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 …
Summer Festival 2017 – Recap
Over 250 Friends and Neighbors came in the gates for the July Summer Festival. Faheem the snake man had lines of people eager to hold his pet boa constrictor Lucy. …
The Annual Report 2017 is here!
Every year, we review our financial and program goals. We recently completed our Annual Report for 2017, and it is available for download on our website! A paper copy will …
Lecture on Lucretia Mott scheduled for May 15 at 6:30 at HFH Burial Ground
Join Christopher Densmore, Carol Faulkner, Nancy A Hewitt, Beverly Palmer, editors of the new book, “Lucretia Mott Speaks: The Essential Speeches and Sermons” for a lecture and discussion. We will …
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HFH featured in GROW Magazine – Article inside
Click on the image below to download the article featuring HFH in GROW Magazine. NOTE: This is an excerpt. Want the whole magazine? Click here.
Welcome Jasmine Hamilton, New Garden Manager
Welcome Jasmine Hamilton, New Garden Manager Jasmine was recruited for HFH by former manager Bri Barton. Jasmine has worked with Mariposa, Urban Tree Connection, Phila Parks and Recreation, all related to …
Back to School in Fairhill
At Julia deBurgos School, HFH reading buddies have started to read with K-3 children. New volunteer Faith Watson of Chestnut Hill says of her first day, “It was great. I …
Book Deserts: Your donations at work
According to a recent article in The Atlantic, a typical child born to a white collar family will hear forty-five (45) million words by the time s/he reaches age 4. …
Boathouse Party 2016, in Review
The annual Boathouse Party for HFH is one of our favorite events. It gives us a chance to gather with friends in celebration of the things that we have accomplished …
A Letter from Bri, Garden Manager
Hello neighbors, friends, volunteers and family! It’s been a beautiful whirlwind at Historic Fair Hill this spring. We’ve accomplished so much because of you. Yes, you! Thank you. The gardens …
Sharing green ideas at Hannah House garden
Saturday, April 30 at the Hannah House garden was a neighborhood workday and workshop on “Growing Safely in Urban Soil.” The city Parks and Recreation Department, Department of Public Health, …
From Fairhill to the Moons of Jupiter
This last Saturday, we welcomed a crowd of forty at dusk to look at the stars and planets on Astronomy Night. The event was one of over a dozen throughout the …
Vashti Dubois: embrace the extraordinary in the ordinary
This month, in honor of Women’s History month, we invited Vashti Dubois to speak at Historic Fair Hill. On an early spring Saturday, a small group of women and men …
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