School Libraries, An Update
The school libraries at Julia deBurgos and John Hartranft Schools in Fairhill are busy and happy, filled with beautiful books where children can choose those that interest them. At...
MLK Day of Service – January 20, 2020
On a frigid MLK Day, 30 hardy volunteers came out to mulch the fruit trees, pick up fallen branches,clean up the school garden, and fill 25 contractor bags with...
MLK Day of Service
MLK Day of Service is a way to celebrate the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King. We’ll be cleaning up the burial ground, roasting marshmallows, reading Dr. King’s sermons...
**CANCELLED** Christmas Star Lighting
UPDATE SATURDAY 12/14 – STAR LIGHTING IS CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN Join us for this FREE family event! We’ll have a bonfire with marshmallow roast, hot chocolate,...
Annual Appeal 2019
Dear Friends of Historic Fair Hill, 2020 is the 100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in the US. We honor Lucretia and James Mott and Robert and Harriet Purvis, abolitionists...
Fall Street Tree Planting with PHS
In partnership with Tree Tenders of PA Horticultural Society, HFH organizes shade tree planting in the Fairhill neighborhood. Tenants or homeowners sign up to care for a tree on...
Second Saturdays at HFH
Come to Historic Fair Hill for a tour of six great wall murals telling 300 years of stories of the struggle for justice in Philadelphia. After your tour you...
Revolutionary Germantown Field Hospital
In honor of The Battle of Germantown, our partner Historic Germantown stages a yearly reenactment on the battle’s anniversary. The grounds of Cliveden are transformed by over a hundred Revolutionary War re-enaction actors in...
Second Saturdays at HFH
Come to Historic Fair Hill for a tour of six great wall murals telling 300 years of stories of the struggle for justice in Philadelphia. After your tour you...
Reading & Library Volunteers Begin Shifts
Its the start of the new school year, and our library and reading volunteers are back to work! Lets bring joy in reading to every kid!
Annual Report 2019 – The Year in Review
Every year, we make it a point to review our programs and offerings to the neighborhood and our community. We publish our Annual Report to document our accomplishments in...
Zone of Peace
Historic Fair Hill has been recognized as a Zone of Peace by the Religious Leaders of Greater Philadelphia. At the October 12 Harvest Fest, the Religious Leaders of Philadelphia presented banners...
Summer Festival 2019
Mark your calendar for 15th annual Summer Festival with pony rides, snake man, music, dancing, farm stand, cookout for Friends of Historic Fair Hill!
Second Saturdays at HFH
Come to Historic Fair Hill for a tour of six great wall murals telling 300 years of stories of the struggle for justice in Philadelphia. After your tour you...
Second Saturdays at HFH
Come to Historic Fair Hill for a tour of six great wall murals telling 300 years of stories of the struggle for justice in Philadelphia. After your tour, help...
25th Anniversary Celebration
Celebrate Historic Fair Hill’s 25th Anniversary on Sunday, May 5 at Arch St. Meetinghouse with our speaker Signe Wilkinson an early Fairhill volunteer. Click below to order tickets with Eventbrite...
Women’s History Essay Contest and One Woman Play, “Letters to Aunt Hattie”
Fairhill Women’s History Essay contest Fairhill school students grades 4th-8th are working on their essays about Harriet Forten Purvis leader of abolition and early women’s rightist movement, buried at...
School Partnerships for Literacy
Hartranft School Library Opens The second HFH partnership school library has opened in Fairhill at the John Hartranft School. John Hartranft School in Fairhill prepared for several years and...
Winter bonfire in the garden
Roast marshmallows and work in the winter garden with us! Dress warmly and bring a friend. Meet at the picnic table!
MLK Day of Service at the burial ground
Join us on the MLK Day of Service at the Fair Hill Burial Ground to tidy the grounds, reset headstones, tend the the trees, and reflect on the teachings...
Give a gift to Historic Fair Hill, Inc.
Your gift pays for library books and free books to support reading at home. Your gift pays for history events and field trips to teach children their honored heritage....
Christmas Star Lighting
Join us for our annual Christmas Star Lighting. We’ll have a bonfire, treats, and sing carols. The HFH Star will be placed high above Germantown Ave and powered up...
Christmas Stars Display
For the month of December, drive under the two big Christmas stars hanging in the trees along Germantown Ave!
November Tree Planting
Come help plant 27 bare root trees along the streets of our neighborhood. Meet at the burial ground at 9am. Dress appropriately for weather and hard work.
Orchard Harvest & Garden Workday
Garden Workday: Every Second Saturday this season, join us in the gardens! We’ll be tending to the beds, planting new flowers and veggies, weeding, mulching, and more. No experience...
Last Youth Farm Stand of 2018
This is your last chance to meet us at the Youth Farm Stand! Our youth group meets during the summer months to provide fresh vegetables to the neighborhood at...
Garden Workday
Garden Workday Join us in the gardens! We will build a retaining wall and spreading wood chips. This event is family friendly, so bring your kids!