Historic Fair Hill

RAIN DATE: Astronomy Night - PhilaScience Fest
2017-04-29 15:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States
Rain Date: Saturday, April 29, 7:30 – 9:30pm
In partnership with The Franklin Institute, this stargazing event is a family-friendly chance to learn more about our night skies. While we explore the constellations and planets, we’ll also learn about how abolitionists and escaping slaves on the Underground Railroad relied on knowledge of the stars and constellations. Bring a blanket and a friend to share in the festivities!

Astronomy Night - PhilaScience Fest
2017-04-28 15:30 - 17:30 | Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States

MLK Day of Service
2017-01-15 05:00 - 08:00 | Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States
Come help clean up the burial ground, enjoy a fire with good company, and share readings from Dr. Kings letters and sermons.

Autumn Tree Planting Day
2016-11-19 10:00 - 14:00 | Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States
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 the street in front of their home, with a commitment to water through two summers. PHS provides the trees free of charge, and our volunteers help plant them. We planted over 25 trees in 2015. Come help us break our record in 2016!

Orchard Harvest Festival
2016-10-08 06:00 - 09:00 | Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States
Together with Historic Germantown and the Philadelphia Orchard Project, this is a celebration of the year’s bounty. Along with a celebration of our harvest, it’s also our commitment to care for the garden throughout the fall with hardy greens, winter squash, and preparations for next year’s growth.

Annual Boathouse Benefit
2016-09-18 17:00 - 20:00 | Boathouse Row, 1 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Every year we host an event along the Schuylkill River with a local speaker, food prepared by our youth group with the vegetables they’ve grown, and other local refreshments. Come support our programs and mingle with other people who share our vision.
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This year’s topic is “History teaching us today.”
This year’s speaker is Emma Lapansky-Werner. Read her full bio here.

Emma Lapsansky-Werner is Emeritus Professor of History and Curator of the Quaker Collection at Haverford College, where she continues to teach and to consult with students and with scholars who visit Haverford’s Quaker Collections.

Second Saturdays: Garden With Us!
2016-09-10 06:00 - 10:00 | Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States
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 necessary; we’ll teach you everything you need to know. This event is family friendly so bring your kids!
What to bring:
– Sunscreen
– Gardening gloves
– Water
– Sunglasses or a hat
Stop by anytime between 10 and 2 and look for the group. We’ll be in a different part of the grounds each day but we shouldn’t be too hard to find.

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People of all ages are welcome.

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We have six different lots with many different kinds of gardens planted, from herbs to fruit trees.

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Every helping hand makes our garden grow.

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Some of last year’s harvest.

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Don’t worry, you don’t have to garden the whole time!

Second Saturdays: Garden with Us!
2016-08-13 06:00 - 10:00 | Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States
Every Second Saturday this summer, join us in the gardens! We’ll be tending to the beds, planting new flowers and veggies, weeding, mulching, and more. No experience necessary; we’ll teach you everything you need to know. This event is family friendly so bring your kids!
What to bring:
– Sunscreen
– Gardening gloves
– Water
– Sunglasses or a hat
Stop by anytime between 10 and 2 and look for the group. We’ll be in a different part of the grounds each day but we shouldn’t be too hard to find.

Download the PDF file .

People of all ages are welcome.

Download the PDF file .

We have six different lots with many different kinds of gardens planted, from herbs to fruit trees.

Download the PDF file .

Every helping hand makes our garden grow.

Download the PDF file .

Some of last year’s harvest.

Download the PDF file .

Download the PDF file .

Don’t worry, you don’t have to garden the whole time!

Second Saturdays: Summer Festival
2016-07-23 11:00 - 15:00 | Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States
This is one of our favorite events! Our annual Summer Festival is a vibrant, joyful occasion to come together as a community and enjoy our outdoor space. We’ll have pony rides, barbeque, games, crafts, music, plant potting, free books, and animal petting.
The event is also the annual Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Picnic, where we welcome Philadelphia-area Quakers to our space.
It’s our biggest bash of the year and we hope you’ll join us!

Second Saturdays: Family Garden Day
2016-06-11 12:00 - 14:00 | Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States
Join us for a gardening lesson, and take home vegetable plants to grow all summer! No gardening experience necessary.

Second Saturdays: Garden with Us!
2016-05-14 06:00 - 10:00 | Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States
Every Second Saturday this summer, join us in the gardens! This is a family-friendly event, so bring your kids to garden or just to play.

Workday: 10-2
Open hours: 9-3
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Workday
Join us for the planting of our summer crops! We’ll be tending to our orchard, planting some of our favorite annuals and, of course, giving our compost piles lots and lots of love!
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Volunteer Orientation
This Saturday will also be volunteer orientation day, so if you’ve always wanted to help out, but never have, today is the best day to get started!
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Enjoy the Space
You are also welcome to tour the grounds of this historic 300 year old Quaker Burial Ground! Docents will be giving tours, or walk around yourself. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy our tire swing.
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Download the PDF file .

