Joy & Wellness Festival
This year’s Fall Festival centered around the themes of joy and wellness. Our goal was to work together to promote healthy bodies, minds, and spirits in our community. The weather …
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Staff Profile: Angie
Angie Voulasitis is a mom of two students who have both attended Julia de Burgos Elementary. She has been working with Historic Fair Hill since the start of our school …
Garden Class Visits
One of the many ways that we carry on the legacy of the activists who came before us is by working on access to green spaces and food justice. We …
Native Pollinators
By Tito Caba, Green Space Director In early June, we welcomed the addition of a pollinator habitat kit from the Xerces Society, a science-based nonprofit organization focused on protecting the …
Wondrous Wednesdays
One of the many ways we honor our abolitionist history is through our commitment to literacy in our community. Since 2015, our school partnerships have been growing and we now …
Summer Youth Internship
The work we do in Fairhill has always been rooted in the power of partnerships and the strength & talents of our neighbors. This year’s Summer Youth Internship was a …
Fairhill Readers
Our commitment to literacy as a way of serving our community is how we honor our abolitionist roots. For us, literacy is more than the ability to read and write, …
Thank you!
On behalf of all of us, I’d like to thank everyone who attended, donated to, and supported our Spring Celebration. Close to 100 friends and neighbors gathered at Taller Puertorriqueño …
Honoring Denis Lucey
by Tito Caba, Green Space Director Denis Lucey, our esteemed consultant and former grounds manager, is bidding farewell to our green space team as he embarks on a well-deserved retirement. …
New Board Members
Historic Fair Hill has welcomed two new Trustees to our Board of Directors this year. We are grateful to all of our board members for their service to our community and look …
More Parent Assistants!
by Martina Barbour, Literacy Director Our classroom literacy assistant program is now in both Julia de Burgos and Hartranft Elementary schools! We have 4 assistants at de Burgos and 2 …
Youth Interns All Year Long
by Tito Caba, Green Space Director After another great Youth Internship session this summer and recognizing the value of imparting continued learning opportunities for kids in the neighborhood, we made …
Re-opening Bethune’s Library!
by Kate McHale, Library Coordinator In partnership with volunteer librarian Jessica Kahn and members of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, Historic Fair Hill has been working with Mary McLeod Bethune …
Summer Festival
On a not too hot day in July, we welcomed friends and neighbors to our Annual Summer Festival. It’s always wonderful to see so many folks coming out and finding …
Quaker Service Trips
by Kate McHale, Quaker Voluntary Service Fellow One meaningful way that Historic Fair Hill has engaged with education and Quaker values this year was partnering on field trips focused on …
Local Author Visit
by Ciara Vargas, Literacy Director The month of May was very exciting for our awesome students as we welcomed Thembi Palmer into our partner school libraries at Hartranft, Potter-Thomas, and …
Spring Renewal Celebration
by Candace Herbert, Development Coordinator Philosopher, entrepreneur, and writer, Matsona Dhliwayo once said “Spring is proof that there is beauty in new beginnings.” On Sunday, May 21st Dhliwayo’s quote proved …
Board of Directors
Historic Fair Hill is welcoming four new Trustees to our Board of Directors this year. You can learn about each of their stories below. We are grateful to all of our board members for …
Annual Report 2022
Thank you to all of our supporters, who have collaborated with us over the past year. Take a look at our annual report below to see what we have been …
Reading Promise Festival
For the second year in a row, Historic Fair Hill was a proud participant of Reading Promise Week this October. Our Reading Promise Festival was one of 55 events that …
Welcome to Our New Staff
We are pleased to introduce you to our new staff members, as well as staff who are taking on new leadership roles this year. They join us in honoring the …
Summer Youth Internship
This summer, our Youth Internship was revived! We welcomed a total of eight youth from North and West Philly for six weeks of training and service. Our interns ranged in …
Staff Profile: Rebecca
Rebecca Romero has been working with Historic Fair Hill as a Youth Leader since 2021. She has assisted in Family Fun Days, Summer Festivals, and Book Giveaways. Rebecca is about …
Welcome Candace
Candace Herbert is an artist/writer whose active imagination and love of history led her to join Historic Fair Hill as our new Development Coordinator. She is a strong community advocate, …
Spring Renewal Celebration
By Kerry Roeder, Executive Director Sunday, June 5th marked the first time that we were able to gather as a community since before the pandemic began. It was an evening …
Staff Profile: Aminda
Aminda Kirshenbaum joined us as a Youth Leader in the summer of 2021. Since then, this busy Temple student has helped us to launch our Family Fun Days, which serves …
Library Wrap Up
By Ciara Vargas, HFH Library Manager & Hartranft Library Coordinator I am honored to have been selected by Jean Warrington for a position that has truly changed my life. Overall, …
Thank You, Volunteers!
by Kerry Roeder, Executive Director One morning in 1992, a small group of volunteers gathered together at the Fairhill Burial Ground in an attempt to clean up a historic site …
The Healing Walls
by Carolyn Singleton, History Educator On Germantown Avenue, within a few blocks of Historic Fair Hill, are two murals known as the “Healing Walls”. One is a memorial to the …
Fairhill Murals – A Reflection of History
by Carolyn Singleton, History Educator In 1686 George Fox, founder of the Religious Society of Friends, dedicated six acres of land in his will to be “a meeting place, a …
