Pawpaws – a Washington Favorite
George Washington’s favorite native fruit is ripe in the HFH orchard >> the pawpaw. Enjoy, but beware. The following excerpt is from Wikipedia: Wild-collected fruits of the common pawpaw (Asimina triloba) …
PYM Youth Programs Annual Session at Historic Fair Hill
Friends at Fair Hill welcomed our intergenerational group during Annual Sessions. We gathered in that beautiful, outdoor space for in-person community, service, learning, fun and fellowship. It was a gift …
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Ujima Friends Peace Center at HFH this summer
Historic Fair Hill was thrilled to share our green space this summer with our Friends at the Ujima Friends Peace Center for their Summer Freedom School. The campers spent two …
HFH Urban Farmers
Jorge Diaz and Tito Caba, 28, have been friends since 4th grade at BVM Visitation School in Kensington. Jorge is now a software developer at a tech-consulting firm and Tito a …
Supporting Students Online
With school online, the HFH Bilingual Classroom assistants work for their teachers and students in Google Meet and Google classroom. They call parents to help them get online and navigate the …
Books into the hands of children
With school online and looking at screens all day, children need real books in their hands. HFH is buying new and collecting used book for Fairhill children. Friends can help. Put out …
Annual Appeal 2020
Dear Friends of Historic Fair Hill, This year has been hard for all of us and especially hard for our neighbors in Fairhill. For their protection, many children have hardly …
Under the Bonnet Performances August 22 & 29
Description:Quaker, wife, mother, teacher, orator, friend, activist and symbol of strength and determination. A tenacious woman who spent her life fighting for the rights of women and African Americans, Lucretia …
HFH Women’s History Contest Winners
Earlier this year, students and teachers in Fair Hill were invited to participate in the annual Women’s History Essay Contest at Historic Fair Hill, where Lucretia Mott and Harriet Forten …
Recap: The 2019-20 School Year
Classes at Julia deBurgos and Hartranft Schools were cut short by COVID-19, but the HFH partnership for literacy showed good success this school year. Our bilingual parent assistants reduced class …
Saturday Open Hours in a Zone of Peace
Neighbors who have sheltered at home for two months can now come out to walk and play and de-stress in the beautiful 5 acre park of Fair Hill Burial Ground. We …
Thursdays – Free Farm Stand at Semilla Children’s Garden
Every Thursday morning, as Julia deBurgos School distributes hundreds of boxed meals, HFH gardeners give away fresh produce with good conversation and cooking tips in English and Spanish. The four big …
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Dear Friends and Neighbors of Historic Fair Hill
We at Historic Fair Hill grieve the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery and recognize that they represent many other lives taken and suppressed by structural racism, …
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Introducing our 2020 Garden Team
Despite the virus, our garden team is doing essential service of planting gardens for food and for beauty in Fairhill.
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 JDB, …
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 trash. …
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 and …
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 working …
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 for …
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 with …
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. Your …
Become a Reading Buddy!
Help foster the love of reading and learning in our kids! We are in need of reading buddies! Every week, 35 mostly retired volunteers come to Julia deBurgos School in …
Women’s Rights – 170 Years on from the Seneca Falls Convention
Today marks 170 years since the Seneca Falls Convention, an event organized by HFH’s own Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. At the convention, women declared their equality and right …
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Annual Report 2018
With thanks to all of our friends and supporters for a stellar year. Please click the blue button below to download your copy of the Annual Report. Also, keep …
What’s happening in Fair Hill – Spring 2018
Spring is in full swing at Fair Hill! Check out some happenings from around the neighborhood. — In the gardens: The little peas survived the snow and are pushing up …
Lucretia Mott’s Birthday is Wednesday, January 3
Reposted from “A Friendly Letter”, a blog by Chuck Fager. Read more from Chuck Fager here: www.afriendlyletter.com For more helpful reading on Lucretia Mott, see the bottom of this post …
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School partnership for Literacy at Julia deBurgos – year 3
Thanks to our wonderful funders, we are buying NEW BOOKS that the children request. When a 5th grader asks and the books are out four weeks running, Jean Hurd orders …
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Annual Appeal 2017
Dear Friends of Historic Fair Hill, With your help, we are sharing the historic site and working with partners to increase health and literacy in our struggling city neighborhood. This …
Fall at Historic Fairhill
The gardens are mostly finished and school children are visiting for nature and history field trips. Join us for Tree Tenders tree planting on Saturday, Nov 18. With our neighbors, …
The Annual Boathouse Party is THIS Sunday!
We are so excited for the Annual Boathouse Party, happening this Sunday, September 24, from 5pm to 8pm at 7 Boathouse Row in Philadelphia, This year, we’re switching things up …