People of all ages are welcome.

Download the PDF file .

We have six different lots with many different kinds of gardens planted, from herbs to fruit trees.

Download the PDF file .

Every helping hand makes our garden grow.

Download the PDF file .

Some of last year’s harvest.

Download the PDF file .

Download the PDF file .

Don’t worry, you don’t have to garden the whole time!

Demonstration Day: Working in Urban Soils
2016-04-30 06:00 - 10:00 | Hannah House Gardens, 922 Auburn Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States
In collaboration with FarmPhilly and the Department of Parks and Recreation, our Garden Manager Bri Barton will be explaining how you can healthily grow produce in the city. She’ll cover soil usage, mulching, composting, peeling and other safety measures.
We welcome all gardeners, aspiring gardeners, and curious green thumbs! Come learn hands-on how to farm in the city.

Astronomy Night
2016-04-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States
Rain Date: Saturday, April 23, 7:30 – 9:30pm
In partnership with the Franklin Institute, this stargazing event is a family-friendly chance to learn more about our night skies. While we explore the constellations and planets, we’ll also learn about how abolitionists and escaping slaves on the Underground Railroad relied on knowledge of the stars and constellations. Last year 100 people joined us for this event, so invite your friends! We’re hoping for a big crowd.

Spring Garden Opening Day
2016-04-23 06:00 - 10:00 | Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States
Join us for the launch of the gardening season! Come help us clean up from winter, prepare gardens, and plant early vegetables and flowers. This will be a great event as we welcome volunteers from Fuel the Cure.
We welcome volunteers to help in the garden with us throughout the season on Saturdays. No gardening experience necessary, just stop by on Opening Day and we’ll walk you through the basics!

Spring Tree Planting
2016-04-23 06:00 - 10:00 | Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States

Women's History Tour with Vashti Dubois
2016-03-12 08:00 - 10:00 | Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States
In the early part of the last century, Historic Fair Hill was the site of a yearly pilgrimage of women. Two of the five organizers of the Seneca Falls Conference on the Rights of Women in 1848, Lucretia Mott and Mary Anne M’Clintock, are buried at Historic Fair Hill. Alice Paul, one of the key figures in the struggle for the Nineteenth Amendment, would lead a yearly pilgrimage to Mott’s grave. Women’s rights activists would gather to mark the continuity of their struggle — in the end, only one signer of the Seneca Falls Conference would survive long enough to vote, but the passage of the amendment was a direct result of the movement they started.

This March, join us as and local historians as we repeat this pilgrimage to honor the early women’s rights movement.

Our speaker this year will be Vashti Dubois of The Colored Girls Museum, Philadelphia. We are honored to have her join us. Her work brings performance art, visual art, history, and storytelling together to capture important shared history that the dominant narrative overlooks.

About Vashti Dubois:
“Vashti has always balanced her passion for the arts with a calling to social justice.

Learning to read was my first political act, and that power to navigate through real and imagined worlds informs my creative pursuit. When not lost in a book, I am curating, directing and producing theater events which deal with social and cultural issues. My recent work often casts the environment as a principle actor, and incorporates multiple artists and art disciplines in that conception to render an enlivening final product.

The Colored Girls Museum is committed to empowering women and girls from the inside out. We believe that we can dramatically improve the spiritual, cultural, and socioeconomic conditions of all communities by supporting women and girls at every stage of their development.

The Colored Girls Museum is Sanctuary not for Colored Girls Only–but for anyone who is ready for a conscious revolution!”

Black History Month Essay Contest
2016-02-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Universal Hagar Church, 2050 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, United States
This educational project encourages local students to learn about the great reformers who are buried in their neighborhood and to honor their contributions by sharing their stories with the wider community. The students practice their writing and public speaking skills and have the chance to win prizes.
This year, the subject of the contest was Robert Purvis, a great black leader of the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia. We invite the community to a public presentation of the winning essays, a keynote speech by a local leader, refreshments, and of course prizes!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
2016-01-18 10:00 - 13:00 | Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, United States
Join us for a day of celebration and remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Fairhill, North Philadelphia.
We’ll gather to volunteer and then remember the man and his legacy around a bonfire.
10am – 12pm: Help us and other volunteers clean and maintain our site, a 4.5 acre historic burial ground and public green space.
12pm – 1pm: Gather round the fire with us as we read aloud from Dr. King’s letters, sing songs in his honor, and warm up with hot chocolate.
Every new year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day gives us all a chance to turn our focus out towards our community and inwards towards what we have to give to the world. Stop by, get to know us and our projects, and meet others in the Philadelphia community who believe in the transformative power of education, nature, and connection!
