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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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,

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

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

Tito Caba is our Lead Gardener, as well as an accomplished tailor and artist. He has been working with us since 2020 and has become an essential part of our

By Isa Pickett, QVS Service Fellow I came to work with Historic Fair Hill through a fellowship with Quaker Voluntary Service, a year-long fellowship that pairs service-oriented people with not-for-profit

Marisol Berrios is one of our very talented Classroom Literacy Assistants working at Julia de Burgos Elementary. These bilingual parents are able to provide much needed support to students, teachers,

by Lori Litchman, Board Member Historic Fair Hill is super excited to announce that we are applying for Level 1 accreditation to become an official arboretum! Trees have always been

by Ciara Vargas and Jess Graciani, HFH literacy staff Historic Fair Hill (HFH) along with Read by 4th is presenting  La Fuerza de Familias Latinas literacy workshops to families in our

Event date: Dec. 11, 2021 Twenty middle school runners from Potter Thomas and Julia deBurgos Schools arrived on a wet Saturday for their 8K run. Teacher coaches Taylor, Paul, and

HFH gardeners cooked up a batch of Garden Soup over a camp stove for volunteers and neighbors to try. Tito picked the onions, peppers, collards, tomatoes, kale and added them to

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)

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

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

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