Tony Checchia Member at Large Deedie Gustavson beloved husband William and em- Member at Large Laura MacBride broiled in a bitter family fight with her stepson over who would inher- STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS it and run the fledgling colony of Education Carol Brunner Pennsylvania. Blessed with a for- John Brunner Finance Vacant midable business sense and a Fundraising Vacant strong will, find out how Hannah Governance Jack Washington Penn saved Pennsylvania. Join Grants Beth MacCausland Hospitality Vacant Doug Miller to explore the life and Insurance Vacant contributions of Pennsylvania’s Legal Vacant Membership Carla Loughlin original first lady, and in her ac- Museum Shop Carol Brunner complishements as first female Carla Loughlin Governor. Speaker Doug Miller has Newsletter/Publicity Carla Loughlin Programs/Events Beth MacCausland worked for the PHMC for over 20 Volunteers Beth MacCausland years, including time at Graeme Website Carla Loughlin Park. He is currently the Site Ad- THE GRAEME PARK GAZETTE ministrator at Pennsbury Manor. Enjoy a continental breakfast, lecture on Hannah is published quarterly by The Friends of Penn, and a lunch buffet. Tours of the historic Keith House will also be available after Graeme Park in cooperation with the PA Historical and Museum Commission lunch. Reserved event. $30/person; $25/members. Editor: Carla A. Loughlin Lunch will include: Schedule ⚫ Choice of hot entrées with 10:30 a.m. - Check-in & breakfast aa side dishes 11:00 a.m. - Lecture ⚫ Vegetarian option 12:00 noon - Lunch Befriend the Past ⚫ Salad, dessert, beverages After Lunch - House Tour The Friends of Graeme Park $30/person* Includes lecture, continental breakfast, lunch & tour Name(s):_______________________________________________ Please add my email to your list to re- ceive occasional notices of Graeme Park Address: _______________________________________________ news and events including the next Lunch & Learn Lecture City:____________________________ Zip:___________________ My check for $30/pp is enclosed. Please Phone: _____________________ eMail:______________________ make checks out to “The Friends of Graeme Card # _________________________________________________ Park” Please bill my credit card Exp.
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